 | HIES does everything within its power to ensure that
every student is properly supported by providing grade-level deans,
division chaplains, advisors, student health personnel, division
counselors and learning resource professionals.
Homerooms
Lower School homerooms
provide the students time to settle into the school day, gather
materials, and share time with classmates and the teacher. Often
homerooms will have “morning meeting” to bond, counsel, and focus for
the day’s activities. At the end of the day, homerooms come together again for
a “tutorial” period to begin homework, get extra help, or take
advantage of the time to gather materials needed for home.
Deans
In the Middle and Upper Schools, Deans are assigned a specific grade so that a close-knit community might be
developed within each grade level. Deans advise and support students on a variety of issues, including academics, discipline, and
overall wellness. In effect, the grade-level Dean is the principal for
his or her grade and the first point of administrative contact for
students and families.
Advisors
Middle School advisors are the main
communication link between home and school. Students know to seek out their advisor when having difficulties in any area of school
life, while parents are encouraged to turn to this educator when
concerns about their child arise. Advisors receive grade reports from
their advisees' teachers and conduct conferences with the students' parents. Students begin their day with a 20-minute Advisory period, and end the school day four times a week with a tutorial period supervised by advisors.
The Advisory system in the Upper School ensures that throughout a
student’s high school career they will have at least one adult who
knows them well. The faculty advisor follows that student throughout their four
years at HIES, monitoring grades and academic progress and
watching for signs of emotional distress or social difficulties.
Chaplains
The four division chaplains support each student’s spiritual growth, needs and
challenges in one-on-one dialogues as well as in leading our weekly
chapels, and in their teaching roles.
Students and their families are welcome to in the chaplains’ offices
throughout the school day. The chaplains’
responsibility is to provide a comfortable atmosphere for students to explore
their individual spiritual journey, regardless of faith affiliation.
Counselors
Counseling
services are provided in all divisions. These services include general social emotional
counseling. Parents are encouraged to contact the counselor at any time
to review a child's progress and status.
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