Study Hall, Tutoring

The purpose of study halls is to provide students with a monitored place to study and do school work. Depending on the proctor, and the size and location of the study hall, it can be a silent study or a place where quiet collaboration is permitted. Study halls are proctored by faculty members, and students are encouraged to use that time wisely. All ninth graders are assigned to study halls. Sophomores who make Honor Roll during the second semester of ninth grade are exempted from study hall for the following semester. All sophomores are exempted from study hall in the second semester of sophomore year.

TECHNOLOGY AND LEARNING COORDINATOR

Students may seek help with time management and study skills from the Technology and Learning Coordinator, whose office is in the Academic Center. In addition, students may choose to attend the time-management and study skills workshops offered each semester. Drop-in support is available throughout the year, but students are advised to make appointments in advance to ensure that the Coordinator is available. Students may meet with the Coordinator during study halls if they have obtained a pass in advance.

TUTORING

Without a teacher’s suggestion: Before a family hires a tutor without a teacher’s suggestion, the student should seek extra help from their teacher. With a teacher’s suggestion: If a student needs more help than their teacher can provide during regular extra-help sessions, the teacher may suggest an outside tutor after consulting with the Department Chair. The student’s advisor must be notified of the recommendation. While other MKA teachers who are not currently the student’s teacher may be available, the Department Chair may know of other qualified tutors, or parents may seek a tutor elsewhere. Arrangements for tutors are made directly between the parents and the tutor. In all cases, a student will get the most out of working with a tutor when the tutor is in contact with the student’s teacher. In addition, all work submitted by a student must represent the student’s own work and ideas rather than those of a tutor.