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A student who receives less than a 2.0 GPA, or receives an "F" or two "D's" in any class at mid-term or the conclusion of a nine-week grading period will be placed on academic probation.

Academic probation will be invoked in the following manner:

1. Academic probation begins immediately.
   
   
2. The student will be placed on academic probation until grades are issued for the next 4½ week grading period.
   
   
3. A letter of notification will be sent to the parents.
   
   
4. A conference will be held with the parents, the student, the teacher(s), the counselor and the principal to give an explanation of the probation and suggestions for correction. A plan of improvement will be detailed and may include:
   
   
   1. Tutoring
      
      
   2. Peer-tutoring
      
      
   3. Periodic and structured communication between home and school.
      
      
   4. Alternative education.
      
      
5. If, when grades are issued for the next 4½ week grading period, the student still does not meet the academic standard and /or has not met the requirements of the improvement plan, then the student will be ineligible for the next 4½ week grading period. Ineligibility includes:
   
   
   1. Ineligibility for extra-curricular activities, including athletics, music, band, drama, and cheerleading.
      
      
   2. Ineligibility for extra honors during the grading period (i.e., Honor Choir, Honor Band, Musicale, and IHSAA competitions).
      
      
   3. Non-attendance at special field trips that take the student out of other classes. The administration may take into consideration cases where the teacher feels field trip attendance is imperative to the understanding of the lesson involved.
      
      
   4. The ineligible student is not to participate in extra-curricular practices.
      
      
6. When grades are next issued, if the student on probation has achieved the academic standard, then the student will be removed from probation.
   
   
7. If, after two consecutive grading periods on probation, the student is still not meeting the academic standard, the student may be subject to dismissal by the administration. If feasible, dismissal will occur at the end of a semester, rather than at the end of a quarter. The decision to dismiss may be appealed to the Board through the Academic Affairs Committee.
   
   
8. A student with chronic probation (chronic being more than two probationary periods within two years) will be considered for dismissal. However, attention will be given to exceptional circumstances (i.e., honors courses, advanced courses, family or personal difficulties).
   
   
9. A student who does not meet the academic standard in the fourth grading period of the school year will be placed on academic probation the next fall, unless the student passes a pre-approved correspondence or summer course that allows the academic standard to be met.