Student Success Plan for Delaware

1. Student Success Plan for Delaware

2. SSP Homepage The SSP Homepage is the central point from which students can access all of the features and functions available in the SSP. Schools can send messages to students. Schools can also add links to related online career, education, and community resources. The My Documents section of the SSP allows students to store files such as essays and presentations, letters of reference, and scanned artwork.

3. Career Matchmaker Results The SSP is fully integrated with the Career Cruising career guidance system. Students can save their results from the Career Matchmaker interest inventory. Students are asked about their likes and dislikes in a variety of areas, such as working with children, being interested in law, working outdoors. Students receive a list of 40 career suggestions ranked in order of suitability.

4. Careers & Schools that Interest Me Students can bookmark individual careers and colleges that they are interested in and record their thoughts about each. Career and college names link directly to detailed profiles so students can access information quickly and easily.

5. Career Cluster Interests National 16 Career Clusters have been integrated in a variety of ways. Here students can indicate which clusters are of particular interest to them and why. Clicking on the name of a cluster takes students to a page with links to related career profiles.

6. Career Planning Activities Students can document the career planning and development activities in which they have participated, including job shadowing, attending career or college fairs, internships, and co-op placements.

7. Extracurricular Activities In the Extracurricular Activities section, students can detail the organizations and activities in which they participate. The Hobbies & Interests section allows students to record the informal or independent activities that they enjoy.

8. Volunteer Experience Students can document their volunteer experiences, including the number of hours they have completed and the name of their reference or supervisor. Related files, such as a letter of reference or timesheet, can be uploaded and linked to particular records. Students can also enter their work experience in the same fashion.

9. Education Plan The Education Plan allows students to record the high school courses they have taken, are taking now, or plan to take in the future. Schools can use this section to help students create a course schedule that meets their career and educational goals. Data from the Education Plan can also be used to forecast course demand.

10. Resume Builder The SSP also includes a Resume Builder, which takes information students have already entered and helps them create a customized resume. Students can select a variety of styles and can choose the order in which the sections appear, allowing them to create chronological, functional or combined format resumes. The resume can be printed from a web browser or exported as a Word, text, or html file.

11. SSP Completion Standards SSP Completion Standards clearly define the objectives and expectations for students. With the SSP Completion Status Bar, students can view requirements and track their progress towards meeting those specific objectives. Completion Standards help ensure that students keep their SSPs up to date. Each year students must review and revise the required sections of their SSP and reflect on the changes they have made to achieve completion. SSP Completion Standards are set on a grade by grade basis. The SSP is a progressive experience for students as they build their plan over time.

12. School SSP Administration System The School SSP Administration System helps teachers, counselors, and administrators implement and manage the SSP at their school: • Retrieve student SSP usernames and passwords. • View individual students’ SSPs. • Create and manage advisor accounts to ensure that staff have access to the features and information they need. • Monitor SSP Completion Status both individually and at the aggregate level. • Generate a wide variety of customizable reports for data collected in the SSP. • Customize Career Cruising and the SSP Tool. • Send messages to students and add links to the SSP Homepage.

13. School SSP Administration System Integration with Delaware’s student information system takes the burden of student information management off of individual schools. Students are added, transferred, and promoted automatically.

14. The Student List • The Student List provides access to a number of options: • Retrieve student usernames and passwords • View student SSPs or resumes • View or add to students’ Advisement Log • Record students’ Annual SSP Review • View detailed completion status reports • Create and view Parent accounts, comments, and review status • Send messages to individual students Export the Student List to distribute usernames and passwords, to create checklists, or other purposes for which you might need the list of student SSPs.

15. Advisor Profiles Individual advisor profiles allow users access to the tools and data they need. Four security levels ensure that students’ personal information is protected. Students can be assigned to advisors and teachers to provide quick and easy access to their students’ data.

16. SSP Completion Reports Track overall student achievement through a variety of SSP Completion Standards Reports. Quickly and easily monitor students’ progress at a glance and view detailed breakdowns. Identify students who are not meeting expectations to determine what help is needed.

17. SSP Reports The system includes a robust real-time reporting package to analyze data collected in the SSP. Reports can be customized to report on particular groups of students based on grade, gender and assigned advisor.

18. Resources & Support Materials • A variety of support documents help schools implement the ILP in the way that works best for them: • User’s Guides for Career Cruising, the SSP, and the School ILP Administration Tool. • Classroom Activities and Independent Research Projects. • Implementation Suggestions • Documents to help introduce parents to the SSP and Career Cruising. • Comprehensive online Help files provide instant access to easy to follow directions. Career Cruising provides phone and email support, as well as proactive client service to ensure successful implementations.