RHS_Senior_StudentHandbook.SY19-20

Section VI –Senior Standards and Expectations
Decision-Making
Whether attending college, entering the world of work, or completing the last
year of high school, you must begin/continue to make good decisions. Good
decisions soundly and profoundly support personal and career goals. Take the
following steps when faced with decisions.
10 STEPS TO BETTER DECISION-MAKING
● Define the decision to be made.
● Gather the necessary information.
● List all possible choices.
● Consider possible outcomes for each choice.
● Check out how you feel about each of the choices.
● Relate the choices to your values and priorities.
● From the possible alternatives, chose one.
● Commit yourself to your decision and disregard the others. Concentrate
your energies in one direction.
● Take steps to turn your decision into positive action.
● Evaluate your progress from time to time. Change your decision if
necessary.
Now that you have been acquainted with the steps, ensure that you use
them as the foundation for making all decisions. By doing so you will find that
throughout life making the right decisions will lead you in the right direction!
Before reviewing the content of the remaining pages of this booklet, it is
extremely important for you to decide now to make the right decisions. A
right decision is one that will bring you the most positive result from your
actions. Whether deciding to execute the duties and responsibilities
associated with being a senior at Theodore Roosevelt High School, choosing
“friends” or associates, deciding what to wear to school, being on time, or
studying each night, you must make the decision that will bring you the most
positive result!
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