ACADEMIC PROBATION POLICY: At St. Pius X, a student is placed on academic probation because (s)he either has a cumulative GPA below 2.00 OR has two failure grades from the previous semester.

While on probation, a semester long-status, a student is expected to improve grades.

The school administration sends out a letter to respective parents, notifying them of the probation status. One expectation the school has of both parent and student is coming to school earlier on late start days and taking advantage of special help availability.

There are a number of ways to achieve this academic improvement:

1) complete and turn in all assignments on time

2) take advantage of late start days and seek help from individual teachers

3) stay after school as needed to see teachers OR visit the Homework Center after school in the library

4) have the student check in with his/her mentor at Pius either daily or every other day (this is a service of the National honor Society). The mentors will assist a student individually OR act as a resource person for the student.

5) have parents require that agenda books for assignments be initialized daily by each teacher, and then check homework each night -- without fail! Please do not fall for the line "I got it done in school." If the student does, in fact, complete the assignment in school, then require that you, the parent, see the work. You can then check this assignment against the 3-week report that comes via mail or email.

6) check the school counselor's main page for a master tutor list.

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Beginning in September as teachers continue their "Faith Formation" program, teachers will have less time to assist students, and so students and parents will have to be more vigilant of when teachers are available, of securing the help of peer tutors (Mr. Lee will have a list of these), and being more willing and able to see teachers (or get help) before and after school. On Wednesday late start days, these peer tutors are available in the teacher's classroom or the commons area. Each teacher will have peer tutors who can assist students as needed, both on the late start mornings as well as other times.

A student on academic probation has that status for one semester. It is not to be confused with athletic eligibility which is checked and determined every six weeks. Even if a student's grades are improving to where the present GPA is above 2.00, the student remains on academic probation for the semester.

Academic Probation Letter for Parents

If a student fails a required class, (s)he must make up that class during the summer, either through the respective public school district's summer school, through an independent study class associated with a college or university, or through a certified teacher or tutor who has the approval of the St. Pius X administration. Mr. Lee, Mr. Monachino or Mr. Murphy will have information on available sources for this makeup.