1. APT to Succeed Academic Achievement Skills Personal Management Skills Teamwork Skills

2.  APT to Succeed is the culminating portfolio activity for middle school students in the Troy School District where students showcase their strengths in: Achievement Skills Teamwork Skills Personal Management Skills

3.  All middle school students gather their best work from 6 th – 8 th grade in portfolio form with the guidance of their teachers.

4.  Community Professionals conduct Showcase Portfolio Interviews with 8 th graders in May.  May 7 and May 8 are the dates in 2014

5.  Selected 8 th graders share their portfolio experience with younger students to help get them prepared for their APT to Succeed Interview.

6.  Provides opportunity for students to reflect upon and evaluate their own work  Encourages Organized Presentation of Portfolio  Shows student growth over the middle school years  Exposes students to resume building  Allows for Community/Professional Interaction  Prepares Students for the Interview Process  Sharing of experience with younger students

7.  Each of the Troy Middle Schools has designed a way to manage portfolios that fits the dynamics of their building.  Basically, students gather their best work from their middle school years and assemble it in an organized fashion.

8.  Students  All Teachers  Building Portfolio Committee  Office Staff  Community Volunteers  Parents

9.  Guide students through the process of writing a resume for their APT interview.  Ensure portfolios have a distribution of content areas and APT entries.  Encourage students to organize their portfolios in binders for their interview.  Teach and practice interviewing skills.

10.  Recruits volunteers for APT Interviews through the use of networking and a sign up genius through Kerry Birmingham.  Asks that if parents volunteer as professionals, they sign up for a middle school other than their child’s. This makes the experience more authentic!

11.  Provide a 3 ring binder and other needed materials for students to organize portfolios for the spring of their 8 th grade year.  Support students in the organization process.  Conduct a practice interview, asking students to showcase their best work in each of the portfolio areas.  Volunteer to be an APT Interviewer, at a middle school other than the one their child attends.

13.  Thank you for your interest and commitment to the ongoing process of the APT to Succeed Portfolio Program!