Academic Support - Jackson Preparatory School

All Prep students can learn and achieve!

However, within the Prep academic arena, students bring with them different aptitudes, strengths, weaknesses and needs. The Academic Support Department provides a variety of services for Prep students and parents purposed to help students maximize their intellectual abilities within the classroom.

RESOURCE PROGRAM

Resource Study – This class provides homework assistance and supplemental classroom instruction and reinforcement to students in grades 7-11, who qualify, based on Prep’s interpretation of psychoeducational testing results. All students who participate in the Resource Program must be in the Resource Study.
Resource English and Math classes – These classes begin in the 8th grade. The classes are smaller and are composed of Resource students only. Material covered in these classes is consistent with material covered in College Prep classes; methods of instruction, however, may vary. Grading is consistent with grading in College Prep classes. Resource English classes are available grades 8-10. Resource Math classes are available grades 8-12.

INDIVIDUAL TESTING SERVICES

COUNSELING SERVICES

ACCOMMODATIONS

Service Plan – A service plan is a formal plan designed for any student with a disability based on a psychoeducational assessment and/or medical evaluation report. The plan is placed on file in the Academic Support Services office. Extended time for test taking is offered to students with a documented disability who request a service plan. If requests are made for accommodations other than extended time for test taking, those requests will be considered on a case by case basis. Test results from a qualified clinician will be reviewed to determine reasonable and appropriate accommodations. A determination will be made as to the school’s ability to provide the reasonable and appropriate accommodations.
Extended Testing Time on PSAT, SAT, ACT, and AP exams – Allyn Ray facilitates the petitioning for extended testing time on PSAT, SAT, ACT, and AP exams. A student must have a service plan and current test results (no more than 3 years old) documenting the need for extended testing time before he or she can petition. The test companies determine whether or not a student receives extended testing time.

FACULTY

Allyn Ray is the Director of Academic Support Services at Jackson Prep. Additionally, she serves as the school psychometrist. She has taught at Prep for over thirty years, beginning as a classroom teacher of English and different science courses. She joined the Resource Program in 1987 and became the Director of Academic Support Services in 1999. A graduate of Prep, she holds a B.A. from Millsaps and an M.Ed. in School Psychometry from Mississippi College. aray@jacksonprep.net
Leigh Ann Purnell is a member of Academic Support Services at Jackson Prep. She joined Prep in 2016 after retiring from teaching mathematics for 27 years. She holds a Bachelors degree and Masters of Mathematics Education from Mississippi College. lpurnell@jacksonprep.net