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1) Student conferencing to discuss whether the end-of-year academic goals were met. Further extending the "What if.." conversation (If you don't do this, then this will be the result; or if you do this, then this will be the result).

2) Project 24 wrap-up.

3) Student leadership retreat in preparation for the upcoming academic year.

4) In-person student tutoring support.

5) Celebrate students' success.

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Transition Period

To ensure a smooth and successful transition from Semester 1 to Semester 2, a designated transition period will be scheduled during which students will remain at home. This time will allow counselors and staff to finalize schedules, address student needs, and ensure all academic placements are accurate and ready for the start of the new semester.

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Mid-Year Academic Reflection

Grade conferencing using a tracking document

Teacher mentors for students

Self-Advocacy & Accountability:

Attendance Review/ Contracts

PBIS - Attendance incentive awards

Holiday Break Prep:

Parent Night w/ SEL Activities to encourage reflection/rejuvenation.

Academic Support Component:

Support session to guide students on what they specifically need to work on.

Incomplete Coursework Support:

Weekly review sessions during advisory

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College & Career

Peer Forward Peer leaders assist in leading College preparation and exploration activities.

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Create an anonymous survey for students to see what their needs/wants are for high school.

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Ensure all students have all their Service Learning Hours.

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Crossland High School

1) High School Life Panel (upperclassmen insights).

2) Mentor/ Mentee Program (Freshman & Junior)

3). Begin summer communications with families: Welcome letters, reminders about Summer Bridge, boot camps, diagnostic testing dates, etc.

4)Plan summer team meetings and outline the calendar for SY25.

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Academic Support Component:

Use the data to assign an academic support session with the student/teacher

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College & Career

Virtual Field trip with a local College or University.

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As part of a week-long 9th grade orientation, we will incorporate the following topics:

August – First Month of School

Focus: Adjusting to Rigor & Routine

Understanding High School Rigor: Workshop on GPA, homework, and study skills.

Introduce during advisory-have a week long freshman orientation of uniforms, transcripts, gpa, expectations etc. build in a solid hour each day with activities addressing those ideas.

Introduce PBIS

A/B Schedule Success: Organizing workload effectively.

Character Building: Emphasize respect, responsibility, and resilience.

Introduce Steven Covey’s habits of success/Leader in Me. Have students participate in identified activities that help to build leadership with students and have teachers to facilitate. They are already infusing these skills in their curriculum

Peer Bonding Activities: Icebreakers and team-building games.

Creating a team building activity for 9th teachers and students–possible Dave and Busters, Relay Events involving teachers and students

Academic Support Component:

Teachers will look at the intake data that are identified as slife students from the summer interviews

Review Early Warning Indicators to identify possible strategies and setting up mentors

Review WIDA data

Weekly Tutoring Begins: Launch after-school or advisory-based tutoring in core content areas for students flagged in baseline assessments.

Create student tracker

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Solicit area businesses to provide donations to reward student success.

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Test Prep Strategies

Modeling Cornell notes for students to capture the main ideas/ concepts for student's test prep

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Saturday School (Breakdown)

-Academic Enrichment and Support

Community Service Opportunities (School Beautification (Plants, painting of football facilities, clean up). Students receive service learning hours for their service.

EOP/EVP academic support and enrichment

Community Day (Students upheld financial literacy and showcase their business)

-STUDENT 9th Grade Quarterly Meeting (Student of student data, student grade reflection, incentives, and opportunities for improvement and enrichment for finishing school year strong, and end of year incentives and activities

PARENT 9th Grade Cafe Meetup (Meeting with 9th Grade Admin, PSC's, 9th Grade Coordinator, Mental Health Specialist)

Goal is to get Parents involved as thinking and learning partners alongside their child. Student data, 9th Grade incentives, and opportunities for Parents to support their child in the learning process are discussed. Opportunities to collaborate with the school are also discussed (Ex: student shadow opportunities, ELD Parent Nights, 9th Grade Parent Nights)a

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Ninth Grade Academy Faculty/Staff Team-Building time built into pre-service week

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SEL Topics:

Student Agency/Advocacy

Awareness for self-managements:

How to professionally communicate with teachers/counselors

How to use Synergy

Grading System

Office Hours for PSCs and SWs (If there is an open-door policy

Basic Needs Assessment to see what our students need

Belonging/Community

Clubs

Advisory

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1) Student conferencing to discuss whether the end-of-year academic goals were met. Further extending the "What if.." conversation (If you don't do this, then this will be the result; or if you do this, then this will be the result).

