Re: Private School Needs an Academic Probation Policy
Posted by: Jean Bullock on 6/16/09
Browse the websites of other private schools. They often have
that sort of information available.
On 6/14/09, Jenni wrote:
> 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!