Student Resources

Elementary School

The Educational Resource Team meets weekly to discuss the individual strengths and challenges of each student. The team also discusses students in the context of any diagnosed learning differences, and takes a proactive approach to identify specific needs, monitor progress and facilitate student growth.

Academic Support faculty at Convent & Stuart Hall provide assessment, direct instruction and consultation with grade-level instructors, administrators and parents to help students reach their full academic potential.

High School

Convent & Stuart Hall provides reasonable accommodations for students with a current psycho-educational report that supports a diagnosed learning difference. In the high school setting, the most common school-based accommodation is extended time, with some students benefiting from assistive technology (calculator, computer for word processing). The school generally follows the standards and practices of The College Board and ACT.

See the links below for more specific information about standardized test accommodations:

• International Baccalaureate Program: Candidates with Assessment Access Requirements
• College Board Services for Students with Disabilities (AP, PSAT, SAT)
• ACT Services for Examinees with Disabilities

Honoring the individuality of each child is a core belief in Sacred Heart education, and we strive to ensure that our classrooms are engaging and the curriculum is personally generative. Teachers encourage learning through multiple avenues of delivery, and there is no single approach to teaching. Classrooms are dynamic with flexible moveable furniture to accommodate and encourage both independent and collaborative learning.

In the Elementary School, the resource team uses a variety of assessments, observations and tools to ensure that each student is optimally challenged. Assessments that inform decisions around teaching and learning strategies and interventions may include: Numbers Knowledge Test, TOMAGS, Fountas & Pinnell, San Diego Quick Assessment, KeyMath (gr 4), ERB and the SCAT.

In the High School, the team uses teacher-created assessments along with external assessments, including PSAT, SAT, ACT and IB, to gauge student learning and to evaluate the success of curricular offerings. As part of each student’s Learner Profile, we track longitudinal data to ensure that students are maximizing their academic strengths and their opportunities to engage in the academic program.

At Convent & Stuart Hall we understand that learning extends far beyond academic course work. The best learning happens in conjunction with a student’s health in mind, body and community. Students are consistently called to engage in their personal growth to develop their sense of self, empathy, balance and emotional fluency through a variety of gender-relevant and age-appropriate channels including social skills groups, advisory programs, wellness classes and peer counseling.

From Kindergarten through High School, we provide professionally-trained counseling services to facilitate each student’s navigation through the developmental stages. Counselors provide psycho-education to students, faculty and parents and lead social-emotional programs. They are available for crisis intervention, consultation and short-term counseling and to provide appropriate referrals as needed.

The school counselors offer a parent-education series throughout the year on topics related to different age levels. In addition to parent coffee mornings and evening events, the counselors are a resource for parents in the area of child and adolescent development, curating resources and creating opportunities for learning in the adult community.