Admissions
Academic Support Services
Our Application Process
To be considered, a candidate for Academic Support Services must have the following:
- An SJ23 application
- A current (within 3 years) psychoeducational evaluation by a licensed psychologist.
- A student interview with the Academic Support Services Committee
Acceptance:
Academic Support Services applications will be evaluated by committee on an individual basis. In addition to the required documentation, other criteria evaluated includes:
- Applicant’s ability to be successful in a college-preparatory setting
- Academic Support Services ability to meet the particular needs of each applicant
- Prior educational history; pattern and practice showing an ongoing need for accommodations
- Priority acceptance is given to current members of the St. John XXIII community and/or alumni of the school
All students applying for Academic Support Services must have appropriate documentation.
- A Psychoeducational evaluation completed by a licensed psychologist.
- The diagnosis must be clearly stated and must be supported.
- The evaluation must be current (within the last 3 years).
- Educational & developmental history is evident.
- The functional limitation is described.
- Recommended accommodations are justified.
- Evaluator’s credentials are established.
- Students with Learning Differences or ADD/ADHD must have cognitive and academic achievement testing.
- Students with Physical Disorders must have a recent medical evaluation.
The following are examples of commonly used assessments by a licensed psychologist to diagnose learning differences and the need for accommodations.
COGNITIVE ABILITY TESTS
- Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale or Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children
- Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Cognitive Abilities
- Stanford Binet Intelligence Scales
- Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children
- Differential Ability Scales
- Reynolds Intellectual Assessment Scales
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT TESTS
- Woodcock –Johnson Tests of Achievement
- Gates-MacGinitie Reading Tests
- Wechsler Individual Achievement Test
- Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement
- Test of Written Language
Academic Support Service fees are as follows:
2020-21 Academic Support Services:
- Level 2 - $3250
- Level 1 - $1100
Please direct all questions to Andrea Smith, Assistant Principal of Academics at asmith@sj23lions.org
St. John XXIII College Preparatory
Our Mission
We prepare the hearts and minds of our students to serve God and others.
We prepare the hearts and minds of our students to serve God and others.