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Dwight Global provides several ways to support each student.

Grade Level Deans
Learning Support
School Counseling
English as an Alternate Language (EAL)

grade level deans

Every Dwight Global student is assigned a grade-level advisor, otherwise known as a Dean. Deans are responsible for ensuring each and every student’s success.

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The Dean serves as the first point of contact for both the student and the parent, whether they have academic concerns or are seeking new student life opportunities. Deans advocate for students to ensure they have a rewarding experience while at Dwight Global.

Deans are responsible for course section. At the end of every academic year, a Dean will meet with students and their families to determine courses for the upcoming year. The Dean will ensure the student is graduating on time and the student is taking classes that both challenge them and reflect their academic passions.

learning support

The Learning Support Department provides additional academic support to students outside of the classroom. Support is available in multiple forms depending on the specific needs of the student. Supervised Study Halls are available at set hours to provide students with a space to complete their work in a supervised environment.

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Content Support Teachers are available to meet one-on-one with students to help in social studies, English, math, world languages, and science. Learning Support teachers are also available to meet with students to help with Executive Functioning Coaching to provide strategies for improving time management, information management, and materials management skills.

Dwight Global also offers the Quest Program, a year long 1-1 program in which students are paired with a Quest teacher for consistent and in-depth support with academics and Executive Functioning strategies.

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school counselor

Dwight Global strives to create an environment that promotes emotional, behavioral, social, and academic growth. This is achieved through working with deans, department heads, faculty, our school counselor, and — when necessary — outside consulting mental health professionals.

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Read more about school counseling

To access school counseling services, students may self-refer or be referred by a faculty member or parent. Counseling at Dwight Global addresses a variety of mental health, social, academic, and substance use issues in a non-disciplinary manner. These needs may include anxiety about school performance, improving behavioral control, peer issues, improving basic social and problem-solving skills, or coping with changes at home that can affect school functioning.

The school counselor is available to meet with students individually or in small groups to provide short-term counseling.

Should the student’s needs require or benefit from ongoing long-term counseling, the school counselor will assist families in securing external support through community resources. The school counselor is also available to consult and work with external professionals already working with students to best support them in school.

english as an alternate language (EAL)

For students who have a working proficiency in English, Dwight Global offers the English as an Alternate Language program.

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read more about EAL

EAL services supplement students’ learning and coursework throughout the year. Students are paired with an EAL support teacher and meet with them at scheduled times to help with English language fluency. These areas include, but are not limited to, deciphering directions and providing language support.

EAL teachers are also in regular communication with parents, deans, administrators, and classroom teachers to best offer holistic support.

Shannon Hoffman

Shannon Hoffman

Associate Head of Academics and Student Life

Leah Poole

Dean of Quest and Specialized Services

Michael Haber

Director of School Counseling

Viki Rudez

English Teacher

Head of EAL