ASFG strives to assist all students to meet the high expectations of our educational institution. When a student fails to achieve the minimum academic standards, has repeated disciplinary problems, and/or excessive tardies/absences, the school uses support systems such as At Risk and Conditional Matriculation (CM) to identify these serious concerns. See specific section policies within this handbook for details.
The first step, At Risk status, can begin at any time during the school year when there is a concern with a student’s academic performance, behavior, and/or attendance. Parents will be notified of the specific concerns in the form of a letter which will be filed in the student’s record. Administration, counselors, and/or teachers will share an action plan with the family and the student and family are responsible for implementing this plan. If at the end of the established At Risk period, the student successfully improves his/her academic performance, behavior, and/or attendance, he/she will be removed from this status. If however, the student is unsuccessful in improving his/her academic performance, behavior, and/or attendance this may result in conditional matriculation for the subsequent school year, summer school to regain credit, and/or not being permitted to return to ASFG.
The second step, Conditional Matriculation status, begins for students who have already been identified as At Risk or where there are serious concerns that a student may not be able to continue at ASFG in future years. Parents, administration and possibly students (based on age) will meet to develop a mandatory action plan to help the student improve his/her academic performance, behavior, and/or attendance. Success at meeting the requirements of this action plan will be reviewed during the school year. This document will be added to the student’s school record. At the end of the school year (or semester in high school), the student will be removed from this status if the student has successfully addressed the action plan. If however, at the end of the established CM period, the student is unsuccessful at meeting the requirements of the action plan and it is their first year with this CM status, it may result in summer school, reenrollment with CM status, and/or not being permitted to return to ASFG. If it is the student’s second school year with CM status within the same section or between consecutive sections (ex. elementary and middle school; middle school and high school) it may result in summer school and not being permitted to return to ASFG.
Action plans are developed based on individual situations and may require the student to receive tutoring outside of school, educational testing to better determine the student’s learning needs, and/or professional counseling. It is the responsibility of the student’s family to document their adherence to the school’s requirements and maintain regular communication with the appropriate ASFG staff involved.
Chronic disruptive or dangerous behavior may be dealt with as a major infraction and result in expulsion rather than part of the CM system.