Positioning Your Positioning Your Students for Real World Students for Real World

SuccessSuccessDennis Trittin and Arlyn Dennis Trittin and Arlyn

LawrenceLawrence

LifeSmart Publishing, LLCLifeSmart Publishing, LLC

Objectives for Student Outcomes

Equipping Students for Success in “Real Life”:

Life SkillsCollege and Career ReadinessFinancial LiteracyLeadership DevelopmentRelationship/Communication SkillsFamily Life

Barriers and ChallengesBarriers and Challenges

Developing a StrategyDeveloping a Strategy VisionVision for comprehensive life for comprehensive life

preparation preparation defineddefined Outcomes Outcomes for leadership development for leadership development

and key upcoming life decisions and key upcoming life decisions measuredmeasured

Training Training to guide students toward to guide students toward those outcomesthose outcomes

ApplicationApplication of honorable leadership in of honorable leadership in school and personal lifeschool and personal life

Integration Integration throughout your programthroughout your program

Comprehensive Success Comprehensive Success VisionVision

Personal Leadership Decisional Personal Leadership Decisional Arenas Arenas Arenas Arenas

Life Perspective/Strategy Academic DisciplinesLife Perspective/Strategy Academic Disciplines

Character Career ManagementCharacter Career Management

Relationships/Communication Personal FinanceRelationships/Communication Personal Finance

Productivity/Discipline Marriage & FamilyProductivity/Discipline Marriage & Family

Handling Adversity Spirituality Handling Adversity Spirituality

Holistic Leadership Development

The The What I Wish I Knew at 18 What I Wish I Knew at 18

Life Skills and Leadership CourseLife Skills and Leadership Course

targets these vital topics with targets these vital topics with

relevant insight, instruction, and relevant insight, instruction, and applicationapplication

Speaking to Your Program NeedsSpeaking to Your Program Needs

College and Career ReadinessFinancial Literacy

Life LiteracySoft Skills

Developmental Assets

LeadershipLife Skills

Achievement Gap

School culture

Graduation Rates

A Closer Look at the A Closer Look at the BookBook

Comprehensive vision for a Comprehensive vision for a successful launch into adulthoodsuccessful launch into adulthood

Personal leadership and life skillsPersonal leadership and life skills Wisdom for key decisions based on Wisdom for key decisions based on

the ways of honorable leadersthe ways of honorable leaders Conversationally and universally Conversationally and universally written for young and old alikewritten for young and old alike

About the CourseAbout the Course Generally for upper high school grades but Generally for upper high school grades but

easily adapted to lower gradeseasily adapted to lower grades 9- or 18-week program9- or 18-week program Free downloadable leaderFree downloadable leader’’s guide with s guide with

lesson planning tools and resourceslesson planning tools and resources High level of flexibility for facilitatorsHigh level of flexibility for facilitators Invaluable, relevant, and interactive Invaluable, relevant, and interactive

contentcontent Targets key concepts that promote life Targets key concepts that promote life

readinessreadiness

Life Success PointersLife Success Pointers College:College:

Discover Your Purpose and Discover Your Purpose and InspirationInspiration

Conduct a Comprehensive Conduct a Comprehensive Assessment of YourselfAssessment of Yourself

Excellence is about Planning, Excellence is about Planning, Preparing and PerformingPreparing and Performing

Learn a Winning Study Method!Learn a Winning Study Method!

Life Success PointersLife Success Pointers Career:Career:

Preserve your Reputation and Preserve your Reputation and Integrity Integrity

Build a Winning Competitive EdgeBuild a Winning Competitive Edge Learn to Persuasively Market Yourself Learn to Persuasively Market Yourself Demonstrate the Qualities Employers Demonstrate the Qualities Employers

ValueValue

Life Success PointersLife Success Pointers Relationships and Family:Relationships and Family:

First Impressions are HUGEFirst Impressions are HUGE Connect with Others Who Share your Connect with Others Who Share your

Interests Interests andand Values Values Be a 3-D DaterBe a 3-D Dater Be an Inspiring Team PlayerBe an Inspiring Team Player Regularly Show Appreciation and Regularly Show Appreciation and

GratitudeGratitude

Sample Lessons

Demonstrate the Qualities Employers Value - Page 88

Relationships Take Time – and Timing! - Page 98

Versatile Resources to Support Your FCS

ObjectivesCore curriculum (or supplemental resource) for leadership/life skills, family, college/career readiness, and relationship coursesResource for student mentoringSummer reading book for all studentsStudent Advisory and At-Risk resourceDesigned to improve student performance and school culture

Contact InformationContact Information Available at dennistrittin.com, Amazon, Available at dennistrittin.com, Amazon,

AtlasBooks, bookstoresAtlasBooks, bookstores Contact: Dennis Trittin, President and Contact: Dennis Trittin, President and

CEO:CEO: (920) 319-3169 (mobile)(920) 319-3169 (mobile) dtrittin@dennistrittin.com

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THANK YOUTHANK YOU for building the next for building the next

generation of honorable generation of honorable leaders.leaders.

We salute you!We salute you!