SLUH Student and Parent Handbook - St. Louis University High ...
SLUH Student and Parent Handbook - St. Louis University High ...
SLUH Student and Parent Handbook - St. Louis University High ...
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Only semester academic grades are included on a student’s transcripts.<br />
Likewise, only the semester grades are figured into his cumulative grade point<br />
average.<br />
<strong>SLUH</strong> does not rank its students academically. Rather, colleges <strong>and</strong><br />
scholarship services are provided a school profile, a grade point average<br />
distribution <strong>and</strong> a course grade distribution to contextualize a student’s<br />
academic performance.<br />
K. Academic Probation <strong>and</strong> Eligibility<br />
A student is admitted to <strong>SLUH</strong> only after the admission committee <strong>and</strong><br />
administration have judged that he has the ability to engage the <strong>SLUH</strong><br />
curriculum successfully. His academic success, therefore, is expected <strong>and</strong> is<br />
considered a prerequisite to his participation in co-curricular activities.<br />
When a student fails to meet this expectation--either by earning a current grade<br />
point average below 2.00 or earning a grade of F or E in any class--he will be<br />
placed on academic probation for the following quarter. <strong><strong>St</strong>udent</strong>s who are<br />
placed on academic probation following the second semester grading period<br />
will remain on academic probation for the first quarter of the following<br />
school year. <strong><strong>St</strong>udent</strong>s placed on academic probation following the first quarter,<br />
first semester, or third quarter grading period, will also lose the privilege of<br />
participating in co-curricular activities for the following quarter.<br />
1. Academic Probation<br />
Placement on academic probation is the school’s response to a student who is<br />
not achieving minimal academic expectations in one or more classes <strong>and</strong> is,<br />
therefore, putting himself at risk of dismissal from <strong>SLUH</strong> (see Academic<br />
Policies).<br />
When a student is assigned to academic probation, a letter will be sent with the<br />
student’s report card by the Academic Assistant Principal (APA) informing<br />
him that he is ineligible to participate in co-curriculars <strong>and</strong> that he is on<br />
academic probation. The student <strong>and</strong> parent should sign the letter <strong>and</strong> return it<br />
to the Assistant Principal for Academics. The student will then meet with the<br />
school’s learning consultant to develop a plan to help him improve his<br />
academic st<strong>and</strong>ing. In all cases, the goodwill <strong>and</strong> participation of those<br />
involved in the development <strong>and</strong> implementation of the plan, including the<br />
student, will be expected.<br />
The parents of a student assigned to academic probation can check progress<br />
reports from their son’s teachers at least every two weeks on Powerschool.<br />
2. Co-Curricular Eligibility<br />
Although participation in co-curricular activities is encouraged <strong>and</strong> valued at<br />
<strong>SLUH</strong>, it is secondary to academic success. In order to motivate students to<br />
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