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Contracting with At-Risk Youth/Creating a Success Plan Kimberly Favors-Parks Tom Roman

Contracting with At-Risk Youth/Creating a Success Plan Kimberly Favors-Parks Tom Roman. Who are we working with?. Rule-governed youth? Relationship-governed youth? Oppositional youth? Disengaged youth? Disrespected youth? What’s respect? What’s “consideration”?. Creating the Contract.

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Contracting with At-Risk Youth/Creating a Success Plan Kimberly Favors-Parks Tom Roman

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  1. Contracting with At-Risk Youth/Creating a Success PlanKimberly Favors-ParksTom Roman

  2. Who are we working with? • Rule-governed youth? • Relationship-governed youth? • Oppositional youth? • Disengaged youth? • Disrespected youth? • What’s respect? What’s “consideration”?

  3. Creating the Contract • Ask your students what they want in life? In a career? In school? • Let them explore, ask questions and consider broad fields (ex. more than doctors and nurses work in hospitals) • Ask the student to write these down.

  4. Creating the Contract • Ask them what they might need to become what they want, live the life they want, or move them in the right direction. • Did graduation come up? • If not, would it help?

  5. Creating the Contract • Ask what they think they might need to graduate from high school. • Help generate ideas—DON’T TELL THEM! • Move from long-term to short-term goals to easily achievable steps (today, tomorrow). • Ask your students to write down those things they plan to accomplish.

  6. Creating the Contract • Ask what you, the teachers, the school, etc. can do to help them achieve these goals. • Be prepared to listen and advocate for their needs. • Consider achievement incentives. • Write these down with the student.

  7. Creating the Contract • Now make the commitments! • Ask the student to sign off. • You and interested parties sign off (you may ask teachers to initial). • Ask student if they would like a parent to sign off.

  8. Follow Through • Make copies for all parties. • Follow through as prescribed (most important). • Make adjustments, amendments, set new goals. • Celebrate small successes!

  9. SUCCESS PLAN1. What do you want in life? Think about jobs and careers. Think five years from now.2. What things do you think you might need to become what you want in life? Will a diploma help?3. If graduation is something you think you need, what do you think you might need to do to achieve that?By next year:By this year:By this semester:By next week:What do you need to do TODAY and TOMORROW?4. I will complete these steps to help me achieve my goals: (3)5. As the graduation coach/teacher, I will complete these steps to support _____________________’s goals.Commitment PledgeStudent: I agree that the success plan that we have outlined above will help me move towards my ultimate goal. I promise to do my best to achieve all the goals in my plan._________________________________________________ Date: ____________ (Student signature)Graduation Coach: I agree to monitor and document the progress of this student at least every two weeks._________________________________________________ Date: ____________ (Graduation Coach signature)

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