Elementary | Middle Coaching Session Cultivate Student Ownership of Academic Goals

The end in mind of this session is to engage students in academic growth by connecting personal meaning to goal setting, tracking, reflecting, and growing.

Prerequisites: “Empower Student Academic Growth” Coaching Session

Meet with administrator(s) and Lighthouse Coordinator(s).
• Understand the Wildly Important Goal® (WIG) Chart.
• Reconnect with school academic proficiency WIG(s).
• Determine a schoolwide Leadership Notebook® system.

Meet with the Student-Led Achievement Action Team or team representative(s).
• Understand the WIG-alignment chart.
• Reconnect with school academic-proficiency WIG(s).
• Support teacher skills to help students write academic WIG(s).
• Share ideas for a grade-level Leadership Notebook system.
• Establish a schoolwide Accountability Partner system.
• Engage with reflection strategies.

Meet with grade-level/department teams.
• Guide students to recognize personal learning patterns.
• Help students understand the “why” behind their goals.
• Support students in identifying academic WIG(s) and lead measures.
• Establish a routine for tracking goals in Leadership Notebooks®.
• Engage students in reflection strategies.
• Orchestrate Accountability Partners.
• Implement growth celebrations.

Meet with all staff before or after school.
• Reconnect to the Core Paradigms.