ACADEMIC & SOCIAL SERVICES

Counseling – All Students & Parents

Full range of counseling services in the personal, academic and college fields.

Naviance – All Students & Parents

Provides families with an innovative, easy-to-use, web-based application to assist with a variety of tasks such as: current high school course requests, college planning, the college application process, career planning, and much more.

Freshmen F.O.C.U.S.

Friendly Outreach for a Community of Understanding & Success – All 9^th Grade Students

Designed to assist 9^th graders to ease the transition to a new building and academic setting.

Peer Counselors – All 9^th Grade Students

Trained 11^th and 12^th grade students lead Freshmen Focus Groups.

Period 9 – All Students

Open period reserved for students to visit academic teachers .

Peer Tutoring – All Students

National Honor Society members provide peer tutoring before and after school.

Quiet Study Hall – All Students

Supervised silent study area.

Home Instruction – Students must be absent from school for at least 10 consecutive days due to illness and have medical certifications.

Support in academic subjects for students who cannot attend school due to medical reasons.

Learning Commons – All Students

Books, reference materials, periodicals, newspapers, videos, camera equipment and editing facilities are among the tools available for faculty and student use. The facility is widely utilized by independent student learners, as well as students accompanied by their classroom teachers.

Faculty and students may seek assistance from professional and paraprofessional staff from 7:30 am until 3:00 pm (M-F) for research using print and electronic sources. It remains open until 4:15 pm. Computer stations are fully networked, offering access to the on-line card catalog, Internet and databases. Open computer labs are available for individual use and class assignment.

Crisis Intervention Counselors (CIC) – All Students & Parents

Trained social workers available for student and family support.

Health Services – All Students

A full-time Certified Nurse and Athletic Trainer on staff.

Intervention & Referral Services (I&RS) – All students exhibiting behaviors for concern

Faculty assessment team to consider underlying causes of student difficulties.

Section 504 Accommodations – Students determined to be eligible through the 504 Committee

Classroom and testing accommodation plan developed to meet individual student needs.

Child Study Team – Students Who Qualify

Individual and group support to students, available through the IEP or Intervention and Referral Services team.

Special Education Program/Academic Assistance/Supplemental Support – Students determined to be eligible for services through a designated Child Study Team

Specially designed instruction for students with identified disabilities. Small group learning strategies, tutoring, academic monitoring.

English as a Second Language (ESL) – All qualified students with limited capabilities in speaking, reading, and writing English and for whom English is a second language

Classroom instruction simultaneously in English language skills and content.

CarePlus Program – Students Recommended by Team

Individual, family and group counseling for students presenting with emotional difficulties that are seriously affecting their academic and social functioning.