Eligibility Requirements

 Minerva Central School Ineligibility Policy

The ineligibility list is generated every 2 weeks within each marking period. Ineligibility dates will be distributed at the beginning of the school year.

Teachers submit failing students’ names, with the numerical grade, every two weeks (purple sheets) to the guidance office.

Any student failing more than one class is ineligible and parents/guardians will be notified by the classroom teacher when a student is failing their class.

Students can participate in practice/rehearsals while ineligible.

Students cannot participate in games, extra-curricular events, or be granted special privileges while ineligible.

Ineligible students are restricted to their study halls (no passes) and are not eligible for activity period privileges.

A student can be eligible as soon as he/she is failing less than 2 classes.

• If a student brings his/her class average to passing, the student may retrieve a purple sheet from Mrs. Galkiewicz for their teacher to sign off that they are now passing. After Mrs. Galkiewicz receives the purple sheet back, she will make the student eligible.
• The teacher will input the grade into the Eschool gradebook.
• The student will be taken off the ineligibility List when he/she is failing less than 2 classes. Mrs. Galkiewicz will remove the student from the ineligibility list

A parent, student, or teacher may request a meeting regarding students grades through the guidance office or directly with the teacher.

Students are encouraged to independently seek out their teachers for extra help during and/after school.

Under certain circumstances, when student academic performance is continuously poor, the administration may require alternative eligibility standards.

Activity Period

All students in grades 7-12, who are not scheduled for a class during period 9, will be scheduled into a study assistance.

If eligible, students will have the option to leave their assigned student assistance and report to one of the activity period options.

Activity period currently includes two types of activities, extra-curricular activities and open activities,

each having specific eligibility requirements.

Extracurricular Activities are the traditional organized activities and school clubs such as: Academic Bowl, Youth in Government, Yearbook, Ember, Student Council, National Honor Society, Odyssey of the Mind, Class Fund-Raising Meetings, etc. Meetings for these activities will be scheduled during period 9 in addition to some after school time.

In order to be eligible for participation in Extracurricular Activities, scheduled during period 9, students must be:

In attendance for the entire school day (the same as is required when the activity is scheduled outside of the school day).

Note: To participate in Extracurricular Activities and clubs scheduled outside of the regular school day, standard ineligibility standards apply. Students must be in attendance for the entire school day.

Students who are on the ineligibility list are allowed to attend practices/meetings but are not eligible for events/competitions/etc.

Open Activities include the gym/athletic field, open library, and some scheduled structured activities.

In order to be eligible for Open Activities, students must be:

• In attendance for the entire school day • In good academic standing (as outlined in the attendance policy)
•  In good overall academic standing (be eligible to participate in extracurricular activities and not on the ineligibility list)
• Up to-date with all homework assignments