ACADEMIC PROBATION
The Assistant Principal of Curriculum in consultation with the Director of Counseling Services may place a student on Academic Probation if their performance places them in danger of academic dismissal. Parents are notified and must meet with the student’s counselor to plan a strategy for success.
● Students who receive 2 failures at the end of the quarter are placed on academic probation and must attend tutoring sessions before or after school.
● Students who receive 2 failures at the semester are placed on academic probation for the remainder of the school year, and are required to make these courses up in summer school or through an alternative approved by the Assistant Principal of Curriculum in consultation with the Director of Counseling Services before being readmitted to Bishop Alemany the following fall.
ACADEMIC DISMISSAL
If a student fails 3 or more courses during the school year, including at the conclusion of the first semester, the student may be required to withdraw. The student’s academic and disciplinary record will be considered in making this decision.
If the student is allowed to continue at Bishop Alemany, an agreement listing specific conditions for continued matriculation must be signed by the student, parent(s) or guardian(s), and the Assistant Principal of Curriculum.
Failure to abide by the terms of the agreement will result in the student being asked to withdraw according to the following process: Students may be academically dismissed by the Academic Board* in the following circumstances:
● Excessive failures in one semester or one full academic year
● Semester failures not made up in summer school
● Having to take courses outside of Alemany during the regular school year in order to be on track to graduate
● Not adhering to the guidelines of Academic Probation
● Being on Academic Probation for two successive semesters
The purpose of the Academic Board is to furnish Bishop Alemany High School with a system in which the rights of both the school and the individual student are respected and treated justly when dismissal for academic failure is a possibility.
*The Academic Review Board is a committee consisting of five members of the faculty. The board is asked to meet when a student has failed academically and the academic leadership of the school feels that student has not put forth the effort necessary or shown progress agreed to in previous meetings with the counseling staff. As part of the review process, the student and the student’s parent(s)/guardian(s) are given the opportunity to meet with the Academic Board.
Within 48 hours of the meeting, the Principal will contact parents to communicate the decision of the Academic Board.
Students required to withdraw from Bishop Alemany for academic reasons (only) may apply for readmission, pending on space availability, when the following conditions are satisfied:
1. All missing credits are made up (courses to be chosen from the subject areas of English, Social Studies, Foreign Language, Math or Science); Assistant Principal of Curriculum determines that the student is back on path to graduate.
2. For first semester dismissals, students must attend another high school for a minimum of one FULL semester and submit a record showing:
● Satisfactory attendance.
● A minimum grade point average of 2.0.
● A positive letter of recommendation from the school attended.
● A positive recommendation from the Bishop Alemany Dean of Discipline.
Students who are readmitted will be placed on academic probation for one semester.
WITHDRAWAL OF STUDENTS
Arrangements for a student to withdraw/transfer from Bishop Alemany are made in the Registrar’s Office. The parent(s)/ guardian(s) must accompany the student when withdrawing or transferring from the school to sign the various forms and to meet with an administrator. The school grants full credit for all work a student accomplished up to the time of transfer.
