A+ Program

 Job Shadowing (12.5 hours of an approved Job Shadow experience can count toward A+ hours-these will NOT count toward community service hour total).  See Mrs. Krohn or Mrs. Luraschi if you are intereseted in job shadowing!

• All students must do the ON-LINE TUTOR TRAINING prior to beginning tutoring.

• **After you do the on-line tutor training, you need to print out the last page and turn into the A+ Office before beginning your tutoring.

• All tutoring must be done at a PSD school under the supervision of a PSD teacher.

• All tutoring must be approved by the A+ office.

• Students must provide their own transportation to & from the tutoring site. (After virtual learning ends)

• All tutoring must be documented and verified by the cooperating teacher.

• Hours can be tracked on the GOLD community service sheet.

• All tutoring must be completed by MAY 3rd of the student's senior year.

Students must have a 95% attendance rate by graduation to be A+ eligible. 

• • 95% is about 7 or 8 school days/school year a student can miss and still remain eligible.

  • ALL absences count against a student for the A+ Program.

  • Major illnesses, hospitalizations and surgeries can be appealed. Appeal forms can be obtained from the A+ office. Documentation as to the nature of the illness needs to be submitted with the appeal.

  • Regular doctor/dentist visits and minor illnesses (strep throat, sinus infection, flu,etc) can NOT be appealed. 

  • Attendance is calculated by the hour--so it is always better to miss only a partial day than a full day if possible!

Attendance Appeal Form

Students must maintain a record of good citizenship to attain A+ eligibility.

General guidelines are as follows:

• Any drug or alcohol offense is automatic removal from the A+ Program with no opportunity for an appeal.

• 10 days of In School Suspension (or 6 days in 1 school year) will result in the student being placed on A+ probation. *Probation lasts until graduation. 

• 5 days of Out of School suspension will result in the student being placed on A+ probation. *Probation lasts until graduation.

• 10 days of Out of School suspension will result in removal from the A+ Program.

Additional notes:

1. If a student has been placed on A+ probation receives any additional days of ISS, OSS or combined 10 hours of detention, the student will be removed from the A+ program.

2. No appeals are allowed for probation.

3. If a student is removed for citizenship infractions, they may appeal by completing the Citizenship Appeal Form and submitting to the A+ office.

4. Only 1 A+ citizenship appeal is allowed over the course of high school. 

Students must achieve a qualifying score on one of the following tests in order to be A+ eligible:

1. Proficient on the Algebra I end of course exam.

2. Proficient on a higher Math end of course exam. (i.e.: Algebra II)

3. Achieve a score of 17 on the Math subsection of the ACT.

*Students may achieve the qualifying ACT score AFTER high school graduation.

Pattonville students may retake the Algebra I EOC up to 3 times in order to achieve the Proficient score needed for the A+ Program. Retakes will be allowed in the fall testing window only. 

***STUDENTS MUST NOTIFY THE A+ COORDINATOR BY NOVEMBER 1 OF THEIR INTENT TO RETAKE THE END OF COURSE EXAM.

A+ Algebra 1 EOC Information 

For information on how to complete the FAFSA go to:   https://studentaid.gov/

Additional information about the FAFSA: https://mofafsa.org/ 

The FAFSA must be completed after December 1st of a student's senior year for A+ eligibility.

Some MO 4 year institutions offer PRIVATE (not state A+ funded) scholarships for students that complete the A+ Program. Below is a list of MO universities that generally offer a scholarship. *These are not guaranteed, may be competitive and an application may be required. Please contact the university for additional information.