F. Tutoring

before the test. Extended time testing may never conflict with another class.

In general, any student without documented learning differences may request to have extra time to complete a test. It is the student’s responsibility to make such a request to the teacher at least 24 business hours before the test. The decision to grant the request is solely up to the teacher, and only extends to that particular test.

Occasionally students need extra academic support. The student’s first course of action should always be to meet with the teacher of the course and to set up a regular meeting schedule if sustained support is needed. If a student needs additional support, parents/guardians may ask department chairs or the Director of Studies to recommend tutors. When a family provides additional support for a student, the Branson Policy for Receiving Academic Support applies (see below). It is not appropriate for Branson faculty to be compensated for tutoring Branson students during the school year.

On-Campus Tutoring

As a convenience, students may schedule to meet with a tutor in the Branson Library (subject to Branson’s guidelines for on-campus visitors). All tutors must be registered on an annual basis and complete a background check in order to tutor on campus, and they must inform the school of each student they tutor. Any tutor wishing to tutor on campus who has not already been registered should contact the Director of Studies in order to complete the registration process.

Branson Policy for Receiving Academic Support

Branson recognizes that access to additional, individual attention from tutors, peers, parents/guardians, siblings and others outside the Branson classroom can help some students attain a more thorough mastery of the course material. Such additional instruction is most effective when all involved understand each other’s expectations. Students are expected to tell teachers when they are working with an outside tutor, and communication between the teacher and tutor can be very effective. Importantly, a tutor’s assistance may not be so significant that it results in a student turning in work that is not their own. That will constitute a violation of the Honor Code, and in those instances, we will ask the students to find someone else to assist them.