Academic Support

Welcome to the Loepp Family Foundation Pilot Center

Identifying students early is key to closing learning gaps and achieving success. De La Salle’s screening of incoming students is academically focused and includes one standardized measure - the High School Placement Test (HSPT). This assessment provides our admissions and academic support team members with local and national rankings in both Cognitive and Academic skills. A student’s performance on this assessment leads to curriculum based measures designed by our Academic Support team as well as a multi-disciplinary interview.

Additional screening and progress monitoring is conducted using web-based tools throughout the school year. This screening includes both academic achievement and social/emotional strengths.

Loepp Family Foundation Pilot Center Programs:

Future Achievement Starts Today (FAST)
Student Academic Intervention for Learning (SAIL)

Future Achievement Starts Today (FAST)

The FAST program is specifically designed to assist those few, select freshmen students who have been identified as needing targeted assistance to help them to succeed with DLS’s academic rigor. FAST students are enrolled in either Principles of Literacy or Intensive Math and some students are enrolled in both.

Principles of Literacy
As a part of the FAST program, the Principles of Literacy course was created for select freshmen. The goal of this course is to strengthen each student’s literacy skills, specifically in the areas of writing, vocabulary, and reading comprehension. In addition to giving reading support, some time each week is set aside for general academic support and for instruction in subjects with which students are struggling. Students enrolled into this course will start their foreign language requirement in their sophomore or junior year.

Intensive Math
As a part of the FAST program, the Intensive Math course was created for select freshmen. The goal of this course is to strengthen each student’s math fluency and problem solving skills. In addition to giving math support, some time each week is set aside for general academic support and for instruction in subjects with which students are struggling. Students enrolled into this course will waive their Freshman Seminar / Physical Education credit for freshmen year.

Student Academic Intervention for Learning (SAIL)

Our goal is student learning. This begins with each individual teacher who designs specific learning targets for each class and develops excellent lessons to assist students in mastering the essentials of the course. The term SAIL encompasses all levels of a Multi-tiered System of Academic Support. If students need extra support to succeed, classroom teachers begin with the suggested “Tier I interventions,” i.e.:

Meeting with / tutoring a student outside of scheduled class time (PH)
Arranging for a peer tutor
Contacting parents and counselor to collaborate on a plan for success
Requiring Power Hour Attendance
Completing a SAIL Referral Form

The support that is designed to be implemented in addition to all Tier I intervention is De La Salle’s Tier II programming, commonly referred to by faculty as SAIL. This is a discrete step in intervention by enrollment into a support class. For students with an open period, they will be enrolled into a SAIL section which takes place during that period. For students with no open period, they will be enrolled into a SAIL section during Power Hour.

Students may be referred to a section of SAIL because they need extra support despite implementation of all Tier 1 supports and an honest effort to learn. Once enrolled in SAIL, attendance is mandatory. SAIL supports includes:

Implementation of a behavioral intervention (aimed at improving academic success)
Direct tutoring either from an Academic Support Team member or, in some cases, a NHS Peer Tutor
Scheduling and assignment PH tutoring sessions
Administration of accommodated assessment

Additional Loepp Family Foundation Pilot Center Services:

Administration of accommodated standardized testing (i.e. individual SAT and ACT testing)
Administration of individual and small group formative and summative assessments - students who need testing accommodations such as alternative settings, tests read aloud, use of assistive technology, extended time, or extra breaks use the space for any/all assessments
Individualized or small group tutoring
Small group counseling services - Social Skills Group, Executive Skills Group, CBT Group
Individual support services for Speech and Language Therapy, Social Work, and Teacher Consultant services provided through Warren Woods
Non-Public Service Plan and DLS Accommodation Plan Meetings

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Welcome to the Loepp Family Foundation Pilot Center

Loepp Family Foundation Pilot Center Programs:

Future Achievement Starts Today (FAST)

Student Academic Intervention for Learning (SAIL)

Additional Loepp Family Foundation Pilot Center Services:

Meet our Academic Support Team

Mike Szatkowski

Bro. Joe Reed

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