Northwood offers the following academic services in order to help students who need additional assistance with their work.

High School Plus - High School Plus is a program that enables students who have failed courses required for graduation to retake these courses for credit in their home schools. There is no fee for students enrolling in the High School Plus program.

National Honor Society provides tutoring for students.

Home and Hospital Teaching - The Home and Hospital Teaching program provides instructional services to students, at home or in hospitals, who are unable to attend a regular school program due to a physical or emotional condition. A student receives a minimum of six hours of instruction per week. Instruction takes place either in the home, library, or other public facility. A responsible adult, 21 years of age or older, is required to be present during instruction time in the home. Visit the Home and Hospital Teaching page.

Office Hours - If students are in need of individual assistance, they should see the appropriate teacher during office hours which are provided at various times after school.

1. Check Edline

Edline is an electronic program that reflects the grades your student has in each of his/her classes. Edline will tell you the current grade and will reveal what assignments may be missing. Edline does not reflect assignments which have been handed in, but have not yet been graded. Many teachers also post assignments/test dates on their Edline page. Any problems with Edline can be addressed through our Edline Super User Mark Brown at Mark_Brown@mcpsmd.org.

2. Make An Appointment To Stay After School

The teachers at Northwood are always willing to help students after school during their office hours. Students should talk to the specific teacher to find out when they are available. There are later school buses after school on Tuesday and Thursday. Departure is around 4 pm.

3. Specific Concerns

The student and/or parent can contact the teacher and/or counselor through email and telephone. Feel free to make an appointment to set up a meeting. Counselors are assigned by grade and last name of student. See counseling assignments here.

4. Attend School Regularly

5. Set Up A Routine Study Time and Place

Getting into a routine makes it easier to work on a regular basis each day.

6. Get Enough Sleep

Adequate rest provides energy to focus in class and after school.