The Student Success Teacher and Student Success School Team plays a vital role in supporting the success of all students in a secondary school.
Student Advocacy/ Mentorship
● works directly with students who have academic, literacy, numeracy and social-emotional challenges
● meets regularly with the student as determined by need for support
● communicates as needed with the parents/guardians of the student being serviced
● tracks student marks, assignments, due dates, attendance and attitudes
● engages in regular dialogue with teachers, Administration and the Student Success School Team
Transition Support
● supports transition from grade 8 to 9 and from high school to post-secondary school choices
● collaborates with elementary and secondary colleagues to build Transition Programs
Monitoring of Students
● School Student Success Team includes: Guidance, ESL, Alternative Education, Special Education, Co-operative Education, Literacy and the Administration
● The Student Success Team collaborates with all departments to monitor such areas as:
- progress in courses
- failures
- timetabling
- services provided
- follow up strategies
Please contact the Student Success Teacher, Carmella Goodridge in room 2006 or via email: carmella.goodridge@yrdsb.ca.