Advisory

What is Advisory?

Advisory is a class that meets weekly (on Wednesdays) for 60 minutes.  This class begins with 20 minutes of silent, sustained reading time.  For the remaining time, students and staff have choices for further academic engagement and/or intervention.  Lastly, there are a few scheduled academic success checkpoints, when students monitor their progress and set goals toward positive academic outcomes. 

READING: All students and staff need a physical book (or other printed work (E.g. magazine)) and will read individually and silently

ACADEMIC CHOICE: All students will select one of the following academic engagement options

• Continue Reading
• Khan Academy - Digital SAT Prep
• Classwork
• School Email
• Infinite Campus
• Intervention
• Students signed up on 5-Star Students may go to another teacher’s classroom for additional academic time/support

OBJECTIVES:

• Provide weekly sustained reading time
• Achieve academic goals through intervention opportunities and cycles of self-reflection, goal setting, and monitoring