Gifted and Talented: Some students are very bright and highly motivated to succeed at school. They need to be sufficiently stimulated with a challenging curriculum and allowed to determine the pace at which they learn the curriculum.

Average: What’s wrong with being average? Strictly speaking, nothing. The danger is average students may settle for lower expectations and poorer performance – doing enough to “get by” without reaching their potential.

Learning Challenges: If students have problems learning at the traditional school pace or with traditional teaching methods, they often miss critical fundamentals. Students who are performing below average or have a learning disability want to succeed. If allowed to fail, they will become defeated, stop trying and never catch up unless the pattern of failure is interrupted.

Unmotivated: Some students are capable academically, but lack motivation. They fail to turn in homework assignments or engage in the classroom learning process. Their grades suffer, and their motivation continues to spiral downward.

Low Executive Functioning/Study Skills: Some students have not developed the executive functioning/study skills necessary to enable them to competently and confidently handle their course assignments. Such skills include time management, focus, organization, and task initiation.

Emotional, Social, Gender Identity or Mental Health Concerns: Some students may be struggling with anxiety, depression, attachment disorder, ADD, ADHD, bipolar, social phobia, OCD, autism spectrum disorder, gender identity or other issues that affect their ability to be successful in school. Students with these challenges are capable of success if the school is knowledgeable, understanding, and willing to provide a personalized plan that addresses their needs in a specific and positive way.