Each aim translates into a type of activity that occurs once each week. Each advocacy activity focuses on building student efficacy academically, socially, or within both these areas. Monday morning advisory meetings preview the team calendar for the week. Such intentional communication supports work being completed and turned in on time. A chievement one meeting per week focused on students setting the goal to improve a specific grade during each term.
Advisors monitor progress at weekly sessions between report cards.
If you look at the activities within C.A.R.E.S. , you'll note that each component integrates with and supports at least one other key middle school structure. C ommunication infuses advocacy directly into the team process. A chievement goal setting directly supports the academic core. R esponsibility, as defined is a team process, is a citizenship builder. There exists an axiom that advisory should be the last the sequence of major middle school components to be implemented.