Re: Private School Needs an Academic Probation Policy

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We're losing students too, and had to cut a few teachers for the
coming fall. We talk a big talk, but when push comes to shove,
I also wonder whether we can actually afford to boot out these
students despite them holding back the rest of the class. Our
waiting list is much shorter than previous years unfortunately.

On 6/16/09, wondering wrote:
> Do you still have a waiting list in these times? Can your
> school afford to boot students in these times? I'm impressed.
> We're starting to lose students to the times.
>
>> 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!
 

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