Support for Students

From a quick tutorial to full accommodation support, we’re here to help. 

In the Middle School:

• Consultation with students on organization and planning
• After-School Homework Club: faculty-supervised homework help sessions
• Study Hall: a quiet, faculty-supervised place to study
• Menlo Kickstart: academic preparation course for incoming students 
• Consultation on self-advocacy, learning strategies, and technology for academic support
• In-classroom observation and support
• Intervention plans

In the Upper School:

• Faculty-supervised help sessions: students can do homework, meet with teachers, or review concepts with faculty or student mentors
• Learning Center: full-time (8:00-4:00) math and science help in the Learning Lab.
• Math-Science Tutorial: upperclassmen (juniors and seniors) mentor younger students in math and science, providing homework support and test preparation
• Writing Center: students work one-on-one with the faculty director on any assignment involving writing, from beginning a first draft to editing a last revision. The center is located in classroom A143, and is open before school, after school, lunch, and all day by appointment.
• Study Skills Coaching: sessions with the Academic Support Coordinator to develop time and materials management, organizational support, and test-taking skills
• Menlo Kickstart: academic preparation course for incoming students 

For Parents

• Consultation on learning resources
• Parent education sessions
• Resources on cognition and motivation research, testing and educational evaluation, and Menlo programs and services
• Training in strategies adopted by Menlo
• Tracking of Student Success Plans, and reporting on results of interventions plans
• Support in the learning difference evaluation process and compliance with accommodations.

For Teachers and Advocates

• Collaboration with instruction and assessments
• Professional development on Universal Design for Learning, metacognitive and reflective strategies, learning theories, and understanding and supporting all types of learning.
• Team teaching on learning strategies within content areas
• Classroom observations
• Curriculum resources and assessment strategies
• Student outcome analysis