2) Project 24 wrap-up.

3) Student leadership retreat in preparation for the upcoming academic year.

4) In-person student tutoring support.

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Mindfulness & Stress Reduction Sessions (SEL Focus)

Weekly or bi-weekly activities like breathing exercises, guided meditation, or yoga.

Workshops on coping mechanisms for academic pressure and test anxiety.

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Identify current YELLOW students. Offer SSL hours to current former RED/YELLOW students to serve on a panel to share their transition experiences and offer advice for students to support attendance and academic success. Do this in the form of a cookout/game day activity.

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Apr 28, 2025,

Creating tasks for 9th grade promotion surrounding the month of August 2025, as a part of the week long 9th grade orientation.

August – First Month of School

Focus: Adjusting to Rigor & Routine

Understanding High School Rigor: Workshop on GPA, homework, and study skills.

Introduce during advisory-have a week long freshman orientation of uniforms, transcripts, gpa, expectations etc. build in a solid hour each day with activities addressing those ideas.

Introduce PBIS

A/B Schedule Success: Organizing workload effectively.

Character Building: Emphasize respect, responsibility, and resilience.

Introduce Steven Covey’s habits of success/Leader in Me. Have students participate in identified activities that help to build leadership with students and have teachers to facilitate. They are already infusing these skills in their curriculum

Peer Bonding Activities: Icebreakers and team-building games.

Creating a team building activity for 9th teachers and students–possible Dave and Busters, Relay Events involving teachers and students

Academic Support Component:

Teachers will look at the intake data that are identified as slife students from the summer interviews

Review Early Warning Indicators to identify possible strategies and setting up mentors

Review WIDA data

Weekly Tutoring Begins: Launch after-school or advisory-based tutoring in core content areas for students flagged in baseline assessments.

Create student tracker

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What platforms or activities are most effective for reflection and goal setting?
-On-Track 5: Staff Review of D/E to identify the student that are NOT on track. Meet with those students to discuss goals that could increase their Quarter 2 grades to move them towards being on track. Giving them a document asking the question: If today was the last day of school, would you be 10th grade next year?

-Lesson on how to identify missing work and Provide submissions?

How can we encourage self-advocacy in a way that feels safe and empowering?

-Advisory Lessons scaffolding Self-Advocacy, Identifying concerns, and then addressing those concerns. This would include how to advocate with staff, in particular how to write an email to their teachers/PSC.

How are we supporting students who are overwhelmed before the break?
-Rewards Event for students that are on track.

-Meetings with their support staff (9th Grade Coordinator, Mental Health Specialist, Case Manager, etc.)

-Student-to-Student Mentor Group session focusing on strategies to surviving the winter blues.

-Organizational Review - Lesson surrounding how to organize their notes, organize their calendar or tasks, etc.

Are students who need to catch up given enough structured time and support?

-Can we start Saturday School or After-School Tutoring for identified students.

-Flex Friday Support - Providing students 20-30 minutes in class on Fridays to meet with their teacher, work on make-up work, get target supported.

-Instruct Teachers on how to pull different Synergy Reports identifying students and their missing/incomplete assignments.

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Open House for Families & Transitioning students to introduce them to the building, programs, clubs, athletics and core values of the school.

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Begin biweekly check-in/meetings with red students.

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Use advisories for instructional assistance for students.

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Credit Recovery:

For the first hour of Advisory, have students go to the content area where they are failing for extra support and to complete missing assignments.

