Example Success Plan/Expectation Agreement
[STUDENT],
Thank you for your willingness to meet with me to navigate circumstances surrounding your success here at Boise State University. Based on our conversation, I wanted to provide you with a detailed behavioral agreement and action plan to further enhance your experience here as well as talk about some expectations for future actions.
In our conversation, you explored and committed to the following rights and responsibilities:
- It is your Right: To have a successful environment here at Boise State in and outside the classroom.
- It is your Responsibility: To manage your stress in a non-disruptive manner towards any community you’re a part of.
- It is your Right: For instructors to treat you with respect.
- It is your Responsibility: To utilize language that is not aggressive or abrasive in nature that can be reasonably interpreted as you intend it to be.
- It is your Responsibility: To be compliant with requests made by university officials.
It is truly my desire that your time at Boise State University will be a positive experience of growth and development. University staff is here to assist you in any way we can in supporting you in your journey.
Based on our conversations, your commitments to the responsibilities defined above are as follows:
1. To manage stress in a non-disruptive manner towards any community in which you may be a part of.
To process this stress you mentioned that you may:
• Practice meditation.
• Physically write down your challenges/stresses to order to process them.
2. To utilize language that is not aggressive or abrasive in nature that can be reasonably interpreted as you intend it to be.
Some suggestions to avoid being misunderstood:
• Use direct, clear language.
• Avoid inappropriate jokes.
• Engage in discussions about boundaries and create a plan to avoid over-stepping those lines.
3. To be compliant with requests made by university officials:
Some suggestions for maintaining this compliance:
• Keeping an organized record of appointment times. Use a planner or set reminders on electronic devices.
• Checking university email daily.
• Having open lines of communication with any university official in contact with you.
[STUDENT], I am confident that you will be able to maintain the standards that we have agreed upon. If you are unable to meet the expectations listed above, you may be processed through a formal conduct process and/or removed from this course. Please know that this would be the last option for us and one that is completely within your control.
Thank you for our conversation. If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact me directly.
Sincerely,
[INSTRUCTOR NAME]