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
Opportunities
AP Psychology
The York Region District School Board has chosen our school to offer the Advanced Placement Program for students who want to challenge themselves with a more rigorous curriculum. We invite all students who are willing to accept the challenge of a more demanding academic curriculum to consider enrolment into AP Psychology. Although it is not a mandatory prerequisite taking grade 11 PRE-AP Introduction to Anthropology, Psychology and Sociology is highly recommended for success in grade 12 AP Psychology.
The Advanced Placement Program (AP) is an international course of study written by university professors, which allows students to write standardized exams around the world. Successful completion of the AP Psychology exam in May can earn credits or advanced standing at universities in Canada and abroad. The biggest incentive for students enrolled in the program, is that they will be well prepared to meet the challenge of university courses.
Future Career Paths
Social and Human Services
- Case manager
- Community organizer
- Counselor
- Family support worker
- Activity/recreation director
- Administrator
- Advocate
- Grant writer
- Development officer
- Researcher
Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT)and Social Work (MSW)
- All of the above, at MFT or MSW licensed level
- Psychotherapist with individuals, couples, families, and groups
- Clinical case manager
- Psychosocial skills trainer
- Supervisor/manager of therapy/treatment program
- Program developer
- Researcher
- Program evaluator
Community Services
- Counselor
- Parent educator
- Youth development worker
- Sexuality educator
- Crisis/hotline worker
- Program administrator/director
- Grant-writer
- Development officer
- Program evaluator and researcher (MA/MSW or PhD)
- Clergy, pastoral care
Education
- Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE)
- Teacher – preschool (BA), high school (BA with certification), or higher education (MA/MS or PhD)
- Administrator
- Advocate/policy analyst
- After school program director
- Program evaluator
- Curriculum developer
- School counselor (MA/MS)
- Family support counselor for parents of children with special needs
- Family resource coordinator
- Educational researcher (PhD)