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--Stress

*Create and share SEL Google Form monthly to assess stress management to be reviewed/monitored during Advisory

--Student Voice

*Hold Class Meetings for 9th Graders

*Distribute Google Forms for course preference for upcoming school year

*Distribute Google Forms out to receive feedback on potential experiential learning activities

--Career Exploration

*Utilize PG County Career Coach to organize/facilitate career centered field trips, offer career assessments, and begin resume building workshops

* Offer Career Days (in-person/virtual)

--Peer Feedback

*Additional academic interventions, extracurricular activities, SEL opportunities

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To support students who need to catch up create "Spartan Hour" where students who need additional instructional support can go to a teacher for assistance.

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Referrals made to the after school tutoring/academic support program.

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Amnesty Day - a planned day, in collaboration with 9th grade faculty, where students can make up assignments to master skills and recover credit.

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1st week: Lesson for leading parent conferences.

2nd week: Review progress report grades. Revise academic goals as needed.

3rd week: National Bullying Prevention month/ activities focusing on appropriate use on social media/cyber bullying. Unity Day is 10/22. Possible class competition activity.

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Gratitude SEL activities in alignment with Thanksgiving.

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We will visit the feeder schools as a TEAM. The following members of team is as follows: NJROTC, Business Academy, Athletics, PLTW, VPA (Band, Chorus, Drama, and Art, Film, and Dance). This will encourage students to connect with the culture of high school and transitioning to a well rounded scholar.

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Potential Orientation Topics (Extended Freshman Orientation):

--Student SMART Goal Setting (centered around Behavioral Expectations, Norms, and Academic Progress)

--Introduction of PBIS Incentives and PBIS Matrix(weekly and monthly focus areas)

--Creation of individual trackers for student progress and also schedule time for houses or advisory to meet with counselors

--Upperclassmen panel centered around student success

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WISE - 1st Progress Report Reflections

Utilize SchooLinks in academic planning and goal setting for students to evaluate their progress during Q1.

Set goals to monitor grades

Take ownership of academic learning

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Mindfulness- Lessons/workshops/activities on test anxiety, coping strategies addressing academic stress.

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Incentives for students who move from red to yellow to green (in any increment) per quarter.

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Q1 grade reflection (students reflect on glows and grows for themselves and for their teachers.)

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Offering "working lunches" where students can make up assignments and/or receive academic support during their lunch.

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Goal-Setting Workshops during Advisory (Mid-January)

Each student creates three SMART Goals (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-Bound) tied to:

Academic achievement (ex: pass all classes, earn a certification, improve GPA)

Behavior/attendance (ex: 95% on-time arrival rate)

Personal growth (ex: career exploration, apply to apprenticeship programs, SEL goals)

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Using activities like scenarios and leveraging personnel such as the peer mediator to develop emotional regulation.

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Lunch bunch walks

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Teachers quarterly feedback created by teachers for students

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Mid Year Parent Meeting

First Semester Honor Roll Celebration

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Identify student ambassadors to serve as mentors for incoming ninth graders.

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PSC work with advisors to do SchoolLinks introduction and have students complete college/career surveys

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Student-led conferences:

Give students time weekly/bi-weekly to review grades in Synergy and set goals to improve for the following week. Students should also be encouraged to develop three questions/ideas to help them improve.

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9th grade only game day a couple of days before the break to support students who are overwhelmed before the break.

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DuVal

1) Articulation meeting between HS counselors and MS counselors regarding students with behavioral and academic problems, and student social conflicts to avoid scheduling those students together.

2) Calendaring for next school year for NGA and School Counseling Partnership: set monthly agenda topics and focus (e.g. executive functioning, tutoring, etc.)

3) Create a panel and shadow day for incoming ninth grade students.

4) Maintain a log with Summer Bridge to ask about academic and attendance concerns.

5) Create a Summer Program for high school students on conflict management, study skills, time management, and organizational skills.

6) ELD Articulation and evaluation of students.

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Explicit walkthrough of grading policy, etc.

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We can do a countdown for the new year. A 25 by 25 meeting for 9th graders. Mid year reflection, growth and Planning with the end in mind.

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Prior to the end of school, identify 8th grade students in RED from our feeder schools and have a parent night introducing a summer enrichment opportunity to prepare students for high school transition. Include the 9th grade counselor and administrator as well as the 8th grade counselors and administrators from feeder schools in all planning and coordinating.

