The Nightingale Agenda Planner is a calendar book provided to students to help them become organized and successful. It contains monthly and weekly calendars to write down homework, goals, and important dates. It also includes a student handbook with school policies and procedures, as well as resources to help with homework. Students are instructed to use the planner daily by checking off dates, setting goals, recording assignments, and writing neatly. The goal is to help students stay organized and turn assignments in on time through effective planning.

1. Nightingale Agenda Planner
(Student Handbook & Hall Pass)
What is the Nightingale Agenda Planner?
The Nightingale Agenda Planner is a calendar book provided for each student. Students
are only issued ONE (free of charge) planner to be kept for the entire school year.
Consider these definitions:
Plan- an intention or decision about what one is going to do
Planner- a book that contains a calendar (and a list or charts)
to write down plans, appointments, things to be done, etc.
Why does it matter?
"The assignment is due when? Tomorrow?
Successful students plan and use their time wisely. Successful students turn assignments
in on time. They set and reach goals. Successful students are organized.
The planner is provided to help you become a successful student.
What’s inside? Can you find examples of the following?
Student Handbook (Pg. 2-10) MyRoad College and Career Planning
• School Policies, ex. Attendance A key tool of the Nightingale Agenda
&Uniform policies Planner is the MyRoad.com website. It
• School Support Options, ex. Study has information that helps you decide what
Tips & Counseling available your interests are. It also has college and
• School Procedures, ex. Lost & career information!
Found
• School Year Calendar, Fall and You will receive an LAUSD email address
Spring Semester Important Dates in the next two weeks and forthcoming
• Bell Schedule directions will be provided on how to
access MyRoad.com! (Example pg. 24)
Calendars Information
• Monthly Calendar & Goals- See • Monthly unit or tip
your plans at-a-glance! • Monthly “Do This” activities
• Weekly Calendar & Goals • Monthly Vocabulary
Use each content area to write • Weekly “Did You Know”
homework down. Note- Be sure to • Weekly MyRoad.com or “To Do”
write in the right box. The empty tips
spaces are for KE and Elective • Weekly “Ideas to Explore”
classes. • Weekly “Tip”
Created by: Alessaundra (Sandi) Mills, Updated 2010

2. Nightingale Agenda Planner
(Student Handbook & Hall Pass)
Also, the Agenda Planner has Homework Help! Think-
How can these resources help me with my homework?
Resource Guide (pg. 127-136)
• Study for Success Tips
• Communication Tools
• Mathematics/Chemistry Formulas & Tools
• Maps (World & North America) - Hint- Draw a compass rose on the world map
showing the four cardinal directions and then label the hemispheres.
How do I use my Nightingale Agenda Planner?
1. Check-off date EVERYDAY in the monthly This technique will get you in the
(and weekly) calendar habit of checking your calendar daily
and being aware of your time
available.
2. Set goals monthly and weekly Create at least 2 goals for the month
(Goals vs. Dreams & Wishes Lesson and 2 goals for the week.
forthcoming)
3. Read and use the tips of the month and week Provides you methods of achieving
success!
4. Write down Homework and Special Never be late again. Plan for big
Assignments on the date due projects. Do a little each day until
it’s due.
5. Write down School Dates Example- Early dismissal dates, the
Football Carnival, school dances
6. Write down Personal Dates Example- Mom’s Birthday, Soccer
game, Chinese New Year
7. Use pencil “I’ll pencil you in.” A date of an
event may change- you may get an
extension on an assignment.
8. Write neatly and in small print If you can’t read it, it won’t help.
9. Mark your place Use a ruler, dog-ears, sticky notes or
paper clips to quickly flip between the
current month and week.
Try it!
Use your new agenda planner-
• Write in pencil
• Check off dates past in September (stop at yesterday’s date)
• Write in directions from #6 stated above
• Use Student Handbook pg. 6 to write in September and
October days to remember.
• Put dates as Back to School Night in both the monthly and
weekly calendars.
• Create and write down at least one goal for this week and this
month.
Created by: Alessaundra (Sandi) Mills, Updated 2010