Why Middle School Advisory?

From Association for Middle Level Education - https://www.amle.org/BrowsebyTopic/SchoolCultureClimate/CulDet/TabId/199/ArtMID/825/ArticleID/279/Culture-of-Connectedness-through-Advisory.aspx

Creating a Culture of Connectedness through Middle School Advisory Programs

• Strong advisory programs address issues of community.
• Strong advisories promote open communication.
• Strong advisors know and care about their advisees.
• Strong advisors closely supervise their advisees’ academic progress.
• Strong advisors are problem solvers and advice givers.
• Students and advisors perceive that advisory directly improves academic performance.
• Students and advisors perceive that advisory functions as a community of learners.