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College tour field trips

Peer Forward Activities

Employ PG Activities with Career Coach

College Student Panels

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3 R's- Reset, Re-Organize and Recharge- Advisory supporting mental health, academics and physical well-being

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Advisory Time Management Lessons

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Goal Setting: SMART Goals covered in Transition Day lesson and Grade 9 Counselor lessons in English classes.

Schoolinks can be used as a way to collect and evaluate student goals in SY26.

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Planning orientation. Lay the groundwork for New Student Orientation, such as laptop distribution, campus tours, etc.

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Visit our feeder Middle School as a TEAM! Example of team members are: VPA, NJROTC, Business Academy, Athletics, PLTW.

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Celebration for Mid Year Graduates - Acknowledge mid-year graduates publicly (Digital presentation (student stories of success) on hallway Smartboards, evening event inviting parents and awarding certificates) to motivate remaining students: Create buzz around success stories and the power of grit and determination. We are connected through our shared stories.

New Year's "Fresh Start" Messaging
Launch a theme such as "New Year, New Goals: Finish Strong". Use posters, announcements, social media, and advisory discussions to frame January as a fresh start for everyone.

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Targeted small-group sessions based on students' needs, such organizational skills and note taking.

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Virtual Parent Night to introduce students and families to ninth grade expectations. Allows students and parents to meet Ninth Grade Team and feel welcome to the new school.

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Re-Engagement Kickoff (First 2 Weeks of January)

Goal Setting activities during advisory period: Students reflect on Semester 1:

What goals did they set?

What did they accomplish?

Where did they face challenges?

What are they most proud of?

What do they want to improve?

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Project 24 Self Care Tips Activity

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Student survey to gage students stress levels in high school classes, college classes, and personally.

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Encouraging self-reflection and developing actionable next steps for improvement through advisory

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Spirit Week-Theme based activities surrounding promotion Ex. Dress to Impress wearing your future career apparel

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Measuring Student Involvement:

Student surveys

S.E.A. Day (Advisory Attendance)

After-School Activity Attendance (google doc)

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As the third quarter concludes and students pass their classes, they may feel less motivated to put forth effort during the fourth quarter.

Offer a PD refresher to re-energize teachers and support them during collaborative planning.

Collaborative Planning Learning Walks.

Encourage the creation of engaging project-based lessons and the development of incentive structures, or utilize PBIS to maintain student motivation.

Parent re-engagement meeting to foster EOY academic support of students.

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Partnering with our FEEDER schools before ending the SY. Visit with the students and introduce yourself to Rising 9th graders.

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Review the Benchmark 1 data in order to know what types of question to practice.

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1- ID Photos

2- Check on Summer school grades & Attendance-

3- Encourage signing up for available seats in CTE pgms.

4- develop a Summer Bridge pgm.

5- Swag packet

6- Reality Check- only one PSc is available during the month of JULY and so not much gets done.

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As the weather changes, students' focus shifts from academics to leisure.

Grade-level assemblies should take place once students return from Spring Break to highlight the importance of end-of-year goals and finishing the year strong.

Students can create SMART goal charts during advisory, specifically focused on how they can have a productive fourth quarter. (Identification of RED students).

SEL activities should focus on self-management, self-awareness, and responsible decision-making.

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The three week winter break we can do a check in for academics and service hours. This can be a one on one meeting with testing coordinators, peer mediators, admin and class sponsors and 9th grade coordinator as amid year check.

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SEL Topics:

Conflict Resolution

Responsible Decision-Making

Time Management & Study Habits

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Helping students to develop their self-advocacy through advisory

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Review grades for graduation requirements. Retention of students.

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Accountability check-in to reflect on where students are currently - using School Links.

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Digital Vision Board-Goal setting for Semester 2

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End of Year Celebration!! Students promoted to 10th grade OR 11th grade.

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Building students' time management skills through advisory

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Team-Building Activities: Create Spring Break packets and field trip guides featuring productive activities (free, fun, and academically related) that students can participate in during Spring Break.

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Ensure the students are enrolled in summer, EOP, and recieve alternative placements.

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Right before winter break we will do a 9th grade mindful moment activities to help wit the stress of the holidays