Resiliency for Life

The Resiliency for Life program is not your typical student support program.  

All the students who are in the program chose to be here.  These students have come to realize that they need help in getting good grades and graduating from high school.    

Resiliency for Life is not a short-cut through high school; it is not a program that “dumbs-down” expectations so that you will pass.  Resiliency strives to help each student maximize his or her potential by identifying and eliminating obstacles that get in the way of doing well.  
 
Students in Resiliency for Life attend their regular high school classes.  Resiliency will guarantee you help in tracking your work, staying organized, and meeting deadlines.  You will receive reminders about upcoming labs, projects, or research papers that are due in your regular academic classes.
   
We’ll talk with your parents regularly, and we’ll even provide them with tips about how to best help you out.  Sometimes that may mean telling them to back off.   

In the two Resiliency classrooms, you will have access to computers and staff who can tutor you in various subjects.  We’ll always have ideas about ways to help you get the answers you need to understand difficult material.     

Learning can only take place when you are in school and attending classes.  Resiliency for Life provides incentives and holds students accountable to help you with attendance issues.

Most of the students in the Resiliency program are doing well, but they work hard and have learned to take the help that is being offered to them.

Admission Criteria

To be considered for admission, the following criteria need to be met:

1.    A Grade Point Average of a 2.0 or below
2.    Poor attendance 
3.    Referral from guidance counselor, teacher, or grade administrator 
4.    Parent/child interview
5.    A commitment to change and potential to do better

Admission Process

➢    The Resiliency for Life program usually accepts students in June, November, and January.  For the approximately 20 freshman spots, half are accepted in June while they are still in 8th grade, and the other 10 are accepted in November of their 9th grade year. 
➢    Sophomores, juniors, and seniors are generally accepted in November and January.
➢    After a student is identified by school staff as needing the services of the Resiliency program, a referral form is submitted by them to the program.  Program staff will review the referral information to be sure the student meets the admission criteria.  Those students who are eligible will attend an Open House Information Meeting during which they will learn about the program from staff, students, and parents.     

If the program sounds like what the student and parent are looking for, then an interview is arranged.  The interview provides program staff information about the student’s learning needs and past school experiences, as well as assessment about the student’s motivation for joining the program.   

Students are encouraged to stay in Resiliency for as long as they are in high school, provided they are meeting individual and program goals.