HS Advisory Program
ADVISORY PROGRAM
Each student is assigned a faculty advisor, whose role is
multi-faceted. The advisor helps the student adjust to the High
School; monitors the student's progress; offers academic advice;
imparts information to and collects information from the student;
oversees the student's involvement in co-curricular activities; serves
as a contact between the student's family and USN; lends ongoing
support to the student; assists the student in scheduling courses; and
organizes group projects involving the student and fellow advisees.
During the school week, advisors meet with their group on Tuesdays and
Thursdays for 10-20 minutes. This is a time for advisors to check
in with students, make announcements about upcoming events or
opportunities that involve them, and gather feedback to pass along to
other individuals or groups. Students meet informally with their
advisors on an ongoing basis, as well as during scheduled, required
advisory meetings.
Advisors receive copies of all progress reports and grade sheets
throughout the year. On conference days, students and their parents
meet with advisors, who have collected and summarized grades and
progress notes. As a group, they review the student’s progress,
celebrate the successes, and set goals for future efforts.
Students are assigned to advisors for their first year in the high
school. In following years, they have input about what advisee
group they join: Every spring, students complete advisor
selection forms for the next academic year. Efforts are made to
give students someone with whom they have a class or a
connection. In grades 10-12, student requests to keep a
particular advisor are honored in most circumstances.
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