An Integrated Approach to Academic Support
Proctor’s Learning Skills program operates as a wholly integrated academic support system that directly serves more than one third of the student body, while positively impacting every Proctor student and teacher. Part of Proctor’s DNA as a school since the 1950s, Learning Skills nurtures positive working relationships with students. Utilizing the application of comprehensive academic coaching methods and the direct instruction of executive functioning skills, Proctor’s academic support program empowers students to become strategic, resilient, self-aware lifelong learners.
Proctor’s approach to academic support through Learning Skills does not emphasize the remediation of weaknesses.
Instead each student gains greater self-knowledge as an effective learner, capitalizing on personal strengths to achieve academic success in challenging coursework. The goal for each student is academic independence, self-awareness, and confidence gained through real-world success.
Learning Skills Trajectory
Proctor’s Academic Support program is designed to evolve with each student. Hear from Director of Learning Skills Jennifer Fletcher on what the journey looks like – from a student's first year of full support, to the skills that signal readiness for greater independence, to putting it all into practice across campus and beyond.
Learning Skills Program
- 2:1 Student to Teacher Ratio
- 3-4 Class meetings a week
- Individualized academic coaching and skills instruction
- Academic Skills Credit and Effort Grade
Learning Skills Independence (LSI)
- 2:1 Student to Teacher Ratio
- 2 Class Meetings a Week
- Individualized academic coaching and skills instruction
- Academic Skills Credit and Effort Grade
- *LSI is an available option after the 1st year of Learning Skills as students seek to transition out of program.
Learning Lab
- 4:1 Student to Teacher Ratio
- 3 Class Meetings a Week
- Small Group setting
- Academic Coaching
- Moderate Level of Academic Support
- Identify Priorities and Establish Goals
- Academic Skills Credit and Effort Grade
Measuring and Tracking Student Growth:
- Student Learning Profile
- The Initial Report: Setting Goals
- Interim Report: Tracking Progress and Reestablishing Goals
- Final Report: Assessment of Growth and Roadmap for College
Student Learning Profile
The Initial Report: Setting Goals
Interim Report: Tracking Progress and Reestablishing Goals
Final Report: Assessment of Growth and Roadmap for College
Academic Support Resources
Proctor’s approach to integrated academic support extends beyond the Learning Skills Program to other resources on campus.
Beyond Proctor: Academic Support and College
Over the past decades, we have been tracking the success of former Learning Skills students as they embark on their post-Proctor journey. The results are impressive as College Counseling Director Michael Koenig observes, “The roster of colleges attended by former Learning Skills students essentially mirrors that of non-Learning Skills students. The skills they have gained at Proctor—academic independence, personal confidence, self-awareness and self-advocacy—are life-long skills, and shape our graduates' success in college and in their professional careers.”
Inside Learning Skills
Go deeper and explore this collection of conversations with members of Proctor's Learning Skills Department on the philosophy behind the program and our broader educational model — from the metacognitive strategies and daily practice at the heart of the work, to the neuroscience that underpins it, to the conviction that every student is capable of learning how to learn.
This model of fully integrated academic support shapes the education of every Proctor student, whether enrolled in Learning Skills or not.
Accomodations
Meet Proctor’s Learning Specialists
Integrated Academic Support
