4.56.1—EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES – ELEMENTARY
Issued: 6/20/11
Revised: 6/09/14
Each school in the District will have its schedule of interscholastic activities, and information concerning
sign-up, tryout, and participation deadlines available in the office of the principal.
DEFINITION AND GUIDELINES
Extracurricular activities are defined as: Any school sponsored program where students from one or more
schools meet, work, perform, practice under supervision outside of regular class time, or are competing
for the purpose of receiving an award, rating, recognition, criticism or qualification for additional
competition. Examples include, but are not limited to, interscholastic athletics, cheerleading, band, choral,
math, or science competitions, field trips, quiz bowl, battle of the books, spelling bees, DI and other club
activities. The Board of Education realizes that learning is not exclusive to the classroom and endorses
the provision of appropriate learning experiences outside the regular classroom as an integral part of the
instructional program. However, the Board believes that a student’s participation in extracurricular
activities cannot come at the expense of his/her classroom academic achievement. Interruptions of
instructional time in the classroom are to be minimal. All students are eligible for extracurricular activities
unless specifically denied eligibility on the basis of criteria outlined in this policy.
A student may lose his/her eligibility to participate in extracurricular activities when, in the opinion of the
school’s administration, the student’s participation in such an activity may adversely jeopardize his/her
academic achievement. Students may also be denied permission to participate in extracurricular activities
as a consequence of disciplinary action taken by the administration for inappropriate behavior.
State Assessments: Any student who refuses to sit for a State assessment or attempts to boycott a
State assessment by failing to put forth a good faith effort on the assessment as determined by the
assessment administrator/proctor, or whose parents do not send their student to school on the dates the
assessments are administered or scheduled as make-up days shall not be permitted to participate in any
extracurricular activity. The student shall remain ineligible to participate until the student takes the same
or a following state mandated assessment, as applicable, or completes the required remediation for the
assessment the student failed to put forth a good faith effort on. The principal or designee may wave this
paragraph's provisions when the student’s failure was due to exceptional or extraordinary circumstances.
L. F. Henderson Student Council:
Guidelines to be nominated for Student Council
1. Students must have an A average in conduct. They can have no more than 3 days of d-hall and
ISS/OSS will not be permitted.
2. Students must maintain an overall GPA of 2.5.
Requirements of a Student Council Member:
Grades will be checked at each marking period. If a member’s grade point falls below the required and/or
the conduct grade is not an A average, the member will be placed on probation until the next marking
period (progress report or report card). At that time, if the conduct grade is not an A average and/or the
grade point has not reached the required 2.5, the member will be dismissed from student council.
Extracurricular Activity Behavior Guidelines: Students will be required to sit in the bleachers on the home
side at all athletic or other extra-curricular activities and will follow the instructions of school officials at
these events. Any student who misbehaves at an activity or event to the extent the student is asked to
leave, may not be allowed to attend any extracurricular activity or event for the remainder of the year.
Cross References:
4.55—STUDENT PROMOTION AND RETENTION
4.56—EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES – SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Legal References:
State Board of Education Standards for Accreditation 10.05 and 10.06