Student Support Team (SST)
The Student Support Team (SST) was created in 2008 with the idea of furthering the communication between the Learning Center, counselors, and administrators. The SST meets every other Thursday during 9th period. Student concerns are relayed by the Learning Center and the counselors, and feedback from any teachers is discussed at this time. In 2009 the SST began performing probation reviews at the end of each semester and reporting recommendations for those on probation to the principal. The Director of the Learning Center heads this committee and reports any information discussed to improve the support we offer our struggling students.
Academic Assistance Program (AAP)
The Academic Assistance Program (AAP) was created in 2011 by the Student Support Team (SST). The goal of the AAP is to provide structured study sessions Monday through Thursday for freshmen and sophomores who wish to receive additional help. AAP coordinates with individual students, counselors, parents and teachers to determine which students would benefit the most from the Academic Assistance Program. All sessions are held in the Robert M. Walton '41 Learning Center from 3 p.m.-4 p.m. A comprehensive list of tutoring options for AAP is available. Students will be assigned to the AAP or are welcome to drop in if room is available.
Kurzweil 3000
Increased Reading Fluency - Educators and independent research have demonstrated that Kurzweil 3000 provides not only the tools students need to improve their reading speed and comprehension, but also the features that make it possible for them to learn and study independently.
Decoding Support - It then reads the words aloud to the student in clear, humanlike, synthetic speech, while a patented dual highlighting feature adds visual reinforcement. For students who have difficulty physically accessing curriculum materials, Kurzweil 3000 provides a digital means of engaging with text and can support students who use alternative methods for accessing the computer.
Independent Test Taking – With Kurzweil 3000, students can independently complete worksheets, classroom tests and standardized tests with greater confidence and fewer mistakes. Students with accommodations can easily answer fill-in-the blanks, multiple choice, true/false, short answer, essay and other test forms while using a customized selection of writing tools, comprehension aids and visual modifications. Teachers can save documents with specific toolbars and feature locks, while also controlling which Kurzweil 3000 features are available to students during testing. Kurzweil 3000 supports the teaching and learning of reading skills that are necessary for meeting state and federal mandates. Kurzweil 3000 not only reads questions and answers aloud, it allows students to type answers directly onto the image of a scanned test, thereby offering more independence for both the student and teacher. In addition, the product is proving instrumental for both classroom and standardized assessments.