Admissions
Student Support Services
The Student Support Services department serves students in need of academic support as a complement to the expert instructional practices already happening in the classroom. The department includes tutors, intervention specialists, and a school psychologist.
Tutoring Services
Tutoring services are available to all young women attending Magnificat. Our tutoring staff includes professionals trained to help students in a variety of subjects. Students can use the drop-in tutoring service in any way that meets their needs. Students can choose to come once to get through a particularly challenging assignment, a few times to hone a specific skill or complete a project, or regularly throughout the school year. As part of this service, tutors may consult with classroom teachers, counselors, and parents to best address the needs of the student. Tutors are located in the SSC.
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Areas of Provided Support
- All Mathematics courses
- All English courses
- All Spanish courses
- All French courses
- All Biology courses
- Executive Functioning and Organizational Assistance
- Essay and Research Papers
- Organization and Study Skills
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Study Tables Offered
- Math
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Spanish
- French
Intervention Specialist Services
Intervention Specialist services are available to students who have been identified with a disability through an evaluation process and have an Accommodation Plan. Intervention Specialists are trained in working closely with students and providing a diverse range of academic interventions and accommodations to enhance skill development based on individual needs. Intervention specialists collaborate and consult with faculty and parents in order to best meet the needs of those on Accommodation Plans. Intervention specialists are located in the SSC.
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Services Offered for Students with IEPs
- Co-taught classes where instruction is provided by both a content area teacher and a certified intervention specialist
- Intervention Specialist Seminar, a course where students with IEPs learn strategies for executive functioning, and remediate academic deficits. This course does not provide core instruction.
- A summer American Sign Language class, allowing students to meet the World Languages requirement, learn a non-alphabetic language and allow flexibility within the academic year schedule.
- Test Accommodations Center, to allow students to take tests in a distraction-free environment
- Preferential scheduling
- Ongoing professional development for teachers who work with SWDMagnificat’s SSS programming does not provide modifications or changes in curricular expectation for our students. This includes:
- Decrease in the workload
- Extended time for assignments
- Decrease or change to the curriculum standards
- Decrease or change in our expectations for students
- Test corrections
- Assignment corrections
- Signing off on planners or agendas
While Magnificat does provide a course titled IS Seminar, this is intended to complement core instruction, and does not constitute resource room instruction.
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Jon Peterson Special Needs Scholarship
Magnificat is a Jon Peterson Special Needs Scholarship provider. Students who receive services through an IEP (individualized education program) are eligible for Jon Peterson funding. Magnificat currently provides services to students with learning disabilities, other health impairments, hearing impairments, and autism, while still in a college prep environment. Magnificat provides additional support and accommodations for students with IEPs, but does not change the curriculum or provide any modifications (changes in the expectations for students).
Psychological Services
The school psychologist is available to consult with school counselors, teachers, administration, and parents regarding the social/emotional wellbeing of students and provide direct support to students in need. Additionally, the school psychologist can provide psychoeducational evaluations and interpret outside evaluations used in determining eligibility for Accommodation Plans. The school psychologist is a good resource for those with questions regarding adolescent development. Other services include crisis intervention, academic and behavioral intervention, and risk assessments. The school psychologist is located in the Counseling suite.
Meet the Student Support Team
| Megan Rutkowski, Ed.S '98 Director of Student Support Services & School Psychologist mrutkowski@maghs.org |
Adrienne Cooper Intervention Specialist acooper@maghs.org |
Richard Corr Auxiliary Math Tutor rcorr@maghs.org |
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| Karen Gill Auxiliary Reading Tutor kgill@maghs.org |
Erin Hertvik Intervention Specialist ehertvik@maghs.org |
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Magnificat High School, a girls' Catholic college-preparatory high school, founded and sponsored by the Sisters of the Humility of Mary, educates young women holistically to learn, lead, and serve in the spirit of Mary’s Magnificat.
