Parent/Student Information

ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT POLICIES 

We feel the parents play a vital role in the development of student athletes, therefore, we as coaches 
believe in the following: 

ACADEMIC PROBATION/ ELIGIBILITY 

A student's first responsibility is to their academic achievement before all other activities. Participation in our comprehensive student activity program and interscholastic athletic program is a privilege that comes along with being academically successful. In order to ensure that students place a priority on a well-rounded education, the following Academic Probation policy has been developed by the building-level Shared Decision Making Team. 

1. Students will be placed on the Academic Probation list if:

• They are failing one class
• Have an incomplete in one class
• Below 70% in two or more classes
• In addition, students will be placed on the Academic Probation list at the start of a new year if they failed one or more classes during the previous school year

2. Students will remain on the Academic Probation list for five weeks. The report will be posted on the Parent Portal and a copy will be given to the students during homeroom on Monday morning informing them of their eligibility status for the upcoming week. The updated list will be in effect from the beginning of the school day on Monday through the end of the day on Sunday. 

A.    Teachers will report weekly progress for the students on the Academic Probation
list each Friday afternoon. If a student has a 65% or above, they will receive an "S". If a student has an average below 65%, they will receive a "U". It is the discretion of the Teacher/Administration to change a U to a S.
B.    Students will be given a report during homeroom every Monday morning informing them of their eligibility status for the upcoming week.
C.    Parents/Guardians can view a copy of the report by logging into PowerSchool on a computer and clicking academic probation on the top left. The PowerSchool App will not accurately refelct the current academic status.
D.    If you have any questions about the report, you should email the individual teacher. For general questions, you can contact your child's guidance counselor at 716-992-3601.
E.    This letter will go home every five weeks that your child remains or is placed on academic probation.
F.    The updated list will be in effect from the beginning of the school day on Monday through the end of the school day on the following Sunday.
G.    It is the responsibility of the student to monitor their own academic progress in order to meet the requirements for participation in school sponsored events.
H.    While on Academic Probation (list is in effect for five weeks), students must meet the requirements located on the chart (see next page).
I.    Students who do not meet the requirements to be removed from the Academic Probation list each week will be unable to participate in any school-sponsered activities; this includes, but is not limited to: dances, club/organization activities, class trips, the musical, and all athletic events (either as a team member or spectator). Music department requirements for class grading purposes are exempt from this policy.
J.    It is the responsibility of all faculty advisors/coaches to enforce the Academic Probation list and to prohibit the participation of students whose names appear on the list in school extra-curricular activities.
K.    It is the responsibility of the student to monitor their own academic progress in order to meet the requirements for participation in school-sponsored events.
L.    While on the Academic Probation list for the five weeks, students will need to do the following: