A student services office provides personal and academic counseling and handles disciplinary matters. Teachers and administrators often use this office to initiate communication with parents. A newsletter for parents, News from the Hill , is a product of the cooperation between the PTC and the school administration. In addition, regular contact with parents is made through mid-term progress reports, personal phone calls home, and conferences with parents when they are needed. All members of the community are encouraged to support athletic events, performances, and awards assemblies.
Communication is ongoing for students who have special concerns.
In child study meetings, the progress and behavior of special needs students are reviewed. Programs have been designed to provide for discussion of faculty concerns about students at risk and to meet the needs of students who have returned to school from outside placements. Opinion surveys distributed to students, faculty, and parents reveal a generally positive attitude toward the school. Students, however, express somewhat less enthusiasm for the school climate than parents and teachers. Students feel that generally the faculty enjoys teaching and are respectful of them.