Instruction & Support

Top quality instruction and support from highly qualified staff is vital to student success. This is true in both online schools and traditional schools.

At Provost Academy faculty and staff positions are different than what you might be accustomed to, and different is good! Our unique instruction and support model allows instructors to focus on your student more than they might be able to at other schools while providing your student with higher quality support in every aspect of his or her education.

One might think of it as a team of specialists, all working together to provide your student with the best possible education. Each member of the team concentrates on only one area of support, which allows them to be highly trained and focused on achieving excellence in that specific area.

Instructional Staff

All Provost instructional staff are highly qualified teachers, with special training in online instruction. Each holds at a minimum, a bachelor's degree and a high school teaching credential. Click on a position below to see a full description of each person's responsibilities and how they will support your family's educational experience.

Academic Advisor

The academic advisor is the captain of your student's team of specialists - your student's guide to academic success. In a traditional school you may have a guidance counselor that you are lucky to meet with more than twice a year. Beyond that, the student's teachers do their best to address the needs of each student, but they are stretched thin and rarely know important factors like what is going on in the student's other classes or in their personal life. We think there is a better way!

Your academic advisor will work with the whole student, considering the student's academic and personal needs, and will coordinate with the student's instructors across all subjects to ensure the overall outcome of success. Your academic advisor will check in with your family regularly by email and phone. The academic advisor develops a lasting relationship with each student and his or her family, while working with them to develop an individualized learning plan based on the students unique challenges, interests and goals. Whenever possible the same advisor will be with you throughout your student's tenure at Provost Academy.

Teachers and Live Tutors

Attending an online school does not mean that students lack live interaction with teachers. Students will have live class and tutoring meetings in a 21st century version of a classroom, complete with speaking and listening capability, a projector, white board, note-taking tools, and the ability to "raise your hand". In this live classroom, instructors will lead students through activities such as a lecture, group discussion, language practice, or individual or group tutoring. Live on-demand tutors are also available in every subject for students who have a question or need help.

Additional Support

Guidance Staff

The guidance staff will work to ensure that students are informed and prepared for life after high school and know what it takes to achieve the next steps. This includes coordinating facilities and registrations for state tests and providing information about SAT's, college fairs, applications, and financial aid. Guidance counselors also coordinate opportunities for students to meet with post secondary education partners like colleges, community colleges, trade schools, and others organizations that prepare students for career readiness.

Parents

The support of parents is an important factor in achieving student success. At Provost Academy we equip parents to guide, motivate, and monitor student progress, and we make it easy to take an active role by staying informed about the curriculum and student achievement. With our Parent Portal, each parent receives a log-in which gives them access to all of the relevant information about each of their students’ academic progress from a single homepage. Parents at Provost Academy are encouraged to support and motivate learning, but are not required to provide instruction or tutoring.