ACADEMIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS – OVERVIEW

Academic Assistance Programs strive to support students in the achievement of standards.  These programs deliver services in a variety of forms.  In general, they seek to provide additional or extended learning opportunities, individualized support, and alternative instructional strategies.  They are guided by the following principles:

•  Individualized programming based on students’ needs
•  A modular approach to lesson design
•  High integration of technology
•  Periodic PSSA-like assessments
•  Regular student conferencing
•  Varied methods of instruction
•  Formalized reporting to parents
•  Vertical articulation
•  Performance data as indicators of standards mastery
•  Longitudinal data collection
•  Dynamic programming
•  Parallel structure for instruction

Other forms of academic support not detailed on the following pages include routine after-school help from teachers, Child Study teams, mentoring, peer tutoring, RTM Summer School program, and Challenge Team mentoring (Penncrest).