Academic Resources
The Academic Resource Program (ARP) supports DMA in our mission to achieve equity in education. Statistically, students with learning disabilities can have grim outcomes in terms of graduation rates and workplace success. In the current school year, 46 students (43% of school population) receive some type of support from the Academic Resource Program. About 20% of current DMA students are diagnosed with either a learning disability, a health impairment, and/or mental illness that qualifies them for an Individualized Service Plan (ISP) or a 504 Plan. Additionally, many need speech therapy or are English-language learners. The ARP provides individualized instruction and support for students to master their academic work, as well as feel safe, comfortable, and supported.
School Counselor
Because of our concern for the well-being of our students in all aspects of their development, De Marillac Academy has a Counseling Department that offers personal and academic support services for our students. These services include personal and group counseling, academic support, speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, and psychological and educational testing. Students can be referred for these services by a family, teacher or may self-refer. In some cases, these services will be recommended for student success at De Marillac. Please refer any questions regarding these services to the School Counselor
No psychological testing or counseling other than ordinary educational programs and procedures will be provided to any student unless a parent/guardian has first given consent.
Specific to Counseling:
Counseling services offered through the De Marillac Academy, if any, are primarily short-term, temporary services aimed at the more effective education and socialization of each student within the school community, and to provide the means for teachers and the School Administration to serve each student and the school community more effectively. These services may involve the individual participation of the student, or the participation of the student in conjunction with their family, teacher(s) and/or the School Administration. These services are not intended as a substitute for emergency psychological intervention, nor do they take the place of permanent, long-term, or comprehensive psychological counseling, therapy or medication, which are not the responsibility of the School. It is the sole responsibility of the student’s legal guardian to determine whether additional or different services are necessary, and whether to seek them for their student.