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Newington Public Schools

Every student will be a contributing member of their community and highly prepared for life after graduation.

Student Success Plan

Student Success Plan (SSP)

— A = Academic, C = Career, and P = Personal/Social —

12th Grade SSP contains the following tasks:


12th Grade Individual Planning

  • Credit Check/Transcript Review — AC
  • Review 4 Year Plan and Progress Toward Graduation — AC
  • Post-Secondary Application Process (2yr, 4yr, Military, Tech School) — AC
  • Financial Aid/Scholarship/Financial Aid Resource information — AC
  • Testing Information (SAT/ACT/Subject Tests/AP) — A
  • Goal Setting — ACP
  • Transcript Request Process — AC
  • College Rep Visits — AC
  • Teacher Recommendation Requests — AC
  • Essay Tips — AC
  • Senior Personal Reflection — ACP


Senior Personal Reflection — ACP


Senior Post-Secondary Activities (Optional)

  • Alumni Panel — AC
  • Common App Tech Lab — AC
  • College Fair — AC
  • ASVAB — AC
  • On-Site Decision Days — AC


Graduation Survey — AC


Senior Post-Secondary Activities (Advisory)

  • Post-Secondary Application Process — ACP


ASVAB (Separate Task) — AC

11th Grade SSP contains the following tasks:


11th Grade Individual Planning

  • Credit check/Transcript Review — AC
  • Review 4 Year Plan and Progress Toward Graduation — AC
  • Resume Review — AC
  • Post-Secondary Search Process — AC
  • Testing Information — A
  • Goal Setting — ACP
  • College Representative Visits / College Campus Visits — AC
  • College Essay Tips — AC
  • Senior Personal Reflection — ACP
  • Teacher Recommendation Requests — AC


Standardized Testing

  • Grade 11 PSAT — A
  • Grade 11 SAT School Day — A


Junior Post-Secondary Activities (Optional)

  • College Fair — AC
  • College Application Panel — AC


Junior Post-Secondary Workshops

  • Post-Secondary Options, Mock Admissions, College Search — ACP


Junior Post-Secondary Activities (Advisory)

  • PSAT Class Visits and Advisory Score Review/Khan Academy Linking — A
  • PSAT/College Fair Class Visits — AC

ASVAB (Separate Task) — AC

10th Grade SSP contains the following tasks:


10th Grade Individual Planning

  • Credit check/Transcript Review — AC
  • Resume Review/Edit — AC
  • Sophomore Testing Information — A
  • Goal Setting — ACP
    • Review Course Selection — AC
    • Review/Update 4 year Plan and Progress Toward Graduation — AC
    • Review Career Exploration Activities (ex. Internships, Job Shadows) — AC


Sophomore Career Workshops

  • Resume Building, Interview Skills, Career Inventory — ACP


Standardized Testing

  • Grade 10 PSAT — A


Sophomore Post-Secondary Activities (Advisory)

  • PSAT score Review/Khan Academy Linking — A
  • Resume Building & Enrichment Opportunities — AC

9th Grade SSP contains the following tasks:


9th Grade Individual Planning

  • Course and Grade Review — A
  • Goal Setting — ACP
  • Review Course Selection — ACP
  • Create 4 Year Plan and Progress Toward Graduation — A
  • Extra Curricular Involvement — P
  • Introduce Career Exploration Activities (ex. Job Shadow) — ACP


Freshman Post-Secondary Activities (Advisory)

  • Resume Introduction — A
  • Sorting Game (College & Career) — ACP
  • Google Classroom Activities — CP


Freshman Transition Meetings

  • Meet and Greet Sessions — AP

8th Grade SSP contains the following tasks:


High School Planning and Transition

  • Step Up Day — ACP
  • New Student Orientation — AP
  • Course Selection (Overview of High School Program, Course Registration) — ACP


8th Grade Individual Planning Meeting

  • Academic Support: Homework Support, SRBI, Time Management (Understanding and Utilizing Academic Support) — A
  • Individual Planning Survey (Review Academic Performance, Discuss Personal Goal) — ACP


Career Development

  • Four Year High School Academic Plan — AC


8th Grade Support Services

  • Individual and Group Counseling — ACP
  • Advisory Activities — AP

7th Grade SSP contains the following tasks:


Transition to 8th Grade

  • Step Up Day — ACP
  • New Student Orientation — AP


Individual Planning for Grade 7

  • Academic Support: Homework Support, SRBI, Time Management (Understanding and Utilizing Academic Support) — A
  • Individual Planning Survey (Review Academic Performance, Review Strengths Explorer, Discuss Personal Goal) — ACP


Career Development

  • Career Key Lesson — AC
  • Develop My Personal Career Document — AC


Personal/Social Development

  • Strengths Inventory Lesson — P


Support Services for 7th Grade

  • Individual and Group Counseling — ACP
  • Advisory Activities — AP

6th Grade SSP contains the following tasks:


Transition to 7th Grade

  • Step Up Day — ACP
  • New Student Orientation — A


Individual Planning

  • Academic Support: Homework Support, SRBI, Time Management (Understanding and Utilizing Academic Support) — AC
  • Individual Planning Survey (Review Academic Performance, Identify Strategies That Fit Learning Style, Discuss Personal Goal) — AP


Personal/Social Development

  • Learning Style Inventory — AP
  • Coping Skills Lesson — P


Support Services

  • Individual and Group Counseling — ACP
  • Advisory Activities — AP

5th Grade SSP contains the following tasks:


Transition to Middle School

  • New Student Orientation — AP
  • Step Up Day — AP
  • School Resources Lesson — AP


Individual Planning

  • Academic Support: Homework Support, SRBI, Time Management (Understanding And Utilizing Academic Support) — A
  • Individual Planning Meeting (Review Transition, Identify Interests/Hobbies, Discuss Clubs/Organizations, Identify Strengths/Struggles, Create Personal Goal for Fifth Grade) — ACP


Academic Development

  • Time Management, Organization, and Study Skill Lesson — A


Support Services

  • Individual and Group Counseling — ACP
  • Advisory Activities — AP
  • 12th Grade SSP contains the following tasks:


    12th Grade Individual Planning

    • Credit Check/Transcript Review — AC
    • Review 4 Year Plan and Progress Toward Graduation — AC
    • Post-Secondary Application Process (2yr, 4yr, Military, Tech School) — AC
    • Financial Aid/Scholarship/Financial Aid Resource information — AC
    • Testing Information (SAT/ACT/Subject Tests/AP) — A
    • Goal Setting — ACP
    • Transcript Request Process — AC
    • College Rep Visits — AC
    • Teacher Recommendation Requests — AC
    • Essay Tips — AC
    • Senior Personal Reflection — ACP


    Senior Personal Reflection — ACP


    Senior Post-Secondary Activities (Optional)

    • Alumni Panel — AC
    • Common App Tech Lab — AC
    • College Fair — AC
    • ASVAB — AC
    • On-Site Decision Days — AC


    Graduation Survey — AC


    Senior Post-Secondary Activities (Advisory)

    • Post-Secondary Application Process — ACP


    ASVAB (Separate Task) — AC

  • 11th Grade SSP contains the following tasks:


    11th Grade Individual Planning

    • Credit check/Transcript Review — AC
    • Review 4 Year Plan and Progress Toward Graduation — AC
    • Resume Review — AC
    • Post-Secondary Search Process — AC
    • Testing Information — A
    • Goal Setting — ACP
    • College Representative Visits / College Campus Visits — AC
    • College Essay Tips — AC
    • Senior Personal Reflection — ACP
    • Teacher Recommendation Requests — AC


    Standardized Testing

    • Grade 11 PSAT — A
    • Grade 11 SAT School Day — A


    Junior Post-Secondary Activities (Optional)

    • College Fair — AC
    • College Application Panel — AC


    Junior Post-Secondary Workshops

    • Post-Secondary Options, Mock Admissions, College Search — ACP


    Junior Post-Secondary Activities (Advisory)

