I teach at a private elementary/middle school in southern
CA, and we've always threatened an academic probation
policy in the past, but we never followed through. The
students continue doing miserably year after year, holding
back the other students, and they really aren't getting the
quality education that they deserve and could get in a
public school with a special needs program. We've designed
a committee to write up an academic probation policy for
the fall that we will stick to; students not performing up
to our standards will be dismissed from the school; this is
one of the perks of a private school! My question is,
would anyone be willing to share their school's academic
probation policy? Do your parents sign a contract at the
beginning of the year with certain steps to be followed or
attained? Thanks so much for your time. This is my summer
project, and I want to get it out of the way!