A range of educators is needed to make postsecondary work a school-wide effort where all adults feel a shared sense of responsibility to help students reach their goals.
At Network for College Success partner schools, Counseling Departments and/or Postsecondary Leadership Teams (PLTs) are responsible for leading school-wide postsecondary work. Unlike Counseling Departments, PLTs often include teachers and administrators in addition to Counselors and College & Career Coaches. PLTs are an effective way to support comprehensive college access programming, with particular regard for the needs of first-generation students and/or diverse students. Experience tells us that key performance indicators on college access move when there is a coordinated team effort and a clear plan for the work.
Tool Set C contains many rich examples of school-based artifacts on postsecondary work and team planning. They are great tools to reference as you begin the planning process or reflect on team activities throughout the school year.
Use the Tool Set
The full Integrating a Developing Sustainable Teams Tool Set is available for download. The download includes the four tools in this Tool Set.