High School Academic Probation Policy
High school students who are not meeting expectations may be placed on Academic Probation if the student’s report at any time shows that:
- Unweighted Grade-Point Average (GPA) is below 2.0 (on a 4.0 scale) or
- Grades include one or more Fs or two or more Ds.
The parents of a student who is placed on Academic Probation at the quarter or semester will be notified by email.
Students who are placed on Academic Probation:
- May not be permitted to participate in school-sponsored activities such as athletics or drama. However, they and their parents may petition the Director of Athletics/Director and Upper School Head for permission to practice with a team or cast.
- May resume participating in school-sponsored activities such as athletics or drama when their grades warrant removal from Academic Probation, i.e. when they meet the standards of a GPA of 2.0 or better, and when there are no F’s and no more than one D reflected.
- May be required to retake failed courses.
- May lose scholarship assistance (if applicable) in the school’s sole discretion.
- May be dismissed from Oakwood High School as a consequence of their ongoing poor academic performance.
Notes:
- Test Grade-Point Average (GPA): A raw average of all of the student’s grades. Extra weight is not given to Honors or Advanced Placement courses.
- Students receive written Report Cards twice a year (at the end of each semester) which list a student’s grade for each course. These grades become part of a student’s permanent school transcript.
- Students on academic probation will receive regular monitoring by their teachers at intervals of no less than every two weeks, and athletic /drama participation may be determined by progress during these intervals.
- Students on academic probation may be required to attend weekly BOOST or other tutoring sessions until the grade improves to a satisfactory level. Senior privileges or other privileges may also be put on hold.