Dr. Susan Schulz

Hi Cynthia Student services encompass a lot and all impacts on student success. Here are some examples: Orientation - a time for students to learn about the school, study skills, meet students and staff, etc. Academic assistance - has many forms from teacher interaction to others identifying areas where student needs help and providing it within the school or from outside resources. Library - a media center that is useful for students. Graduation - an exciting event for students to look forward to and a celebration. Placement - staff that will assist with development employment skills and eventually with seeking… >>>

HI Douglas, You certainly have quite a challenge. Five year plans always need revisiting so it sounds like a wise choice to start with that. Actually we find that it's the planning process that is really important. If you involve the right representatives of the school you'll get a lot of great ideas. And when a plan is in place you can get feedback as to how sound it is. The right plan identifies opportunities, obstacles, tasks, timelines, deadlines, and budget. Ideally the plan is well researched with backup information so that any changes can be easily checked out. Good… >>>

So well said, Mark. A plan shows that we have choices and options. Sometimes we forget that. Sometimes we think we are stuck with the ways things are going and forget that we can make changes. Sometimes strategies don't work. A plan helps to evaluate whether the concept is worthy and just needs to be handled better or really needs to be scrapped. We work with school owners who have great programs but enrollment is off. They want to scrap the program. Instead they might want to determine if they are running after the wrong market. They need to figure… >>>