2023 - 2028 Strategic Plan

Student Support

We aspire to develop an exceptional school counseling office that will provide unparalleled social, emotional, and academic support and services to prepare every Skutt Catholic student to achieve excellence as a student and put them on a trajectory for post-secondary success.

Goal 1:

Support the school counseling office to ensure it has the resources and structure to be successful.

Provide the school counseling office with the resources and structure needed to effectively meet the needs of our students. This involves assessing the current resources available to the counseling office, identifying any deficiencies, and providing the necessary tools, and staff.  By ensuring that the counseling office has the resources and structure needed to be successful, students will be better supported in navigating the challenges of school and life.

Goal 1 Objectives:

  • Document specific responsibilities and structure of the current school counseling office.
  • Conduct a comprehensive needs assessment to identify the school counseling office’s needs to achieve success, and develop strategies to address any identified gaps or weaknesses.
  • Provide ongoing professional development opportunities that allow the school counseling office to ensure they have the skills and knowledge needed to deliver high-quality services.
  • Establish and implement best practices for school counseling services, based on research and the needs of the community.
  • Regularly promote the effectiveness of the school counseling office, and provide continual feedback that allows the office to make adjustments as necessary to ensure it continues to meet the needs of students and the school community.

Goal 2:

Evolve our personalized academic assistance to support students in achieving their goals.

We desire to evolve our personalized academic assistance to provide students with the support they need to achieve their goals. This involves identifying the current strengths and weaknesses of our academic assistance programs and finding ways to enhance them. By providing more personalized assistance, we can better address the individual needs of each student and help them to reach their full potential. This goal may involve implementing new technology or tools, partnering with outside organizations or experts, or developing new programs or initiatives to provide targeted support.

Goal 2 Objectives:

  • Document the current academic support systems available to students, and develop data available to help determine success, including support options for all levels of students, as well as how we use our branching minds software.
  • Conduct a comprehensive needs assessment to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the academic assistance programs, gather feedback from students and teachers, and identify areas for improvement.
  • Research best practices in academic assistance for all students, that will serve our school community.
  • Implement success plans for students based on their needs and goals, and communicate these effectively to students and their parents.
  • Continuously monitor, adjust, and evaluate, academic assistance support practices, including ongoing promotion of available resources, communication strategies, and staff training to meet the needs of our students to achieve their goals.

Goal 3:

Provide comprehensive support and strategic partners to help students identify and achieve postsecondary success.

Providing comprehensive support and strategic partners to help students identify and achieve postsecondary success. This involves identifying the individual needs and goals of each student and connecting them with the necessary resources and partners to support their postsecondary plans. These resources and partners may include college and career counseling, scholarship and financial aid information, internships, job shadowing, and other opportunities to gain practical experience and explore career options. By providing comprehensive support and strategic partners, we can help students to build a roadmap for their postsecondary success and achieve their goals beyond high school.

Goal 3 Objectives:

  • Document current practices, specifying intended audiences and groups for post-secondary success, as well as how we use our Naviance software programming.
  • Conduct a comprehensive needs assessment to understand the strengths and weaknesses of post-secondary preparation and investigation.
  • Research to determine best practices of successful post-secondary readiness programs in schools as well as use alumni to reflect on their post-secondary experiences.
  • Adjust and enhance post-secondary preparation practices by developing an overall communication, implementation, and marketing plan for our community that promotes post-secondary success.

Goal 4:

Promote our social-emotional health resources through a comprehensive program for our school community.

Promoting our social-emotional health resources to all our stakeholders will ensure a comprehensive program for our school community that addresses the social and emotional well-being of students, staff, and parents. This goal involves promoting awareness of the resources available to support mental and emotional wellness and providing opportunities for students and staff to develop the skills and strategies needed to manage stress, build resilience, and navigate the challenges of life.

Goal 2 Objectives:

  • Document the current social-emotional health resources available to our school community, and identify the intended audiences for each resource, as well as our partnership with Catholic charities.
  • Conduct a comprehensive needs assessment to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of our social-emotional health programming, and gather feedback from everyone in our community.
  • Research best practices for social-emotional health programs in schools, and identify areas for improvement based on the needs assessment and best practice review.
  • Implement an overall communication and marketing plan to enhance the visibility of our social-emotional health offerings to the school community, and implement changes to improve their effectiveness.
  • Continually evaluate, and adjust social-emotional programming practices based on feedback from our school community to ensure ongoing success and effectiveness in meeting the social-emotional needs of our school.

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