Academic Support Program

Our Purpose

• To help students with specific learning difficulties achieve success in their academic courses

Goals for Students

• Incorporate techniques and study skills which will help them compensate for their learning differences
• Celebrate their God-given gifts and talents
• Take ownership for their learning
• To become independent, life – long learners

Criteria Considered for Acceptance

(Eligibility must be approved annually by the Academic Support Program Committee)

• Parent must complete an application for services annually
• Recent (last 3 years) formal evaluation from a certified professional on file at STM and/or current accommodation plan and /or physician’s statement
• Ability of STM to accommodate student’s needs with present resources
• History of academic difficulty
• History of student’s UTILIZATION of accommodations offered
• Student is on an Academic Contract with the STM Administration
• Teacher/Counselor recommended intervention

Possible Accommodations

• Additional time on major tests, not quizzes - read more
• Distraction free testing environment
• Ability to write on test or have test answers transferred on to SCANTRON form
• Preferential seating
• Intel reader
• Note buddy
• Additional time on standardized tests
• • accommodations through the STM Academic Support Program do not necessarily ensure accommodations on standardized tests
  • see section on Extended Time College Entrance Tests

Policies

Students in the Academic Support Program are expected to adhere to the Academic Integrity Code found in the 2012-2013 St. Thomas More Catholic High School Student Handbook.