Advisor to Student Ratio

buuzn03
Mon, 29 Jan 2018 01:43:17 +0000

SMS assigns 5 kids to each advisor. They are all grade levels, as students are allowed to request a change at the end of an academic year. They seem to group based on sport, interest, etc at first. Advisories sit together for seated meals once or twice per month. Also, the advisor plans get togethers for the group once per month (berry picking, beach day, pumpkin carving, movie nights, etc).
Dorm parents live on either end of the dorm building, but other faculty are assigned to each dorm, as well. There are usually 4-5 additional faculty assigned to each dorm for study hours and bedtime checks. Kids are required to check in in person with the on-duty faculty member at the start of study hours and at bedtime. The faculty member is available for any questions or help needed with work. At bedtime, dorm parent takes over for emergencies.

DS was assigned his XC coach as advisor, which was great, because that was his first sport plus several teammates were in his advisory also.