Success Coaching
Success Coaching at Lone Star College-Montgomery
Success coaching concentrates on the helping students discover their best possible self.
This free one-on-one service helps students navigate college and focus on your individual needs: academically to meet your goals, emotionally to address obstacles, and socially to empower you throughout your journey.
KEY SERVICES
- Academic support
- Bilingual support services
- Career exploration & transfer support
- Connection to resources
Effective Learning Workshops
- Financial literacy
- Note taking skills
- Organization skills
- School-Life balance
- Test prep and test anxiety
- Time management
Goal Setting: Set yourself up to crush your goals
Time Management: Manage your time effectively
Study Skill: Developing positive study skills can help you get the most out of your study sessions
- Reading: Selecting the main idea
- Test Taking Tips
- Note Taking Tips
- Note Taking Methods
- Cornell Notes Worksheet
Stress Management: Stresses arise everyday. Develop a plan on how to deal with stress.
Well Rounded Student: Being a successful student is more than just tests. Use the resources below to aid you in becoming a more well rounded student.
Financial Resources: Learn more and access tools about Financial and Economic Literacy
Idalia B. Rodriguez, MA
Success Coach
Idalia.B.Rodiguez@lonestar.edu
936-521-4559
Odalis Alvarado, MEd
Success Coach
Odalis.Alvarado@LoneStar.edu
936-273-7217
Student Self-Referral
Are you having difficulty this semester or in need of assistance? Complete our Maverick Outpost Scholar Application to have a success coach contact you. Meeting with a success can help you get your semester back on track.
Topics:
- Academic Disengagement
- Study Skills
- Academic stress/ goal-setting
- Personal Advising
- Career Readiness
- Financial Education and Assistance
- Transfer Assistance
- Other Academic Related Concerns
Faculty/ Staff Referral
Do you have a student who you feel may be struggling? Refer your student to the Maverick Outpost by filling out this FORM. One of the Success Coaches will reach out to the student to set up an appointment to discuss next steps.
Topics:
- Academic Disengagement (attentiveness, class participation, lack of motivation, etc.)
- Difficulty with course content, quality of assignments, unfinished assignments, etc.
- Study Skills (time management, note taking, test prep, learning strategies, study habits, etc.)
- Homework, Quiz, Exam Performance
- Academic stress/ goal setting
- Other Academic Related Concerns
What is coaching?
Success Coaching is a strengths-based intervention process that provides ongoing interactions with students to engage them in gaining self-efficacy
and self-confidence in their academic success. Success Coaching equips students with academic tools and inspires students to capitalize on personal
and professional ability. In addition, students receive financial literacy coaching to support funding through their academic careers and beyond.
What is a success coach?
A success coach is a student’s long-term accountability partner, advocate, and mentor for their entire academic career at Lone Star College-Montgomery. Success Coaches focus on setting goals, establishing outcomes, and managing personal change. They facilitate student success through targeted coaching
and monitoring of individualized academic success plans while connecting students to additional resources. They work closely with other Maverick Outpost staff and departments at Lone Star College-Montgomery to expand the students support network.
Why should I contact a success coach?
When you connect with a success coach you will be able to connect with a coach throughout the academic year to help you with the following:
- Navigating transition and adjustment to being a college student
- Connections to campus resources and support services
- Motivation and organization in and out of the classroom
- Balancing home responsibilities with academic expectations
- Build financial knowledge about saving, credit score, budgeting and paying for college.
Success Coaching services and benefits include:
- Coaching events and workshops
- Community building StrengthsQuest coaching
- An individualized success plan
- Study strategies tools
- Time and stress management tools
- Goal setting
- Enhanced academic success
What happens at a coaching meeting?
Your Success Coach will engage you in conversation to help you discover your passions, goals, and campus opportunities.
Topic examples:
- Academic, personal, or financial goal setting
- Finding experiential learning opportunities like internships and exploring career outlook
- Developing time management techniques for a productive schedule
- Strengths assessment
- Career and major discovery
How many times do I meet with my Success Coach?
You will meet with your success coach at least three times during the semester. These meetings can range from 15-60 minutes depending on your needs. However, you can meet with your coach as needed.
- The initial Success Coach meeting to create an academic success plan with the student.
- The student will meet with the success coach mid-semester and adjust plan as needed.
- The Success Coach will contact the student to discuss their action plan for the next semester, progress, and receive feedback.
What is an individualized academic success plan?
The academic success plan is an individualized outline with specific milestones and goals designed to optimize the students experience at Lone Star College-Montgomery. Student milestones include faculty communication, reflection, creation of support networks, goal setting, and access to resources. Students will identify their goals and actively work with their coach to achieve them.
How do I contact a success coach?
You can complete a request form and we will connect with you within 48 hours.
Schedule an appointment and join us for monthly workshops and activities to help maximize your college experience.
MC-MaverickOutpost@LoneStar.edu
LSC-Montgomery
Building C, Suite 231
936-521-4513