ACADEMICS
Peterson Learning Support Program
We recognize that all Albuquerque Academy students are bright, creative learners. Students with specific learning disabilities can and do succeed at Albuquerque Academy.
The Peterson Learning Support Program seeks to offer all our students, including those with special learning needs, every opportunity to succeed academically and to take full advantage of the extensive and varied course offerings available to them. Strategies are individualized to meet students’ unique needs, and academic accommodations can be made for students who meet diagnosed criteria for specific learning disabilities, ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and/or other medical or psychological conditions. The learning specialists support all students in skills such as study habits, time management, and organizational strategies. They may also provide individual assistance with:
- Test-taking strategies and facilitation of in-school test accommodations
- Development of self-advocacy skills
- Referrals for educational and neuropsychological diagnostic evaluations
- Development of educational support plans
- Facilitation of student/teacher meetings
- Updates to parents and administrators
- Support to admission and college advising
- Accommodation applications to College Board, ACT, and ERB
- Consultations with counselors, the school nurse, and other individuals involved with the student
Diagnosed Disabilities That Affect Learning and the Admission Process
Families can help us learn about their child’s unique learning needs by providing their full diagnostic evaluation as part of the admission application and scheduling an additional discussion with a learning specialist. Learning specialists are assigned to each division to provide support to students with specific learning needs.