Advisory

The Middle School advisory program seeks to help every BGA student be a success, as defined by the school’s mission statement.

The advisor is the nexus of the student’s success and helps the faculty, the family, and the student work together as a team. Every Middle School student has an advisor and a homeroom. Advisories and homerooms are part of our Grade-Level Teams, and so students have a new advisor and homeroom each year as they move through the Middle School. This allows each student to be known well each year by multiple adults--teachers, team leaders, coaches, and advisors--during the crucial adolescent years.

The advisor has 2 primary responsibilities:

To support the student (academically, artistically, athletically, socially, etc.)
To advocate for the student (his or her needs and interests)

Ways the Advisor can support and advocate for students:

Model behavior
Engage students during advisory through empathy, listening, acceptance, and fun group activities
Monitor academic progress (attendance, grades, testing, and teacher evaluations)
Encourage participation in school teams, clubs, and activities
Lead students in community service activities
Communicate with teachers, coaches, and administrators to meet students’ needs
Communicate progress and concerns to parents via phone, email, and conferences
Help identify, develop, and encourage each student’s strengths

Harpeth Campus

Grades K-4
150 Franklin Road
Franklin, TN 37064

Glen Echo Campus

Grades 5-12
336 Ernest Rice Lane
Franklin, TN 37069

Phone Numbers

Main: (615) 794-3501
Lower: (615) 567-2002
Middle: (615) 567-9013
Upper: (615) 567-8513
Admissions: (615) 567-8463

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A co-educational, college preparatory school for K-12 students in Franklin, Tennessee.