Student Support Team
Browning is a school built upon forming strong relationships in which boys are truly known by their teachers and our educational professionals. We strive to support each student in reaching his highest potential by meeting his academic, physical, and social-emotional needs. The Student Support Team (SST) is a collaborative group of educators who meet weekly in each division to plan for and facilitate the support and resources each student needs to thrive. The SST includes division heads, deans, counselors, our nurse, academic learning specialists, and the Director of Equitable Practices and Social Impact. This team works closely with teachers, families, and students to ensure the success of every Browning student.
Health & Wellness
The health of the whole child includes physical wellness. A dedicated full-time health educator and two counselors provide a comprehensive health and wellness curriculum across all three divisions.
We also have our school nurse who works in close collaboration with faculty, families, and students. The school nurse is a presence for boys in every division throughout the day to support our entire student body K-12.
Counseling & Wellness
We have two professionally-trained and certified counselors on campus, including our Director of Wellness who works primarily with grades K-6 and our upper grades counselor who works with students in grades 7-12. Additionally, a consulting psychologist supports the work of the wellness team, providing supplemental resources and counsel to faculty and families as needed. Our wellness team is key in the life of the school, working closely with students, faculty, administration, families, and outside professionals to ensure the mental and emotional health and wellness of our boys.
More about The Browning Wellness Team
- Offers student check-ins and meets with boys one-on-one to support their wellbeing.
- Conducts social-emotional and life skills lessons in collaboration with our health educator.
- Organizes targeted small groups to provide support and skill building.
- Consults with classroom teachers regarding social-emotional, executive functioning, and conflict-resolution support for students.
- Completes classroom observation of students as needed when questions arise about social-emotional challenges or learning differences.
- Provides family education sessions and professional training for faculty.
- Provides resources and referrals when outside support is needed.
Learning Support
The Browning School has a team of four full-time learning specialists who work directly with students and teachers to support the academic success of each student. Each division has a dedicated learning specialist, ensuring student progress from year to year throughout a boy’s Browning career. Additionally, a dedicated math specialist for Grades K-8 works directly with students to bolster their math skills, as well as supports teachers in curriculum development and pedagogical practices in the mathematics classroom.
more about The Browning Learning Support Team
- Consults with teachers to provide pedagogical strategies to best meet the needs of all learners.
- Offers targeted pull-out and push-in intervention for individuals or small groups.
- Assists with academic progress monitoring and collects assessment data.
- Provides study skills instruction and targeted individualized assistance with executive functioning skills.
- Provides families with resources for home or outside support and collaborates with outside support providers.
- Coordinates documentation and implementation of reasonable accommodations for individual students as needed.
- Coordinates the implementation of universal (in all subjects and across all Middle and Upper School grade levels) organizational and executive functioning skills, such as note-taking, annotation, and graphic organizer use.
Browning Learn System Video
Are you interested in how we help boys build effective learning habits? Click here to watch this quick video from one of oyr learning specialists about the note making and active reading strategies we teach across our curriculum. It's part of our unique Browning Learning System.
