Welcome to the Academic Center for Excellence
ACADEMIC CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE (ACE)
The Academic Center for Excellence provides educational support for students with average or above average intelligence who may experience difficulty with the transition to high school or with the demands of a college preparatory curriculum. Students attend ACE daily during their scheduled study period. Students receive individual and small group instruction. ACE teachers emphasize student improvement of the reading, writing, and math skills essential for academic success. ACE teachers also stress student improvement of organizational skills and study strategies. Parents may request that a student enroll in this program. This program accepts students based on need and includes students with and without learning disabilities.
Success in the Academic Center for Excellence depends on the student’s attitude and willingness to work at improving his or her skills. This involves student cooperation with ACE and content area teachers as well as student commitment of time and effort at home with parental supervision. The ACE program fosters student self-advocacy and student personal responsibility for assignments and grades. If a student is unwilling to participate in the study skill activities in ACE, the ACE teacher and the Paul VI administration may determine that ACE is not an appropriate placement.
There is a $100 (one time) registration fee and a $1,125 per semester tuition for ACE. Students must commit to the program for the full semester. ACE tuition is non-refundable. Financial assistance is available through the school’s regular tuition assistance program.
The PVI Admissions Office may require that a 9th grade student enroll in ACE for two consecutive semesters. It is assumed that a 10th, 11th, or 12th grade student will be re-enrolled in ACE for a second semester unless a parent requests that a student be withdrawn. Parents must notify the Director of Special Programs by mid-December or mid-May of their decision to withdraw their child from ACE. After these dates, parents will be billed for a second semester.
For more information about the Academic Center for Excellence, call Mrs. Anita Johnson, Director of Special Programs, at 703-352-0925 ext. 338.