    • PSAT Class Visits and Advisory Score Review/Khan Academy Linking — A
    • PSAT/College Fair Class Visits — AC

    ASVAB (Separate Task) — AC

  • 10th Grade SSP contains the following tasks:


    10th Grade Individual Planning

    • Credit check/Transcript Review — AC
    • Resume Review/Edit — AC
    • Sophomore Testing Information — A
    • Goal Setting — ACP
      • Review Course Selection — AC
      • Review/Update 4 year Plan and Progress Toward Graduation — AC
      • Review Career Exploration Activities (ex. Internships, Job Shadows) — AC


    Sophomore Career Workshops

    • Resume Building, Interview Skills, Career Inventory — ACP


    Standardized Testing

    • Grade 10 PSAT — A


    Sophomore Post-Secondary Activities (Advisory)

    • PSAT score Review/Khan Academy Linking — A
    • Resume Building & Enrichment Opportunities — AC
  • 9th Grade SSP contains the following tasks:


    9th Grade Individual Planning

    • Course and Grade Review — A
    • Goal Setting — ACP
    • Review Course Selection — ACP
    • Create 4 Year Plan and Progress Toward Graduation — A
    • Extra Curricular Involvement — P
    • Introduce Career Exploration Activities (ex. Job Shadow) — ACP


    Freshman Post-Secondary Activities (Advisory)

    • Resume Introduction — A
    • Sorting Game (College & Career) — ACP
    • Google Classroom Activities — CP


    Freshman Transition Meetings

    • Meet and Greet Sessions — AP
  • 8th Grade SSP contains the following tasks:


    High School Planning and Transition

    • Step Up Day — ACP
    • New Student Orientation — AP
    • Course Selection (Overview of High School Program, Course Registration) — ACP


    8th Grade Individual Planning Meeting

    • Academic Support: Homework Support, SRBI, Time Management (Understanding and Utilizing Academic Support) — A
    • Individual Planning Survey (Review Academic Performance, Discuss Personal Goal) — ACP


    Career Development

    • Four Year High School Academic Plan — AC


    8th Grade Support Services

    • Individual and Group Counseling — ACP
    • Advisory Activities — AP
  • 7th Grade SSP contains the following tasks:


    Transition to 8th Grade

    • Step Up Day — ACP
    • New Student Orientation — AP


    Individual Planning for Grade 7

    • Academic Support: Homework Support, SRBI, Time Management (Understanding and Utilizing Academic Support) — A
    • Individual Planning Survey (Review Academic Performance, Review Strengths Explorer, Discuss Personal Goal) — ACP


    Career Development

    • Career Key Lesson — AC
    • Develop My Personal Career Document — AC


    Personal/Social Development

    • Strengths Inventory Lesson — P


    Support Services for 7th Grade

    • Individual and Group Counseling — ACP
    • Advisory Activities — AP
  • 6th Grade SSP contains the following tasks:


    Transition to 7th Grade

    • Step Up Day — ACP
    • New Student Orientation — A


    Individual Planning

    • Academic Support: Homework Support, SRBI, Time Management (Understanding and Utilizing Academic Support) — AC
    • Individual Planning Survey (Review Academic Performance, Identify Strategies That Fit Learning Style, Discuss Personal Goal) — AP


    Personal/Social Development

    • Learning Style Inventory — AP
    • Coping Skills Lesson — P


    Support Services

    • Individual and Group Counseling — ACP
    • Advisory Activities — AP
  • 5th Grade SSP contains the following tasks:


    Transition to Middle School

    • New Student Orientation — AP
    • Step Up Day — AP
    • School Resources Lesson — AP


    Individual Planning

    • Academic Support: Homework Support, SRBI, Time Management (Understanding And Utilizing Academic Support) — A
    • Individual Planning Meeting (Review Transition, Identify Interests/Hobbies, Discuss Clubs/Organizations, Identify Strengths/Struggles, Create Personal Goal for Fifth Grade) — ACP


    Academic Development

    • Time Management, Organization, and Study Skill Lesson — A


    Support Services

    • Individual and Group Counseling — ACP
    • Advisory Activities — AP