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The East Baton Rouge Parish School System is a high-achieving, performance-based system advancing scholarship, and the life long development of students consistent with their needs, interests, and abilities.  In conjunction with the goal to increase student achievement as set forth in the Strategic Plan, The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board supports the eligibility standards set forth in this new policy which requires students participating in ALL extra-curricular activities to meet the minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 in the 2009-2010 school year. 

Students shall have a minimum GPA of 2.0 to participate in extra-curricular activities in the 2009-2010 school year.
 
Schools will provide academic opportunities through voluntary tutorial programs to students who have failed to meet the required minimum GPA for extra curricular participation.

For athletic purposes, EBR policy SUPERSEDES the Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA) 1.5 GPA requirement. ALL other LHSAA  Eligibility rules must be met in full for interscholastic athletic participation.
 
Extra-curricular activities do not fall within the scope of the regular curriculum; any activity in which the student CANNOT obtain a Carnegie Unit or academic credit (Examples: Clubs, Dance Team, Cheerleading, Athletics, etc.)
 
Each School will provide a study skills or tutoring program to facilitate an environment that will provide support and will allow students in need of assistance to maximize their academic growth.

CONTACT INFORMATION
Ken Jenkins, Director of Student Activities
Phone: 225-929-8760
June Cooper, Secretary
Phone: 225-929-8759
Fax: 225-929-8700

All students shall have and maintain a minimum GPA of 2.0 to participate in extra-curricular activities for the 2009-2010 school year.

1. In calculating the GPA of students for the above extra-curricular eligibility requirement for the beginning of the school year, only the GPA from the preceding year is used. The GPA calculation is not cumulative. 
2. Students are automatically eligible for all extra-curricular activities as 9th graders as a result of being promoted from middle school.  
3. For the second semester, students my regain eligibility by having the required GPA for the fall semester only.  
4. The calculation of the required GPA for middle school students to participate in extra-curricular activities shall be done on a semester-by-semester basis.  
5. Students who attend summer school for credit recovery can apply grades earned at an approved school site to meet the extra-curricular GPA requirements for the beginning of the school year.

* If a student is repeating a subject in summer school that he/she took during the preceding school year, the subject the student took during the regular school year shall not be used in determining the student's GPA.
 

Student Activities, Goodwood Center, PH 225-929-8760 or 225-929-8759, FAX 225-929-8700,Contact Us