Student Support Center | Hampton Roads Academy | VA
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Student Support Center | Hampton Roads Academy | VA
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Student Support
Justin Estreicher
2025-11-11T08:58:47-05:00
Student Support Center
Personalized Resources to Empower Students
Students at Hampton Roads Academy learn far more on campus than writing, math, science, and history. Our goal is to equip Navigators with the skills and self- assurance they need to excel as students and in their academic and professional careers after graduation. HRA’s Student Support Center embodies this holistic educational philosophy, integrating student success with comprehensive academic support services. Here, Upper School students benefit from regular, personalized assistance that addresses their academic needs and helps them develop strategies for achievement in the classroom and beyond. The Student Support Center not only provides resources to ensure our students’ excellence, but also reinforces the Academy’s culture of resilience, confidence, and care.
Supporting Academic Success for Every Student
Student Support Center Philosophy and Purpose
HRA aims to challenge its students with a rigorous curriculum, but we are equally committed to providing students with the academic support they need. The objective of the Student Support Center (SSC) is to deliver regular, personalized help that is catered to their academic needs and reinforces such critical skills as organization, time management, and goal-setting. Taking a unique approach to the learning experience of each member of our diverse student body, we will assist students in
identifying their strengths and weaknesses and developing strategies for success, with an emphasis on self-advocacy and accountability. Whether students seek to enhance their study habits or require a plan to recover from setbacks in specific subjects, they will find a proactive and compassionate resource in the SSC.
The Student Support Center is currently focused on the needs of our students in Grades 9-12, though we plan to evolve to serve Middle School students as well. Taking an integrated approach to academic support, the SSC collaborates with faculty to develop classroom strategies and ensures
that students and families feel supported and empowered throughout their HRA careers.
Lisa Thatcher
Director of the Student Support Center
757-884-9154
lthatc@hra.org
Our Services
The SSC offers a wide array of resources, ranging from academic reinforcement to counseling services. We support students returning to school after an extended absence due to illness or other causes. We provide targeted assistance to
students with documented processing, memory, and attention deficits and/or specific learning disorders/disabilities. And we help students excel no matter what challenges they may face in the classroom. Our ultimate goal is to transform moments of academic stress into into opportunities for growth and achievement.
The Student Support Center’s services include:
Comprehensive student support, including mental health counselor services, an advisory system, academic assistance, and executive functions skills coaching
Guided study halls for students struggling with time management, organization, self-advocacy, and grades
Peer tutoring
After-school tutoring in the SSC (for an additional fee)
Assistance in coordinating help sessions with teachers during office hours (7:30-8:05 am and 3:00-3:30 pm)
Facilitation of necessary accommodations for
students with learning differences and communication of Student Accommodation Plans with the teaching team
Extended-time testing and a quiet testing space for Middle and Upper School students
Learning Accommodations
Based on
a
student educational evaluation dated within three years
, the Student Support Center will coordinate appropriate accommodations for students with documented learning differences and communicate them to the teaching faculty. Learning accommodations will be limited in their application and may not fundamentally alter the nature of the curriculum.
Support options may include:
Preferential seating in the classroom
Quiet work space
Small group/quiet testing space
50% extended time for assessments
Note: HRA may not be able to provide all accommodations that are recommended in psycho-educational testing.
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739 Academy Ln, Newport News, VA 23602
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Student Support
Justin Estreicher
2025-11-11T08:58:47-05:00
Student Support Center
Personalized Resources to Empower Students
Students at Hampton Roads Academy learn far more on campus than writing, math, science, and history. Our goal is to equip Navigators with the skills and self- assurance they need to excel as students and in their academic and professional careers after graduation. HRA’s Student Support Center embodies this holistic educational philosophy, integrating student success with comprehensive academic support services. Here, Upper School students benefit from regular, personalized assistance that addresses their academic needs and helps them develop strategies for achievement in the classroom and beyond. The Student Support Center not only provides resources to ensure our students’ excellence, but also reinforces the Academy’s culture of resilience, confidence, and care.
Supporting Academic Success for Every Student
Student Support Center Philosophy and Purpose
HRA aims to challenge its students with a rigorous curriculum, but we are equally committed to providing students with the academic support they need. The objective of the Student Support Center (SSC) is to deliver regular, personalized help that is catered to their academic needs and reinforces such critical skills as organization, time management, and goal-setting. Taking a unique approach to the learning experience of each member of our diverse student body, we will assist students in
identifying their strengths and weaknesses and developing strategies for success, with an emphasis on self-advocacy and accountability. Whether students seek to enhance their study habits or require a plan to recover from setbacks in specific subjects, they will find a proactive and compassionate resource in the SSC.
The Student Support Center is currently focused on the needs of our students in Grades 9-12, though we plan to evolve to serve Middle School students as well. Taking an integrated approach to academic support, the SSC collaborates with faculty to develop classroom strategies and ensures
that students and families feel supported and empowered throughout their HRA careers.
Lisa Thatcher
Director of the Student Support Center
757-884-9154
lthatc@hra.org
Our Services
The SSC offers a wide array of resources, ranging from academic reinforcement to counseling services. We support students returning to school after an extended absence due to illness or other causes. We provide targeted assistance to
students with documented processing, memory, and attention deficits and/or specific learning disorders/disabilities. And we help students excel no matter what challenges they may face in the classroom. Our ultimate goal is to transform moments of academic stress into into opportunities for growth and achievement.
The Student Support Center’s services include:
Comprehensive student support, including mental health counselor services, an advisory system, academic assistance, and executive functions skills coaching
Guided study halls for students struggling with time management, organization, self-advocacy, and grades
Peer tutoring
After-school tutoring in the SSC (for an additional fee)
Assistance in coordinating help sessions with teachers during office hours (7:30-8:05 am and 3:00-3:30 pm)
Facilitation of necessary accommodations for
students with learning differences and communication of Student Accommodation Plans with the teaching team
Extended-time testing and a quiet testing space for Middle and Upper School students
Learning Accommodations
Based on
a
student educational evaluation dated within three years
, the Student Support Center will coordinate appropriate accommodations for students with documented learning differences and communicate them to the teaching faculty. Learning accommodations will be limited in their application and may not fundamentally alter the nature of the curriculum.
Support options may include:
Preferential seating in the classroom
Quiet work space
Small group/quiet testing space
50% extended time for assessments
Note: HRA may not be able to provide all accommodations that are recommended in psycho-educational testing.
Schedule a Tour
At Hampton Roads Academy
"
*
" indicates required fields
Learn More about HRA
Ready to experience the Hampton Roads Academy difference? If you have a question that you do not see answered, contact our Office of Admissions. A member of our team will contact you shortly.
Get in Touch
Call Admissions
Text Admissions
Email Admissions
Visit Us
Charting Futures, Shaping Leaders
(757) 884-9100
739 Academy Ln, Newport News, VA 23602
Monday – Friday: 7:30 am – 5:00 pm
Copyright
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739 Academy Ln, Newport News, VA 23602
|
(757) 884-9100
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