Students receiving support from Academic Intervention are regular education students with study skills deficiencies significantly impacting their classroom functioning or school performance. Support in Academic Intervention could include any of the following: organization of materials and work, time management, homework consistency, study strategies, note taking skills, planning and executing long term projects, review of specific concepts taught in class, etc. Students are assigned to Academic Intervention as a tiered intervention.

The Academic Intervention program addresses the needs of regular education students who may be on 504 plans (accommodations for documented lifelong disability), who receive Title 1 services, or who would benefit from academic interventions and study skills instruction to support school performance. The program consists of focused instruction in a number of areas, including: getting settled and ready for work, maintaining attention, organizing and managing time and materials, test preparation/test taking, planning long term projects, note taking, outlining, and listening. The actual strategies and schedule of support is based on the constellation of the identified needs, and is available to students on a short or long term basis as need warrant.

The support takes several forms, including individual and small group sessions focused on specific skills; drop-in time for students needing to get organized for the school day; facilitation of communication among student's teachers; large group instruction as appropriate; coaching; and other strategies.

Philosophy:

Self awareness; Skills development; Self confidence; Empowerment

Approaches:

Focused Instruction; Individual; Small group; Modeling; Coaching; Activity-based