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Plan For Academic Recovery (PAR)

A "Plan for Academic Recovery" helps students who receive below average grades continue to participate in extra-curricular activities providing they adhere to certain rules and regulations.

Note: Participation in any RUHS extra-curricular program is a privilege, not a right. Students earn this privilege through regular attendance at school, behaving as good citizens in school and during their chosen activities, and/or by demonstrating a basic level of compliance with CAPE standards (middle school only). As long as a student is in good disciplinary standing, he or she may begin each academic year eligible for extra-curricular participation.

The Eligibility requirements to begin or continue participation in any extra-curricular activity are as follows:

1. Students will demonstrate a commitment to academic achievement.
   1. If a student receives an F or is in danger of failing during an interim (or at the end of Q3), he/she must take personal responsibility to improve his/her grades. The student must complete a "Plan for Academic Recovery" (PAR) and have it signed by his/her TA, case manager, and if one is involved, parent/guardian; he or she must then turn it in to the Athletic Director or Activity Advisor. If a PAR is not in place, a student will be ineligible to play or practice in any sport or activity.
   2. The student then has until the date(s) listed on the Plan sheet to complete all work assignments, regain academic standing, and obtain teacher’s sign-off.
   3. The student may continue to participate as long as he/she follows all of the steps and requirements outlined in the Plan, or is released by the teacher(s) involved.
   4. Failure to comply with any part of the Plan, or failure to turn in a plan sheet with teacher sign-off, will result in the student being immediately ineligible to participate in games, practices, events, performances and/or travel with the co-curricular activity. 
   5. On the recommendation of the principal, a student who receives one or more F’s on a report card during the school year may be denied continued participation.
   6. If a student is rendered ineligible due to failure to complete a PAR, he/she will remain ineligible for the remainder of that sports season (athletes) or until the next reporting period (year-long co-curriculars) with passing grade required in class(es) that generated the PAR (interim or quarter).
   7. Successful completion of a Plan must be followed by continued academic success in allclasses. At the teacher’s discretion a student may be required to attend after school help
      sessions or begin a new Plan.

Students who are eligible for a PAR will take the PAR Plan Sheet to each teacher concerned. The teacher and the student will agree on an academic plan to address the deficient areas and a due date. The student then submits the plan sheet to the Athletic Director or Activity Advisor. The student will keep a copy of the plan for future sign-off by teacher(s). The AD will alert coaches of students who are on a PAR and the date(s) that the PAR sign-off sheets are due. Once the student has complied all actions on the plan sheet he/she obtains  teacher sign off and the student submits the sign-off sheet to the Athletic Director or Activity Advisor.

To see a sample PAR sheet, click here.

NOTE: IT IS THE STUDENT’S RESPONSIBILITY TO COMPLETE AND RETURN THESE FORMS TO THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR OR ACTIVITY ADVISOR!