Clarke County Democrat

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The Clarke County Board of Education recognizes the value of athletics and other extracurricular activities as they relate to the total education of students. The Clarke County Board of Education also recognizes and supports high academic standards and the necessity of developing a framework to annually assess each student’s athletic and extracurricular progress toward graduating from this school on schedule with his/her class.

The Board of Education also recognizes that the Class of 2000 and subsequent classes will be required by State Board of Education resolution to earn a minimum of 24 credits in grades 9-12, with four credits in science, mathematics, social studies and English.

The Clarke County Board of Education prescribes the following regulations for eligibility by students in this school system to participate in athletics and/or all extracurricular activities.

Each student in grades 9-12 must, for the immediate preceding school year, have a passing grade and earn the appropriate number of credits in each of six subjects that total six Carnegie units, including one credit each in English, science, social studies and mathematics.

Physical education may count as only one unit per year.

No more than two Carnegie units may be made up during summer school.

Eligibility shall be determined on the first day of the school year and shall remain in effect for one complete school year. A student may not become eligible after school begins (after the first day of school). Bona fide transfers may be dealt with according to rules of the Alabama High School Athletic Association for sports and rules to be developed by this Board of Education as it pertains to other extracurricular activities.

Each eligible student must have a minimum composite numerical average of 70 on the six Carnegie units from the proceeding year, including summer school. Summer school work passed may substitute for regular school work failed in computing the 70 average.

Each eligible student must meet the definition of a regular student as defined by the Alabama High School Athletic Association.

Any student who earns more than four credits in the core curriculum in any given year or who accumulates a total in excess of the required four per year may be exempt from earning the four core courses in the succeeding year as long as that summer remains on track for graduation with his/her class.

Each student below grade 9 shall pass five subjects with a composite numerical average of 70 with all other rules applying the same as to students in grades 9-12.




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