Student Support Bayside Academy

What Are The Learning Place and Academic Coaching Center for Excellence?

The Learning Place (LP) and Academic Coaching Center for Excellence (ACCE) are Bayside Academy's supplemental educational centers. The LP and ACCE faculty seek to assist students with learning differences to reach their full potential by developing independence and fostering self-reliance. We support students as they overcome learning challenges in a positive, encouraging environment. The LP and ACCE faculty work collaboratively with students, teachers and parents. We believe that communication among these three constituents is a key factor in the success of each student.

The goal of the LP and ACCE is to equip all students qualifying for services with the strategies necessary to be academically successful within Bayside Academy’s rigorous college preparatory curriculum.

Jennifer Fisher, Director of Student Support Services

Bayside is a special place! The student and the mission remain at the heart of each decision and the school values the character of each individual as much as their academic success! As a career educator, I am MOST proud of the work my team has accomplished in the Learning Resource program at Bayside. These tremendous educators work with students every day to make the 'Bayside experience' accessible to a wider range of student. We love watching our students find academic success, develop resiliency, and understand and advocate for their individual needs. What could be more rewarding?

Services Provided

Bayside offers a variety of support options to meet the individual needs of each child. This support is available for an additional fee and is designed to enable your child to maximize his/her classroom instruction and to develop the necessary skills that will foster academic success.

Occupational therapy — Bayside contracts with a local occupational therapist to provide support services to students during the academic day.
Speech language pathology — Bayside contracts with a local speech language pathologist to provide support services to students during the academic day.
English language support — Bayside employs a licensed English Language Learner (ELL) facilitator to provide individual, small group, and/or push-in classroom support. International students new to Bayside requiring language support will work with our ELL facilitator to build speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills.
Individualized or small group session: PK–2nd grade — A learning specialist works with a single student or a pair of students with similar academic needs. Each 40-minute session occurs during the academic day.
Individualized or small group session: 3rd–6th grade — A learning specialist works with a single student or a pair of students with similar academic needs. Each session replaces an enrichment course in the student's schedule.
Study Skills / Executive Functioning Course: 6th–10th grades — This course is offered through the LP and ACCE and is taught by a learning specialist. The course focuses on the development of executive functioning skills. In addition, support is provided in key content areas.
Upper School Academic Coaching — Upper School students that no longer require daily academic support may elect to meet twice each week with a learning specialist to review and plan for upcoming assignments, assess academic progress, and receive academic support on challenging tasks.
American Sign Language — Upper School students with a language-based learning difference may qualify to take two years of American Sign Language in order to meet their foreign language graduation requirement. There is no additional fee for this class.
Grades K–12 Special Testing — Students that require specific testing accommodations may elect to have their tests administered in the testing center. Students that qualify for special testing AND receive other LP/ACCE services do NOT pay an additional fee for testing.

Meet the Student Support Team