Aperture 9-12
Quickly understand high school student social-emotional competence by capturing student voice with education’s most researched, strengths-based, nationally-normed assessment, the DESSA, now available in a mobile-friendly, digital self-report for high school students.
With Aperture 9-12, you can:
- Reliably assess high school student social-emotional needs
- Quickly identify students in need of Tier 2 & 3 supports
- Deliver real-time intervention strategies in the most crucial areas of growth for individual students
- Engage students in their own social-emotional growth as they prepare for college and career
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Students can...
Take the DESSA— education’s most well-respected social-emotional assessment— receive immediate results and research-based personal intervention strategies, in addition to setting and tracking personal goals. All through a gamified, self-guided system.
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Counselors can...
Capture real-time student voice data, easily identify trends in competency gaps and students in need of Tier 2 and Tier 3 supports, and assign and track research-based intervention strategies to students in need.
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District Leaders can...
Use custom and intuitive reporting to quickly understand the social-emotional competence of their high school students to make better decisions for implementing strategies and new initiatives district- or school-wide.
How it works
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Student Self Report
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Students begin by logging into the Aperture Student Portal and taking the DESSA, known for its strong foundation in research. It takes an average of 7 minutes to complete.
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Upon completing the DESSA, students are engaged with instant feedback on 8 social-emotional competencies.
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Students can easily explore each competency to understand their specific strengths and growth opportunities.
Personalized Growth Plans
- Students can then choose to improve their skills through research-based challenges of their choice.
- They can also set personal SMART goals to aid in their learning and growth and develop a sense of agency.
- Optionally, students can connect to advocates (teachers, counselors, parents, or mentors) who can help them achieve their goals.
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Data, Insights, and Group-based Strategies
- Teachers, counselors, or program managers can also conduct a DESSA rating through the Aperture System to assess students who show an extra level of need and growth opportunity.
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Administrators can log into the Aperture System to view important data and insights around student social-emotional competence, trends across groups of students, and to provide strategies to groups of students.