Academics

  • School Counselors help students with all aspects of planning their academic courses and succeeding in school.
  • Contact your School Counselor anytime with questions about current or future classes and academic progress.
  • School Counselors can help your child identify problematic areas and make an action plan for improvement.    
  • Often, the best resource for extra help is the child's teacher. Contact your child's teacher to discuss current concerns and make an action plan. Many teachers offer before or after school help for students.  
This peer tutoring program is offered to any student that needs help to:
  • Organize homework
  • Study for tests
  • Adjust to the senior high atmosphere
  • Complete homework
  • Understand concepts 
 
Stop in the Counseling Office to request a STARS tutor.  Parent permission forms are required.  Tutors and tutees select their preferred time to work together (such as Tuesdays and Thursdays before school or Wednesdays after school). Tutoring often takes place in the Upper Media Center or other areas in the building.
 
Peer Tutors are trained before they work with other students in teaching tips, patience and understanding, confidentiality, being helpful and positive, and how to assist the student without doing the work for him or her.
 
  • Live online tutoring is available through the Scott County Public Library System. 
  • 1:00-11:00 PM, seven days a week
  • Available to students in grades 3-12
  • Offered in English and Spanish
  • Scroll down to "Stuck? Get Help from a Live Tutor!" and click on "Homework Help Now."
  • Have your library card number handy to log in.
Study Skills Tipsheet
Study Skills Learning Habits 

 

Negotiate goals and initial terms of your academic expectations and consequences with your child, as long as all terms are a win-win, from the parent’s perspective.  An example of giving your child a win-win choice is:  Ask if they want to make their daily study time before supper or right after supper. 

Be willing to enforce a consequence for unmet expectations.   

Example:  Expect child to turn in all assignments on time.  Enforce a “no-use” policy for the next 24 hours after a late/missing assignment is confirmed.  (No use of tv, cell phone, video games, internet, etc.) 


Be willing to let your child cope with consequences.

Example:  Let your child vent about how unreasonable you are.  Listen patiently and calmly repeat the expectations and consequences.  


Be willing to contact your child’s teachers to get information. Group emails work well.

Example:  Group email teacher(s) on a set day of the week, and base privileges/consequences on the information received.


Be willing to persevere, stay involved and set boundaries for your child.

Example:  Follow your own set expectations and be consistent in monitoring and following through.  


Be willing to monitor your child’s use of electronics regularly and consistently.  Example:  This includes tv, internet, video games, cell phones, social media, etc.  It’s ok to expect your child to give you their phone at 9:00 PM for the rest of the night.  It’s ok to spot check the internet screens your child is viewing, or have them sit where you can see their screen.  It’s ok to examine their use of social media carefully, or even not allow them to access social media.    

Be willing to say no to other activities, for you and/or your child, so that your family has time to function well.