Starfish (Faculty & Staff) - Create a SON Success Plan in Starfish
Explains how to initiate a School of Nursing Success Plan for a Student in Starfish.
1. Login to Starfish
2. Find the student and open the student's record.
3. Click the Success Plan button:
4. Select Nursing Success Plan from the Plan Type drop down menu. Do not submit until the final step.
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- Edit the Plan Name field to include your course and section number.
- In the overview box - Add date and the reason for initiating the success plan (Example: Exam grade, attendance issue, etc.) and then add your name at the end of the note.
- In the overview box, enter due date (Recommended: No more than one week for an eight-week course or two weeks for a 16-weeks course, from initiation of success plan)
5. Scroll past the tracking item section to the list of items already included in the plan. In the Tracking Item section, select the Meet with Student Success Coordinator item by clicking the Pencil icon 
next to it. You will then be able to add details to the tracking item.
next to it. You will then be able to add details to the tracking item. -
- Select course again
- Recommendation Field: Defaults to “If faculty or student feels the need to meet with the Assistant Dean, then please make an appointment through Starfish.” Add any other appropriate information to this field.
- Click “Update item”
6. Scroll past the tracking item section to the list of items already included in the plan. In the Tracking Item section, select the Meet with Assistant Dean item by clicking the Pencil icon next to it. You will then be able to add details to the tracking item.
next to it. You will then be able to add details to the tracking item. -
- Select course again
- Recommendation Field: Defaults to “If faculty or student feels the need to meet with the Assistant Dean, then please make an appointment through Starfish.” Add any other appropriate information to this field.
- Click “Update item”
7. Click Submit. Student, Assistant Dean, and Student Success Coordinator will be notified of referral via email.
Note: The remaining tracking items should be edited during or after your meeting with a student. You can find directions and best practices for these edits in the Manage a SON Success Plan in Starfish article.
More resources can be found on the Starfish webpage here: http://www.siue.edu/its/starfish/