Bayhill High School serves students with learning differences who are entering grades 9 – 12. Eligible students have an average to above average intelligence, yet struggle to excel in a traditional classroom or school setting due to a learning difference or a need for a small, personalized setting. Bayhill accepts students who can benefit from our unique approach to teaching students who thrive when given personalized instruction in a supportive environment.
Bayhill students often have learning disabilities, including the following:
Specific Learning Disability: This means that the student does not achieve commensurate with his or her age and learning ability levels. In most cases, a significant discrepancy between academic achievement and intellectual abilities exists in one or more of the following areas:
- Reading: word reading, comprehension, and/or fluency
- Math: computation and/or reasoning
- Written language: the mechanics of writing and/or ability to organize thoughts coherently
Students with a Specific Learning Disability may be diagnosed with one or more of the following:
- Dyslexia
- Dyscalculia
- Attention difficulties (ADD, ADHD)
- Auditory Processing Disorder
- Disorders of visual processing
- Language disorders
- Executive functioning difficulties
Other students may not have a learning disability, but require a small school with personalized instruction due to:
- Medical issues that may affect speed of processing or memory
- School anxiety
- Mild depression
Bayhill High School does not accept students with behavioral difficulties.