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) full scale psychoeducational evaluation by a licensed professional.
- 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 professional.
- 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 professional 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 the Director of Academic Support Services, Sharon Turner at sturner@sj23lions.org
St. John XXIII College Preparatory
Our Mission
St. John XXIII College Preparatory forms the hearts and minds of young men and women in a Christ-centered community dedicated to academic excellence, the pursuit of virtue, and service to others in the Tradition of the Catholic Church.