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POLICIES - Academic Eligibility

Academic Eligibility: Statement of Policy - High School

  1. All students who are participating in extracurricular activities will have their academic record reviewed every 5 weeks by the Academic Eligibility Committee.
  2. Students who fail subject(s) in June will be placed on academic probation in September unless the subject is passed in summer school or the Guidance Department has deemed the subject beyond student's ability.
  3. Students who are failing one or more subjects at the midpoint of every marking period will be placed on Academic Probation for a period of 5 weeks until they are reevaluated at the end of the marking period.
  4. Students who receive an overall marking period average of below 65% at the end of the marking period will be placed on Academic Probation for a period of 5 weeks until they are reevaluated at the midpoint of the new marking period.  The overall marking period average is the average of all numerical grades received for that period on the report card.
  5. Students placed in ASD (after school detention) may participate in practice if the detention has been completed for that day.
  6. Students placed in SAP  (student alternative placement ~ in-school suspension) may not participate in practice or competition on that day. 
  7. If you are placed on Academic Probation, there are a number of things you can do to avoid becoming academically ineligible:
    1. You MUST attend 3 of 5 study halls per week after school.
    2. Attend all extra help periods as designed by the academic advisor
    3. Find help!  We want you to participate in extracurricular activities, and we want you to successfully complete your schoolwork. Your subject teachers, your coach or advisor, your parents, another student, a tutor - these are all resources you can use to help find a solution.
    4. Help yourself! Use the study time wisely. READ the material in your textbook and   
      take notes. Use index cards or outlines and study your notes before a test.  Hand in your homework - ON TIME. If the work seems overwhelming, break it down into individual assignments - one homework, one quiz, and one test at a time.
  • The first time a student does not attend 3 of 5 study halls per week; he/she will be assigned an ASD and/or SAP with a possible consequence of no practice for that day. 
  • The second time a student does not attend 3 study halls per week; he/she will become academically ineligible to participate in extracurricular activities for the remainder of the marking period or until further notice.

 
Putnam Valley Athletic Department, 146 Peekskill Hollow Road, Putnam Valley, NY 10579
Phone (845) 528-7412, Fax (845) 526-7852