No. 122
WILSON
SCHOOL DISTRICT
SECTION:
PROGRAMS
TITLE:
EXTRACURRICULAR
ACTIVITIES
ADOPTED:
October 4, 1995
REVISED:
February 21, 1996
122. EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
1. Purpose
SC 511
The Board believes that the goals and objectives of this district are best achieved by
a diversity of learning experiences, some of which are more appropriately conducted
outside the regular classroom curricular program of the school.
All learning experiences offered by the schools of this district - curricular and
extracurricular - should be planned and integrated for the purpose of attainment of
the district's educational objectives.
2. Definition
Title 22
Sec. 5.217
For purposes of this policy, extracurricular activities shall be those activities
which are sponsored or approved by the Board but are not offered for credit toward
graduation. Such activities shall ordinarily be marked by student participation in the
processes of initiation, planning, organizing, and execution and available to all
students who voluntarily elect to participate except that where eligibility
requirements are necessary or desirable. The Board shall be so informed and must
approve the establishment of eligibility standards before they may be operable.
3. Academic
Eligibility
Junior High
If a student fails two (2) major subjects or one (1) major and two (2) minors, s/he
will be ineligible to participate in contests and/or performances. In addition, said
student will be required to attend tutoring sessions at least three (3) days per week
until passing grades are achieved.
High School
If a student fails one or more major subjects, s/he will be required to attend tutoring
sessions at least three (3) days per week until passing grades are achieved. As long
as said student is attending the minimum number of tutoring sessions required per
week, s/he may participate in contests and/or performances. If the number of
subjects failed during any given week reaches three (3), the student is automatically
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ineligible to participate until passing grades are achieved. In all cases where a
student must attend tutoring sessions, s/he is required to attend a minimum of three
(3) days per week until passing grades are achieved or said student will be ineligible
to participate in the week's contest, performance or activity.
4. Authority
SC 511
P.L. 98-377
The Board shall make school facilities, supplies and equipment available and assign
staff members for the support of a program of extracurricular activities. Such
availability and assignment shall be in accordance with the Equal Access Act.
Athletic facilities will be made available by the Extracurricular Director for any
interscholastic contest; intramural contest, practice sessions or other after-school
activities by prearranged schedule changes in such schedule may be approved by the
Director with the agreement of both parties involved in any exchange of time
allotment.
5. Delegation of
Responsibility
The Superintendent shall prepare procedures to implement an extracurricular
program.
No new interscholastic or intramural sports shall be introduced into the junior high,
junior varsity or varsity programs without the specific recommendation of the
Extracurricular Director and Superintendent to the Board, nor until affirmative
action has been taken by the Board at a regularly scheduled meeting.
Marching Band and Other Performing Groups
In addition to performing at all football games, the senior high marching band will
participate in a limited number of band competitions and parades. In acting on a
request for participation in non-regularly scheduled events, the Superintendent will
consider the availability of funds budgeted for this purpose.
Other music groups may participate in a limited number of engagements at the
discretion of the Superintendent.
All trips requiring overnight stays must have Board approval.
All parades and competitions must be approved by the Board. Where conflicts occur,
requests for change must be approved by the Board. From time to time, other school
groups may be formed for a specific purpose. Participation of these groups at out-ofschool functions is at the discretion of the Superintendent, provided they do not
require overnight stays.
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Equal Access Act
P.L. 98-377
The district shall provide secondary students the opportunity for one (1) or more
non-curriculum related student groups to meet on the school premises during
noninstructional time for the purpose of conducting a meeting within the limited
open forum on the basis of the religious, political, philosophical, or other content of
the speech at such meetings. Such meetings must be voluntary, student-initiated, and
not sponsored in any way by the school, its agents or employees. Noninstructional
time is the time set aside by the school before actual classroom instruction begins or
after actual classroom instruction ends.
The meetings cannot materially and substantially interfere with the orderly conduct
of the educational activities in the school.
The Superintendent or his/her designee shall establish the length of sessions, number
per week, and other such limitations as deemed reasonably necessary.
The district retains the authority to maintain order and discipline on school premises
to protect the well-being of students and employees and to ensure that the attendance
of students at such meetings is on a voluntary basis.
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