Policy 7270								
Students							Revised May 2012

SUBJECT:	ACADEMIC ELIGIBILITY POLICY 2015 - 2016

Holley Central School recognizes the importance of academic preparation as the primary function of the school system.  Participating in extracurricular activities and interscholastic athletics is also important to the development of the total individual.  The Academic Eligibility Policy is an attempt to provide a positive opportunity to encourage students to fulfill their academic responsibilities while participating in extracurricular activities.

At the end of each five week marking period, grades are reported to the office.  Eligibility will be based on the grades for that marking period.  Students who fail more than one subject the fourth quarter of the prior year will begin the school year on probation.  Students who are failing more than one subject at the end of the first or any subsequent 5- week marking period will be on probation or will be ineligible.

Student pass privileges from study halls and lunch will also be granted based on the probation/ineligible list.  Students who are failing more than one subject at the end of the 5 week periods will not have pass privileges until the study hall teacher can verify, daily if necessary, that the students’ grades are currently passing.  

PROCEDURES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1.	All practices begin at 2:45 PM

2.	If in Academic Study Hall, students will report to practice @ 3:05 PM, unpenalized.

3.	Non-athletic clubs begin at 2:30 PM.

4.	Students who have been assigned ISS by an administrator during the day must complete the entire consequence before participation resumes.  Students who are dismissed from Academic Support Study Hall because of inappropriate behavior will not be permitted to participate or practice.

5.	Students who have been suspended out of school will be out of extracurricular for the length of the suspension x 2.

6.	Second OSS equals no participation for the season.

7.	At the end of each 5 week period, grades are reported to the office.

8.	Students who are failing more than one subject at the end of the first or any subsequent 5 week period will be on probation or will be ineligible.

9.	Students must carry 5.5 credits of coursework.

10.	At the completion of a grading period, a list of all students with 2 or more failures will be generated and distributed to all faculty and staff.

11.	For students, participation in the first quarter (fall) extracurricular activities will be determined by the previous fourth quarter (June) report card.

12.	Coaches and advisors are responsible for checking the eligibility list and notifying all students affected concerning their eligibility status (probation/ineligible) and emailing a list of those students to the Academic Support Study Hall Supervisor within the time frame specified.

13.	Students in PM WeMoCo will report to ISS for the last 20 minutes of their lunch period in order to be cleared for practice and/or participation. (The ISS supervisor will report attendance to the Academic Support Study Hall Supervisor.)

PROBATION 
– STUDENTS CAN PRACTICE, COMPETE AND PARTICIPATE

1.	Mandatory attendance at Academic Support Study Hall every school day whether there is an activity, practice or contest.

2.	Academic Support Study Hall begins at 2:30 PM and ends at 3:05 PM.

3.	Academic Support Study Hall Supervisor issues a Group Practice Pass and sends an email to the administrator of extracurricular activities and coaches of those not in attendance.  The administrator will periodically check at practices to make sure we are in compliance.

4.	A Student gives the Group Practice Pass to their coach or advisor. The Academic Study Hall Monitor emails the coach and the athletic director with names of missing students.

5.	If the coach or advisor does not receive a Practice Pass from the student, the student will not be allowed to participate.

6.	If academic requirements are met at the end of the 5 week probation period, the student is OFF PROBATION.

7.	If academic requirements are not met at the end of the 5 week period, the student becomes INELIGIBLE.

INELIGIBLE
–	STUDENTS CAN PRACTICE BUT CANNOT COMPETE OR  PARTICIPATE IN EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES 

1.	Ineligible period lasts for a minimum of 10 consecutive school days from the day the student begins attending.

2.	Students must attend Academic Support Study Hall every day for a 5 week period.

3.	After the 10th consecutive school day, students may ask the Academic Support Study Hall Supervisor for a clearance form.

4.	Students ask all teachers to complete the clearance form and then return the sheet to the administrator for academic clearance.

5.	The administrator signs the clearance form and student returns to Academic Study Hall.

6.	If cleared, students may practice, compete and participate, and must still attend Academic Study Hall every day for the remainder of the five week marking period.

7.	If not cleared, student will remain ineligible for the next five consecutive school days and may request a clearance form again on the sixth school day.

8.	The student may continue that clearance form process for the remainder of the 5 week period.

9.	If academic requirements are met at the end of the five week period, the student is NO LONGER INELIGIBLE.

10.	If academic requirements are NOT met at the end of the five week period, the student continues to be INELIGIBLE.