Student success coaching
Our coaches work one to one with students from junior year of high school, through college and into life after the degree. Together, coach and student build an individualized plan for success, then keep it moving.
For families, and for schools and colleges that want coaching for their students.
One coach, from high school to career
College-bound juniors and seniors
Postsecondary readiness: choosing majors and schools, application essays, scholarships, and the planning habits students need before they arrive.
Into and through college
The move to campus and every term after it: connecting students to campus resources and helping them stay on track to finish.
Life after the degree
Careers and next steps, with particular attention to how AI is changing the work graduates will do.
How coaching works
- Get to know the studentInterests, strengths, goals and what is getting in the way.
- Build the plan togetherAn individualized success plan with clear steps, written with the student, not for them.
- Check in and follow throughRegular coaching sessions to review deadlines, solve problems and choose the next manageable step.
- Adjust as they growThe plan changes as the student moves from high school into college and beyond.
Coaching draws on research on executive function from the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University: the skills people use to plan, focus, remember instructions and juggle several tasks.
Meet the coaches
Ruqqayya Maudoodi
Ruqqayya leads student success coaching at GOE and coaches college-bound seniors as they prepare for college. She brings more than 15 years in higher education, from the K-12 art classroom to directing online programs.
Vic Gilmore
Vic specializes in coaching college-bound student-athletes to and through school and into life after the degree, from scholarship pathways and NCAA eligibility requirements to postsecondary success. A first-generation college graduate, he spent more than 15 years mentoring young adults as a collegiate basketball coach and academic advising coordinator at Houston Christian University.
Tanya Arguelles
Tanya is a native Houstonian and a healthcare specialist with a passion for guiding college-bound seniors as they plan their next step.
Melanie Renazco
Melanie guides homeschool families through college preparation, scholarship opportunities and postsecondary planning, drawing on her own experience homeschooling her children. She earned her J.D. from Baylor Law School and a B.A. in Political Science, summa cum laude, from the University of Rhode Island.
Start with a conversation
Tell us about the student, or the school or district you're asking for, and what support you're looking for.