Academic Support

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Academic Support Team

St. John’s academic support team works closely with students, parents, and teachers to create personalized strategies that help students build independent academic skills. Through focused coaching and skill-building, academic support helps students grow into confident, self-advocating learners who can manage academic challenges while living out the values of excellence, personal growth, and service.

Support Team Contact Info

9th Grade

10th Grade

11th Grade

12th Grade

Steps to Academic Improvement

Schedule an appointment or walk in to meet with your grade-level academic support specialist.
Collaboratively develop a personalized academic support plan.

Typical Support Plan Components

Weekly meetings with a peer tutor
Proactive communication with teachers about progress
Consistent attendance at designated study times and support sessions.

Academic Supports

Peer Tutoring

Peer tutoring offers a powerful solution for students facing academic difficulties. Through one-on-one and small group instruction, this approach helps learners overcome subject-specific challenges while simultaneously building academic confidence. The collaborative nature of peer tutoring not only supports the student receiving help, but also develops critical skills for the tutor, creating a mutually beneficial learning experience.

Math Support

Math support is an excellent resource for students who are having trouble understanding mathematical concepts, feeling anxious about math tests, frequently making calculation errors, and/or finding their grades in math class falling behind their performance in other subjects. This specialized support can help students build a stronger foundation in math, boost their confidence, and potentially open the door for taking advanced math courses at St. John’s and beyond.

Writing Support

Freshman Advisory Network (FAN)

Study Strategies & Time Management

Students can attend one-on-one personalized sessions with an academic support specialist, where the focus is on identifying their challenges with time management, organization, note taking, and study skills and improving those essential skills. Through the implementation of individualized approaches, the student can learn to independently put systems and strategies in place that meet their needs and that help them thrive in school and beyond.

Comprehension Strategies

When meeting with an academic support specialist, the student will learn techniques and strategic approaches to improve their comprehension in any class and their overall reading efficiency. Students can receive one-on-one support that is tailored to their unique learning needs or small group support that addresses students’ shared comprehension difficulties or goals.

Long Term Leave Preparation/Return & Concussion Protocol

Students who are preparing for or returning from long-term leave and students who’ve recently suffered a concussion will work with the Associate Principal of Academic Affairs, the Associate Principal of Counseling, and their grade-level academic support specialist to develop a support plan. The student will receive any accommodations, assistance, and resources they may need for their time away from school and once they return. Families in these situations should contact Mrs. O’Connor, the Associate Principal of Academic Affairs, and Mrs. Gould, the Associate Principal of Counseling.

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