Regulation 2920-SC – Student Eligibility Requirements

(Policy 2920)
(Regulation 2920)
(Adopted – )

The Scott City R-1 School Board recognizes that school activity participation is a privilege and this privilege is extended to students who meet certain requirements for participation.

Activities subject to this policy include an athletic teams, cheerleaders, pom pon squad, band twirlers, speech team, student council, FBLA, school clubs, class officers, homecoming queen candidates, members of homecoming court, king and queen. candidates for prom, king and queen candidates for all school activities.

The letter grade C- and 4.0 grade average are used interchangeable in this policy and have the same meaning.

The requirements for school activity participation are as follows:

1. Be a member in good standing of a group listed above.
2. Meet all the requirements of Missouri State High School Activities Association for those activities governed by this association.
3. Have a C- or 4.0 grade average for the preceding quarter. This requirement will be waived for those students currently enrolled in the L.D. or E.M.H. Special Education program.
   1. Students who do not meet this requirement will not be eligible to participate in the applicable activities for one quarter of school.
   2. To be eligible for selection as a member of any extra-curricular activity the student must be eligible at the time of selection.
   3. Participation privileges will be restored at the end of the quarter if the student has at least a 4.0 grade average.
   4. Students who do not meet the 4.0 grade average requirement may elect to enroll in an after-school study program and have limited activities restored before the beginning of the next quarter. The requirements for the study program are listed below.
4. Students transferring to Scott City School will have activity eligibility determined by grades from their previous school.

STUDY PROGRAM

1. The study program will be held after school each day for a one-hour period.
2. Students will be responsible for their own transportation home at the end of the session.
3. Students who elect to attend the study session instead of losing a full quarter of activity participation must comply with all the study program requirements.
4. The study program will not be applicable in all instances. It cannot be used to delay or alter the selection or election process of extra-curricular activities.

STUDY PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

1. Students must attend a minimum of 3 sessions per week for at least two weeks. The principal may assign up to 5 times per week for each student, depending on how far below a 4.0 grade average the student is at the time the assignment is made.
2. Students must be cooperative with the supervising teacher in the study program, or they will be dropped from the program.
3. Students participating in the study program will be allowed to attend after-school practices on the day of their scheduled study session, but only after attending the session for that day. On days when the student is not assigned to study sessions, the student may practice at the normal time.
4. Participation during this two week period will be limited to practices only, and no game performances will be permitted. Students cannot dress for the game or be in uniform during this time or participate in any pre-game, game or post-game activities.
5. At the end of the two weeks study time, with a minimum of six (6) full study sessions attended, the student may ask the principal to determine if the grade average is at least 4.0. If the grade average is 4.0, the student will have his or her participation privileges restored. If the grade average is lower than 4.0, the student will be assigned to two (2) more weeks with a minimum of six (6) additional study sessions. This procedure will continue until the student has a 4.0 grade average or elects to drop out of the study program.
6. Students that get their eligibility restored by attending study sessions will have their grades checked again at mid-quarter and if the student has not maintained a C- average at mid-quarter then the student is ineligible. To become eligible again, the student must go back to the study program.
7. No student will be required to participate in the study program, but this will be the only way activity privileges can be restored in less than one quarter.

SUMMER SCHOOL

Students that are ineligible for activity participation at the end of the fourth quarter can use summer school attendance or correspondence course work to attempt to become eligible for the start of the first quarter. Summer school and correspondence courses will be calculated as follows:

Students repeating a course in summer school or by correspondence course work can substitute the new grade for the old grade. After the substitution is made, the grade average will be calculated to determine if the student has a C- average.

Students taking a course for the first time in summer school or by correspondence work can add this course to the courses that were taken the fourth quarter and the grade average will be calculated to determine if the student has a C- average.

DATES USED TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY

Grades for the preceding quarter will determine eligibility for the next quarter.

–End of first quarter – Determines eligibility for second quarter
–End of second quarter – Determines eligibility for third quarter
–End of third quarter – Determines eligibility for fourth quarter
–End of fourth quarter – Determines eligibility for first quarter

Eligibility for the fall homecoming queen candidates and the homecoming court shall be determined by the fourth quarter grades the previous year.

Eligibility for the winter homecoming queen candidates and the homecoming court shall be determined by the second quarter grades.

Eligibility for the Prom king and queen shall be determined by the third quarter grades.