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The Broward County Public Schools Standards of Services Policy (6000.1) embraces national, state, and district standards of excellence in regard to student performance.
Through the establishment of high educational standards, students will successfully compete at the highest levels of their abilities nationally and internationally and will be better prepared to make well-reasoned, thoughtful and healthy lifelong decisions. The school system is committed to the continuous progress of education for its students.
Eligibility to participate in interscholastic and extra-curricular activities is considered a privilege. Student must meet the requirements of policy 6201 (Eligibility to Participate in Interscholastic and Extra-Curricular Activities) to be eligible to participate in school athletics and activity programs.
RULES FOR PARTICIPATING IN HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS AND ACTIVITIES
I. ELIGIBILITY
- To be eligible for participation in interscholastic, extra-curricular athletics and student activities, a student entering the 9th grade must have been regularly promoted from the 8th grade.
- To maintain eligibility, a student must be receiving passing grades and progressing towards graduation from high school.
- During the 2005-2006 school year, a regularly promoted student entering the 9th grade will automatically be eligible for the first 18-week period. To maintain eligibility for the second 18-week period, a student must obtain 2.0 or above cumulative grade point average (GPA) in all courses taken. Courses for graduation include all attempted credits in high school.
- During the 2005-2006 school year, a student entering the 10th, 11th or 12th grade must maintain a 2.0 or above cumulative (GPA) in all courses taken. Students are either eligible or ineligible for an 18-week period based on their cumulative (GPA) per FHSAA rules. Courses for graduation include all attempted credits in high school. Eligibility is determined in June or January only.
- The School Board of Broward County maintains the eligibility standard set forth in Policy 6201 which requires a 2.0 cumulative GPA standard for student athletics/activities participation. The School Board of Broward County policy supercedes the Senate Bill 92, which allows for a lower GPA standard for 9th and 10th graders.
- All students must maintain satisfactory conduct in order to participate in interscholastic, athletic and extra-curricular activities. Eligibility to participate in after school activities is a privilege. This privilege can be revoked at the discretion of the administration and/or athletic department.
- A student is eligible in the school in which he or she first enrolls each school year, or makes him or herself a candidate for an athletic team by engaging in a practice prior to enrolling in any member school. The student is eligible in that school so long as he or she remains enrolled in that school.
II. AGE
- Students will be eligible to participate in interscholastic, extra-curricular, athletics and student activities through the age of 19 years, 9 months. Students will become ineligible at 12:01 a.m. on the day he/she turns 19 years, 9 months.
- How do you figure the age of 19 years, 9 months? Take your birth date and count forward nine months. Example: Jill’s 19th birthday is March 18. Jill turns 19.9 on December 18. The following chart will help.
| If you turn 19 in … |
You will be 19.9 in … |
| January |
October |
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November |
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December |
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III. LIMIT ON ELIGIBILITY
- Once the student successfully completed the eighth grade according to the school’s pupil progression plan, the student will have four consecutive years of high school athletic eligibility. If the student is voluntarily held back by his/her parents or guardian after successfully completing the eighth grade, the student’s “eligibility clock” will still be running and the student will effectively be forfeiting his/her eligibility as a senior.
IV. INSURANCE
- Every athlete is required to have proof of insurance on file in the high school’s athletic department.
- If an athlete does not have personal/family insurance, 24-hour accident/injury insurance can be purchased from a School Board approved vendor through the local high school. See the school Athletic Director for more information.
Note: Athletes participating in tackle football, not having insurance, must purchase the policy specifically for football. See the school Athletic Director for more information.
V. PHYSICALS/PERMISSION FORMS
- Each athlete is required to have a yearly physical using only the School Board physical form before being allowed to participate in athletics. The athlete and parent must sign the physical form in the presence of a notary. The practitioner performing the physical must indicate ability to participate in athletics when signing the form. This form is to be kept on file in the high school’s Athletic Department.
- All physical evaluations, regardless of when they are administered, are valid for no more than one calendar year from the date of the practitioner’s signature on the physical evaluation form. This applies to all physical evaluations that were administered last spring. Student-athletes who received their physical evaluations between April 1 and the last day of the 2004-05 school year will be required to undergo another physical evaluation this coming spring (not later than one calendar year after the date of last year’s physical evaluation) to be eligible to complete the 2006 spring sports season so far as physical fitness is concerned.
- Physical evaluations may be administered by one of four different practitioners. They are a licensed physician, a licensed osteopathic physician, a licensed chiropractic physician and a certified advanced registered nurse practitioner. A physical evaluation form signed by any one of these four practitioners is valid and must be accepted by the member school.
- Each athlete is required to have a Permission to Participate Form on file with the high school’s Athletic Department. The type of insurance the athlete has must be declared on the form, as well as a current copy of the insurance card submitted with the form. The parent must sign the permission form in the presence of a notary.
VI. PERSONAL FITNESS WAIVER
- An athlete who participates in a F.H.S.A.A. sports team for two complete seasons, meets all other requirements, and successfully passes the competency exam with a grade of “C”, may be eligible to receive a “check-off” for completion of one credit of personal fitness. A complete season is defined as a student’s eligible participation one week prior to the first regular season and successful completion through the last regular season contest. The athletic department defines standards for successful completion. See Athletic Director for more information.
- It is the responsibility of the student athlete to initiate a Personal Fitness Waiver Request.
- The student who takes advantage of this opportunity is still required to meet all the credit requirements for graduation, e.g. 25 credits.
- For further infor5mation and guidelines regarding the personal fitness waiver, contact your school’s athletic director.
CHARACTER EDUCTION
The district recognizes that while families have the primary responsibility for teaching character, we know that the best way to influence student behavior is to have good character modeled by respected adults in their environment. The School Board of Broward County has adopted eight (8) characteristics as part of the Broward County Public School’s Standard of Service Policy (6000.1). Through the integrating character education into existing school activities, we will continue to provide quality education in a safe and secure learning environment. For more information on Character Education, please refer to the Student Code of Conduct Book.
The eight characters of education are:
- Responsibility
- Citizenship
- Kindness
- Respect
- Honesty
- Self-Control
- Tolerance
- Cooperation
Participation in sports and extra-curricular activities helps prepare student to become productive citizens. The eight character traits assist students in learning the importance of teamwork, sportsmanship, and self-discipline. Through integrating character education into athletic and extra-curricular activities, we will continue to ensure that all students receive a quality education, within a safe and secure learning environment. |
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