Academics
School Counseling
Academic Enhancement
Learning Differences
Rockhurst Counseling Department
As part of the Academic Enhancement program, the Counseling Department offers support services for students with learning differences. Students with diagnosed learning differences have been successful in courses offered at Rockhurst High School and can be among the most gifted academic performers.
Academic success with a learning difference requires a Rockhurst student to possess certain qualities:
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- Ability to self-advocate
- Willingness to work at the level of his Rockhurst peers
- Self-monitoring skills with work and behavior
- Perseverance
- Excellent parental support
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Counselors help students with Dyslexia, ADD/ADHD and other specified learning differences to work toward and achieve their academic potential. Support and limited classroom accommodations are provided depending on the specific needs of the individual, including extra time for exams and preferential seating. To be considered, parents should send results of their student's diagnostic learning differences testing to Scott Reagan, Academic Services Coordinator.
Counseling Department Office
- Office Hours: School days, 7:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. If contacting outside these hours, know that your counselor might still respond, but you should contact another trusted adult or dial 911 if urgent attention is needed.
- Individual counselors are available at additional times.
- Contact a School Counseling Office member and/or email to schedule an appointment:
- Ryan Brennan, rbrennan@rockhursths.edu, x155
- Kim Brown, kbrown@rockhursths.edu, x515
- Ali Cooper, acooper@rockhursths.edu, x233
- Carol Dougherty, cdougher@rockhursths.edu, x151
- Karen Moore, kmoore@rockhursths.edu, x150 (Administrative Assistant)
- Chris Bosco, cbosco@rockhursths.edu, x519 (Assistant Principal for Student Life)
