Student Success Plan

Academic, Social/Emotional, Future Goals

• Academic

Newtown Public Schools believes that a rigorous curriculum, collaborative environment, and supportive community will foster intellectually curious, resilient, and kind individuals who continuously strive to meet their full potential.

Levels of support - each school has tiers of intervention to support student learning.

Need Motivation to achieve your goals in this area?  Use this link to make the best of your education!

• Social/Emotional

Newtown Public Schools is committed to the development of effective social and emotional skills.  We believe it is necessary to prepare students with essential Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Competencies requisite to successful students in our schools and contributing citizens in our local and global communities.

Need motivation to achieve your goals in this area?  Use this link to get ready to be inspired!

• Future Goals

Students will be given opportunities to explore their interests and uncover their strengths leading them to success.  This process helps students stay connected in school and achieve their post-secondary educational and career goals in line with their interests.

Need Motivation to achieve your goals in this area?  Use this link to watch a video that speaks to the heart of a champion!

Where to find these plans?

You can find these goals, along with a complete look at your son/daughter’s portfolio on Naviance. Click  About Me to learn more about Naviance which stores this portfolio.  Naviance is a wonderful tool that outlines a lot of the work we do with students in a personalized fashion.  This portfolio will be a culmination of work that will help students successfully transition to the next level and eventually toward an appropriate post-secondary plan in line with their goals.

To learn more specifically how these plans work at the elementary level, use the following Elementary Level link.

Counselors districtwide have worked hard this year building consistent practices in this area and you will soon begin to see a complete Student Success Plan for each student as they move up through each level.  Please feel free to reach out to your counselor with any questions about these Student Success Plans or anything else at any time.

Here is a snapshot of the About Me Home page in Naviance where you can find your son/daughter's goals and complete portfolio.

Student Success Plans are worked on at each level.  Click on the school links below to learn when these plans are being worked on throughout the year.

For High School, these lessons occur in the fall semester for freshmen as they transition to high school as well as for seniors as they work through their application process. Sophomore and juniors lessons cover specific topics relevant to their grade which occur in the spring semester.  

Example of a Student Success Plan

• Academic - Make honor Roll by the end of the first semester!
   

• Social/Emotional - Identify 2 new friends from Mix-It-Up Day to fulfill the Relationship Skills category from the SEL competencies
   

• Future Goals - Utilize Roundtrip Nation to explore my interests as my Do What You Are assessment revealed. 

Vision of a Successful Student Transitioning From Our School Counseling Program

HIGH SCHOOL

We believe a successful student graduating from Newtown High School has taken full advantage of our comprehensive school counseling program.  We strive to help students flourish academically, make continuous social/emotional growth, and informed decisions to achieve their future goals.

Before your son/daughter transitions to fulfill their post-secondary plans, they would have learned about their learning styles, tips on standardized testing, how to use the Naviance program, the importance of getting involved outside of school, and learning their “standout factor”, developing a strong resume and academic transcript, career interests, personality types, coping skills, future goals and much more.  These lessons occur in the fall semester for freshmen as they transition to high school as well as for seniors as they work through their application process. Sophomore and juniors lessons cover specific topics relevant to their grade which occur in the spring semester.  Please click the following link: Classroom Lessons to get a sense of what your son/daughter will be learning at the next level.   

We also offer a variety of programs and services to support each student’s academic, social/emotional, and future goals.  Here are a few examples of what your son/daughter has experienced while with us: individual counseling, counselor workshop lessons, group meetings, course selection meetings, junior planning meetings, grade-level parent presentations, and individual check-ins.  The following link:  programs/services provide information at each level.  

We need to connect with students and we do this in a variety of ways.  We meet with students individually, in Counselor Workshop, within our Advisory Program, and in group settings just to name a few.  

Each student has a strength or interest that makes them unique and special.  These classroom lessons, programs services, and student interactions allow us to guide students through this self-exploration process for each student to flourish, fulfill their goals, and make a smooth transition to the next level.

Newtown’s definition of a Student Success Plan

An individualized portfolio based on student’s interests and strengths that will be developed and monitored to help every student stay connected in school and to set and achieve academic, social-emotional, and future goals.

Each year students work toward their goals through their Student Success Plans.  This is where each student creates an academic, social/emotional, or future goal each year.  This happens during Counselor Workshops annually, in the fall for freshmen and seniors and in the spring for sophomores and juniors. 

You can find these goals, along with a complete look at your son/daughter’s portfolio on Naviance.  Click the About Me tab on Naviance which stores this portfolio.  Naviance is a wonderful tool that outlines a lot of the work we do with students in a personalized fashion.  This portfolio will be a culmination of work that will help students successfully transition to the next level and eventually toward an appropriate post-secondary plan in line with their goals.  

It is our hope that we can collectively work together to help your son/daughter grow to fulfill their potential and accomplish their goals.  Much of what we do is listed on our website.  Please be patient with our website as our district is in the process of updating.  

We want you to be informed along the way and we will keep in contact by sending out emails, regular newsletters, parent informational evenings by specific grade level, invitations to come in for individualized meetings as well as being available anytime that is convenient for you. We are also more than happy to meet with you along the way.  Don’t hesitate to contact your school counselor directly via email or phone.  The following link will direct you to the counselor assignments and contact information of our counselors at Newtown High School.