"By the care you take of your students show that you have a real love for them."

- Saint John Baptist De La Salle

The mission of the Blessed Stanley Rother Academic Support Program is to provide services to ensure that students with additional learning needs are offered a challenging, faith-based education with high expectations of academic, social and spiritual growth in an environment of love and acceptance.


Each student/family requesting admission to the Blessed Stanley Rother Academic Support Program at Bishop Kelley will participate in an evaluation process to determine if the support and resources are available and are in the best interest of the student, family, and learning community. This process may include parent interviews, diagnostic evaluations, reports from previous schools, observations conducted by the Bishop Kelley staff, and assessment of school capabilities.



The academic support program was named for Stanley Rother, a diocesan priest from Okarche, OK. who was martyred in Guatemala in 1981.


Components of the Rother Program

  • Highly qualified Learning Specialists direct the program
  • Learning Specialists work in conjunction with classroom teachers to assist students.
  • Students may access the Learning Specialists before school, at lunch, after school, or as directed by their classroom teachers.


Students with a Diagnosed Academic Disability

  • Must submit to a psycho-educational or psycho-neurological battery of tests.
  • May be eligible to receive additional accommodations for SAT or ACT if testing is current (within three years), and accommodations have been utilized in classes. Learning Specialists will submit the proper paperwork, but all decisions will be made by the testing agency.


Peer Mentors

In addition to academic support programming, students will be assisted by Peer Tutors and Peer Mentors in the classroom. Peers will participate in a class where they will be taught about learning challenges, strategies to assist peers and will

receive credit for the curricular class.

Academic Support Tiers

The program provides support according to each student’s individual learning needs.

Tier 1

Tier I is designed for students with intellectual disabilities. Students benefit from inclusion opportunities in a variety of academic and elective courses for 80-100% of the school day. Individualized instruction as needed is provided to facilitate their continued academic progress. Most students participating in Tier I will receive a “Certificate of Completion” upon graduation from the program. In addition to academic support programming, students will be assisted by Peer Mentors in the classroom. Peers will participate in a class where they will be taught about learning challenges, strategies to assist peers and will receive credit for the curricular class.

Tier 2

Tier II is a structured, specialized learning environment for diploma-bound students who need extra help with academics. This may include additional tutoring, assistance in the classroom, or resource room help.

Tier 3

Tier III serves students with diagnosed learning disabilities. This includes students who are identified with a processing, reading or math disorder, in addition to students with Autism, ADHD or other identifications.


Sources of Academic Support

All students may take advantage of the academic support resources available at Bishop Kelley; they are all free of charge:
 

  • Math Lab – Monday through Thursday after school from 3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. A teacher runs the math lab who can help students with any level of math. This is also a place to go for just getting homework in math completed. The location for Math Lab is posted in the front office and is available in the chart linked below. 
  • Writing Lab – Monday through Thursday after school from 3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. A teacher runs the writing lab who can help students with any level of English. This is also a place to go for just getting homework in English completed. The location for Writing Lab is posted in the front office and is available in the chart linked below.
  • Library: The library is open every day at 7:30 a.m. and stays open after school until 4:00 p.m. each day. The library offers a place to complete homework independently or in small groups.
  • Blessed Stanley Rother Academic Support Room: Located in the MQP, the Rother program is designed to help any level of student find success. The Rother Room opens at 7:30 a.m. each morning and is open until 4:00 p.m. each day.
  • Dining Hall Commons: The Commons is open until 5:00 p.m. every day for socializing and study.


Bishop Kelley’s Blessed Stanley Rother Academic Support Program is dedicated to Blessed Fr. Rother, who was a determined person who overcame his challenges. Stanley Rother grew up in Okarche, Oklahoma. He is the first US-born priest and martyr to be beatified by the Catholic Church. Blessed Fr. Rother loved working with his hands and helping out on his family’s farm. After graduating from Holy Trinity Catholic High School, he attended seminary for six years. He struggled to master Latin and was advised to withdraw from the seminary. Upon consultation with Bishop Victor Reed of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Blessed Fr. Rother attended Mount Saint Mary’s Seminary and graduated in 1963. Blessed Fr. Rother worked hard to overcome challenges and accomplish his goals. The Bishop Kelley Blessed Stanley Rother Academic Support Program is designed to support students with academic challenges to find success.

Questions? Contact:

Pat Hinson, Dean of Academic Support

phinson@bishopkelley.org

918-627-3390 ext. 145

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