Student Support Services

Archbishop Moeller High School is committed to offering a college preparatory education in the Marianist tradition to young men with learning differences and/or unique backgrounds that differ from the average Moeller student. In Academic Development, students with an IEP or Services Plan are provided specialized instruction to address their annual goals and objectives and are taught skills of executive functioning and self-advocacy. In Marianist Community Development and Reading Workshop, students are provided academic support and guidance as they transition into life at Moeller.

Academic Development I CP2

Prerequisite: Student must have a documented disability.

This course is designed to provide specially designed instruction to students with a documented disability. It assists students in developing effective study skills necessary for success in a college preparatory curriculum. Emphasis is on goal-setting, organization, time management, knowledge of learning styles, application of learning strategies, classroom test preparation skills, and the college transition process.
Academic Development I: Building Lifelong Learners CP2

This course is designed to equip students who are new to Moeller with the skills needed to appropriately succeed in the general education classroom while achieving the goals in place on the Individualized Education Plan. Under the instruction of an Intervention Specialist, students will receive hands-on support ensuring the transition into Moeller is smooth.
Academic Development II CP2

Prerequisite: Student must have a documented disability.

This course is designed to provide specially designed instruction to students with a documented disability. It assists students in developing effective study skills necessary for success in a college preparatory curriculum. Emphasis is on goal-setting, organization, time management, knowledge of learning styles, application of learning strategies, classroom test preparation skills, and the college transition process.
Academic Development II: Creating Effective Study Habits CP2

This course is designed to expand upon the strategies implemented in ADI while supporting skills related to executive functioning and self-advocacy. Students will further explore and develop an understanding of their learning styles and how to independently succeed in the classroom through their identified blend of study habits.
Academic Development III CP2

Prerequisite: Student must have a documented disability.

This course is designed to provide specially designed instruction to students with a documented disability. It assists students in developing effective study skills necessary for success in a college preparatory curriculum. Emphasis is on goal-setting, organization, time management, knowledge of learning styles, application of learning strategies, classroom test preparation skills, and the college transition process.
Academic Development III: Getting College-Ready CP2

This course is designed to assist students in navigating the demands of the junior year curriculum while targeting the skills needed to succeed on the standardized tests they elect to take.
Academic Development IV CP2

Prerequisite: Student must have a documented disability.

This course is designed to provide specially designed instruction to students with a documented disability. It assists students in developing effective study skills necessary for success in a college preparatory curriculum. Emphasis is on goal-setting, organization, time management, knowledge of learning styles, application of learning strategies, classroom test preparation skills, and the college transition process.
Academic Development IV: Transitioning to the Future CP2

This course is designed to prepare students for the rigor that will be required at the college level. An Intervention Specialist, in conjunction with the guidance counseling department, will assist students in navigating the college application process and determining the universities that would best fit their unique needs.
Marianist Community Development I

Prerequisite: Approval of instructor

This is a class specifically designed for students entering Moeller that have specific needs based on atypical circumstances and/or unique backgrounds that differ from the average Moeller student. The guiding principle of the class will be to help transition these students into Moeller student life and offer added guidance that these students require in coming from diverse environments.
Marianist Community Development I CP2

Prerequisite: Approval of instructor
This is a class specifically designed for students entering Moeller that have specific needs based on atypical circumstances and/or unique backgrounds that differ from the average Moeller student. The guiding principle of the class will be to help transition these students into Moeller student life and offer added guidance that these students require in coming from diverse environments. On a day to day basis, the instructor will be available for support for the student’s various needs. In class, students will continually work with the teacher to track their individual progress in classes, develop organization habits, and develop strategies for assistance and self-advocacy. In addition, students will, on a class to class basis, engage in discussion about everyday life at Moeller, with specific emphasis on following Marianist principles and developing problem solving strategies for everyday issues. Finally, students will focus on developing a specific college and career roadmap that will include standardized test preparation and exposure to college and career directions. This course is structured as pass/fail.
Marianist Community Development II

Prerequisite: Approval of instructor

For the second year of the MCD program, the emphasis will be on building a concrete plan for the future. While the first year has a heavy stress on the daily student-centered issues, the second year will focus on the specific characteristics that distinguish exceptional students from regular ones.
Marianist Community Development II CP2

Prerequisite: Approval of instructor

For the second year of the MCD program, the emphasis will be on building a concrete plan for the future. While the first year has a heavy stress on the daily student-centered issues, the second year will focus on the specific characteristics that distinguish exceptional students from regular ones. The aim will be to expose these students to the aspects that make most Moeller students remarkable. Each quarter of the year will focus on one of these aspects (leadership, service to community, career preparation, and college readiness). During each quarter, a central project will be the principal focus of each student; these projects will be based on these four aspects. Several speakers will come in to speak with the students about these topics and give the students perspectives that they have yet to be exposed to in their lives. In addition, they will have an out-of-school experience that relates to these concentrations.
Reading Workshop CP2

Prerequisite: HSPT scores and/or referral from teacher and/or counselor
This course is designed to assist students in improving their reading, writing, study, and test-taking skills. To support the instructor in tracking the progress of individual students’ reading development, Read 180 is integrated into the curriculum. Read 180 is a comprehensive, individualized, data-driven method for reading improvement that incorporates group instruction, digitallyguided self-instruction and independent reading into a daily class regimen.