Student Success Plans
Curriculum Coordinator
Dr. Amanda Jones
#1 Go-Devil Road; Gurdon, AR 71743
870-353-4454
jonesa@go-devils.net
Welcome
Welcome to the Student Success Plan section of the website. On this page, you will find resources to help students and their families to connect with these services.
Overview
Act 930 of 2017 defines a Student Success Plan as “a personalized education plan intended to assist students with achieving readiness for college, career, and community engagement.”
Student Success Plans are developed by school personnel, in collaboration with parents and the student, and updated annually. The Student Success Plan is a working plan that is dynamic and visited periodically by the student and an advisor or mentor to support the overall success of the student to graduate ready for postsecondary opportunities.
There are four major components of the Student Success Plan.
Guide the student along pathways to graduation
Address accelerated learning opportunities
Address academic deficits and interventions
Include college and career planning components
Student Success Plans must be documented in a format and manner that is accessible to the student. While documentation of activities is required, it is critical to remember that student success planning is centered around trusted adults building relationships with students.
It’s about the process, not about the paper!
Local Considerations
As students move from through middle school and into high school, this plan is developed and revised. Currently, the district uses Xello as the platform to host these plans.
Xello is an engaging online program that supports 8th-12th-grade students across Arkansas become college and career ready. Through self-knowledge, exploration, and planning students build the skills, knowledge, and portfolios that align to Arkansas SSP requirements. Since becoming an approved ADE vendor, Xello has established itself as a leading partner for districts across the state. Across the country, our program has proven to engage students in the college and career planning process:
Students spend an average of 24 minutes on the site per session
In the 2019/20 school-year, students have logged over 1 million hours in the program
20% of all logins happen outside of school hours
Gurdon Public Schools is pleased to be one of the districts partnering with Xello. For additional questions, contact the principal or counselor at your child's campus.