Academic Support Center

• Evaluate psychological / educational testing in order to develop Individualized Accommodations Plans that meet students' specific learning needs.

• Monitor students’ progress on a weekly basis. Meet regularly with students to evaluate performance in all courses and discuss areas of success or improvement. Work together to develop strategies to aid with study skills, organization, and test preparation. 

• Ensure that students understand how to use their approved accommodations, and monitor the students’ use of accommodations within their classrooms. 

• Collaborate with classroom teachers in order to provide appropriate supportive measures, including remediation, for specific courses. Additionally, work with Guidance Counselors, administrators, and parents in order to collectively promote student success. 

• Request accommodations for ACT and College Board (SAT, AP) tests.

• Coordinate the STARS (Students Teaching & Reaching Students) program, a peer tutoring program available to all BT students.  

• Recommend private tutoring resources for students who may need more learning support than a STARS tutor can provide. 

• Provide professional development for teachers to learn more about strategies and support for students with learning differences. 

At Blessed Trinity we provide the following permissible classroom accommodations: 

• Up to 50% extended time on all in-class assessments and assignments (does not include homework) 
• Access to Audiobooks
• Allowed to mark directly on tests
• Use of computer for essays, when appropriate
• Class notes assistance, as needed
• Distraction free environment for testing (classroom or Academic Support Center)
• Preferential seating, as needed
• Spelling consideration (this accommodation does not apply when taking spelling tests or on assignments where spelling is a part of the assessment/curriculum)

In order to receive accommodations at Blessed Trinity, psychoeducational testing must be submitted to the Academic Support Center. 

1. Sign notice of Permissible accommodations
2. Submit psychoeducational testing
3. Our academic support teacher will review your child’s testing and prepare an Individualized Accommodation Plan or IAP.
4. Once the signed IAP has been received, the student will be added to the roster for the Academic Support Center, the teachers will be notified of the updated accommodations for the student, and our ASC teachers will meet with the student to review the process of receiving accommodations in the classroom.

If your student has Psychological Educational Testing and would like to receive support and/or accommodations at Blessed Trinity, testing must be submitted to the Academic Support Center prior to July 1, 2023.  Any testing submitted July 1, 2023 or later will be processed after October 1, 2023 and your student may not receive any accommodations in school or on standardized testing (including the school testing day October 11) until October 2023.  If your child is in the process of getting tested and you will not have the results by July 1, 2023, please reach out to Lori DeCamp in the Academic Support Center.

STARS Peer Tutoring Program (Students Teaching and Reaching Students)

STARS is a student based peer-tutoring program at BT. Peer Tutors who have demonstrated mastery in a course can obtain service hours when they assist students requiring assistance in their courses. Please note that peer tutors do not provide remediation or assistance with basic skills. If a student requires remediation or support with basic skills or concepts, they need to obtain that from either their classroom teacher or a paid tutor outside of BT. STARS tutors have their own courses and schedules which they are dealing with, and they can help with specific concepts or homework questions.