What is it?
High school success coaching is individualized support, so it looks different for each person. In our first meeting, we will discuss student background, goals, and barriers. Subsequent sessions will build on this foundation, sharing strategies, answering questions, and dealing with specific issues as they arise. If you aren’t sure what your student needs, I can follow a schedule of academic success topics that have proven helpful to other students. In our initial free consultation, we can discuss session topics and structure.
Why do it?
Is your student . . .
- Overwhelmed with the demands of schoolwork?
- Struggling to balance academics, extracurricular activities, and other responsibilities?
- Having trouble staying organized?
- Lacking motivation?
- Procrastinating, wasting time, or overthinking assignments?
- Disappointed with grades?
Success coaching can help students set priorities, make a plan, identify barriers, and overcome them. Want to know more? Schedule a free consultation to see if success coaching might be helpful for your student!
Each session includes:
- Conference call (audio or video per client preference) of 45 minutes
- Check-in on progress
- Follow-up email to parent(s) and student with session summary including action steps, templates, suggested resources, and documents as relevant to the topic(s) we discuss
- Reasonable email communication between sessions (see Q&A for details)
Q&A for High School Success Coaching
Can parents participate in coaching sessions?
I encourage parents to participate in the initial consultation, and I will copy parents on follow-up emails so they can keep track of and support their student’s progress. Parents will also have access to shared documents for the duration of coaching. I find that coaching sessions work best when I am meeting 1:1 with the student. If I have any concerns about a student’s health or safety, I will contact the parent(s) as soon as possible.
I am happy to engage in reasonable email communication with parents by email between sessions. Please see “How many times can I email after a session or between sessions?” for details on my email policy. If a parent wants to meet individually with me to discuss student progress or have a joint meeting with me and the student, we can book a single, 45-minute session (see Pricing for details).
How many times can I email after a session or between sessions?
That depends on the nature of your email and the length of time for me to deal with the questions or issues. There is no limit on brief emails giving me an update, letting me know relevant information for the next session, or asking a quick scheduling question. Longer, more involved emails that require detailed responses should be kept to a minimum, but one or two are fine! If I think that questions are better discussed live, I may suggest you schedule an additional session at an additional charge (see Pricing for details).
Do you help with papers?
I can review a short document (1-2 pages) in preparation for discussing it in a session. We can also use a session to discuss topics such as a thesis or organization of a paper, if it does not require more than 1-2 pages of pre-work on my part. As a former composition teacher, I am committed to academic honesty. Any help I provide is done in that context, assuring that all work is the student’s alone.
Do you work with neurodiverse students?
I do not have special training in working with students with learning differences; however, I would love to chat about your students’ needs and see if I am able to be helpful – please schedule a free consultation!
What if I can’t find a time in your schedule that works for me?
If you can’t find a good time in my schedule for your initial consultation, just send me an email ([email protected]) with your availability, and we will make something work! I am in the Eastern time zone in the U.S., but I am happy to adjust my schedule to accommodate people in different time zones.
My student is feeling depressed/anxious – will coaching help?
If the feelings are coming from (or exacerbated by) issues with time management, organization, or academics, or if you just need someone to provide encouragement and accountability, I can probably help. I am not a therapist, though, so if students who need specialized counseling for emotional or psychological issues will benefit more from someone with professional training in that area. In our initial free consultation, we can talk about what’s going on and how coaching might help. If I have any concerns about a student’s health or safety, I will contact the parent(s) as soon as possible. If I believe it is an emergency, I will call 911.
What does high school success coaching cost?
See pricing for details on cost and packages.
Do you coach college students?
Yes! I coach both undergraduate and graduate students. See Success Coaching for College Students for more information on college student success coaching. See Graduate Student Success Coaching for information about coaching for students pursuing master’s or doctoral degrees.
Still have questions?
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