Section
10-043 Senior Early Release For
College Attendance
1.
All seniors must attend at least
6 class periods during the first semester of their senior year.
(This would equate to their 7th complete semester of attendance in high
school.) Students may be released
from attending during the 7th class period to attend an approved college class.
2.
During the second semester of
the senior year (the 8th semester of attendance) a student may be released from
school with less than a full day of attendance under the following conditions.
a.
The parent or guardian of the
student must request in writing approval to attend less than 6 class periods.
b.
The student must attend at least
2 class periods in high school and enroll in the required English and Kansas
History/American Government classes.
c.
Student attendance in high
school must be in consecutive class periods.
d.
Students must enroll in one
dual-credit college class for each class period of release from high school
classes minus the one travel class. (Example:
If a student attends 2 periods per day in high school they must enroll in
four 3 hour college classes for dual credit.)
This policy may be amended by the high school principal in cases where
the schedule would cause an overload. Students
wishing a waiver should make the request in writing to the high school principal
and should state the reasons for the request.
e.
Students who drop a college
class will have that class listed on their high school transcript with a
recorded grade of F. This
qualification is subject to appeal to the high school principal and the F grade
could be changed to WD if approved by the high school principal.
f.
The student must present proof
of payment of college fees prior to the second day of the beginning of the high
school second semester or the student will be required to drop the college
classes and enroll full time in high school.
g.
It will be the responsibility of
the high school student to present an official copy of the grade report for
college classes to the high school registrar.
If this copy is not presented within 30 days of the completion of the
class the grade will revert to an F on the high school transcript.
This qualification is subject to appeal to the high school principal and
the F grade could be changed to WD if approved by the high school principal.
h.
All classes which are required
for graduation from
i.
Students who plan to participate
in extra-curricular activities must meet the eligibility requirements of the
State High School Activities Association and local Board of Education
requirements. The student is
responsible to provide all grade information necessary from their dual-credit
classes to determine eligibility. Students
will meet the same timeline requirement as all other students.
j.
The student is responsible for
getting any necessary information from our high school regarding graduation
practice time, ordering announcements, cap and gown orders, etc.
k.
All obligations to
l.
Any of the above requirements
are subject to review by the high school principal and can be waived if
circumstances justify change.
Approved by Board