Recurring Meetings

In Academic Success Coaching, we value transformative educational experiences that promote growth and independent learning. As Academic Success Coaching provides an opportunity for self-reflection and working on habit formation with a peer coach, we encourage and see the value of having multiple appointments with a peer coach. This allows for the student and coach to explore different strategies and create a plan of action that would work best for the student. 

Recurring Meetings Policy:

In order to provide a meaningful experience for coaches and students, we have a recurring meetings policy. This is for multiple regular meetings (weekly or biweekly) with the same coach. This allows for both coaches and students to be supported in this process. 

• After meeting with the same coach for about 4 appointments, the student and coach will each complete a self-reflection to ensure that the meetings are supportive and productive.
• The coach will connect with the Academic Success Coaching Program Manager and Lead team about appropriate support as needed.
• From there, the Academic Success Coaching team will decide whether to continue meetings on a regular basis, if there's anything that would be most helpful to incoporate in meetings, or if there are other resources that would be beneficial.
  • As our coaches are peers and not professional staff, there may be other campus resources available to provide support.

The lead team will use a rubric based on the criteria below:

• Independent learning:
  • The student has made committed efforts to practice strategies discussed with the coach.
• Active learning:
  • The student comes to sessions prepared to engage.
• Session content:
  • The majority of sessions center on questions that Academic Success Coaches are trained to support meaningfully. 
  • This focus is broadly connected to academic support, acknowledging that a holistic approach to academic support touches on social-emotional well being. 
• Varied models of support:
  • Aspects of this student's learning experience and educational journey would benefit from additional coaching.
  • Additional coaching might focus on different strategies yet to be addressed with coach
• Student development:
  • The student has demonstrated growth in acquiring new habits or dispositions to learning, a more nuanced reflective practice and awareness of how they study

If you have any questions, please email Academic Success Coaching Program Manager at botelhoa@uw.edu