The Spartan Center supports students in reaching academic goals and promotes independent learning through work habit development. The Spartan Center offers mandatory and optional pull-outs into the Math and Writing Centers where students work with trained peer tutors in small group and individual settings.

	Katie Regan 719-328-5583   KATHERINE.REGAN@d11.org
	Vicki Estredge VICKI.ESTREDGE@D11.ORG
	Laura Hetfield LAURA.HETFIELD@D11.ORG

The Writing Center uses trained Peer Tutors to support 9^th grade students in skill development and assignment completion within their English Classes. The center is mandatory for students who struggle in finishing their assignments and is optional for students who may desire to work with a peer tutor in writing, editing, reading comprehension, or competing class work. The Writing Center is staffed with a certified, full-time teacher who trains Peer Tutors in developing students' reading, writing, researching, communicating, and organizational skills. The director also keeps track of 9^th grade student data and oversees the day-to-day administration of the center.

ELL services are provided to those students who qualify.  ELL certified staff work with all levels of ELL students to help them reach their academic English Language standards. These ELL English classes replace regular English classes.  The ELL teacher also coordinates a class that helps students strengthen their work habits in their other academic classes. The ELL teacher works with the students and teachers to make the work accessible to ELL students while they are learning to speak, listen, read, and write in English.

For 10th grade students who may benefit from Study Skills support beyond their Freshman year, Doherty offers a "Survival Skills" course focused on reinforcing academic skills needed to ensure students progress from dependent learning to independent learning. 

Ben Cockerham 719-328-7148 BEN.COCKERHAM@d11.org

The Math Center uses trained Peer Tutors to support 9^th grade students in skill development and class assignments. The center is mandatory for students who struggle with their assignments and/or tests and quizzes (below 70%) and is optional for students who may desire to work with a peer tutor in completing class work. The Math Center is staffed with a certified, full-time math teacher who trains Peer Tutors in developing students' math skills. The director tutors students while keeping track of 9^th grade student data and oversees the day-to-day administration of the center.

GradPoint is an online program designed to help students catch-up academically and recover the credits that they need to be successful. Students are expected to come to class ready to learn and take notes on their subject. All courses must be completed at a minimum of 80% to count. Grades for this course do not appear in Q; so, if at any time you would like to know your student’s progress in the course that he or she is taking, please feel free to contact Mr. Mr. Mourning.

Thomas Mourning THOMAS.MOURNING@d11.org

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