Approaches to Learning (AtL) is a semester long course, graded on a pass/fail basis. An 80 percent constitutes passing and students receive 0.5 elective credit for the course. BHS identifies students who would benefit from the Approaches to Learning class through RtI team referral.

The class is individualized to the student's academic needs with the main focus on mastery of grade level standards in literacy and numeracy. In conjunction with this, students will also receive support in one or more of the following areas:

All students have access to their individual classroom teachers during the second half of lunch. This time may be utilized in a variety of ways: clarification of instruction, re-assessment, pre-teaching of upcoming topics, question/answer sessions, review for assessments, etc. This time may be scheduled with a teacher, or students may drop in during a teacher's specific open office hours.

Students who need assistance on day-to-day student habits of work completion may be assigned for 3-6 weeks with a content specific teacher (not necessarily their classroom teacher). During this time, a students' main task is completion of homework. Students may also be asked to check upcoming assignments, review for assessments, email parents weekly updates, etc. 

Students who struggle in multiple subject areas may be assigned to work with an executive function coach. All activities listed above may be involved, along with a strong focus on short term and long term organization across all courses.