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OSSP – Oakwood Student Success Program (Middle School)

What is OSSP?

The Oakwood Student Success Program (OSSP)* is a program administered by the Advisors in middle school. There are two kinds of OSSP, conduct and academic. Both work in a similar manner. It is initiated in cases of minor infractions (conduct) or academic issues (2 C-s or below; multiple missing homework assignments, etc.). If the Advisor and the student are able to resolve the issue, the student goes off OSSP.  


However, if sufficient progress has not been made, the student may be elevated to a more intense level of support from the Advisor. Students may spend lunch or time before or after school with the Advisor to receive extra help on academic problems, and parents may be asked for a conference. 


If this extra focus by the family, student, and the Advisor still doesn’t resolve the issue, the Middle School Principal becomes more involved, providing a more urgent focus on the issue, with all parties knowing that if the issue isn’t resolved at the end of the week, the student may be suspended. The parents are then responsible to create an action plan, which the school must approve for the student to return to school. 


OSSP is designed to be constructive in nature. We intend it to provide support for students who need extra help because of an academic issue or to provide time for reflection and growth when conduct issues arise. The Advisors and Middle School Principal always have the student’s best interests at heart; small issues are dealt with before they get out of hand and become overwhelming for students. Parents are an important part of OSSP, and the student’s Advisor and the Middle School Principal work closely with parents and the student to attempt to resolve any issues that arise.


Nothing about OSSP limits the school’s ability to, in its sole determination, impose discipline, up to and including suspension or expulsion.


*The school has the sole discretion to decide what situations are or are not appropriate for OSSP. In cases involving serious academic or conduct issues or a pattern of conduct or academic problems, Oakwood may decide to take a different approach, including modifying the OSSP process by using some steps but not others, adding different steps or not using the OSSP process at all. Nothing about the OSSP policy prevents the school from immediately suspending or expelling a student in situations where Oakwood deems it is appropriate.