Student Handbook 2013-2014.pmd - St. Charles Preparatory School

of the Christian service program is required before a student may graduate. Studentsare responsible for scheduling all necessary credits for graduation.The grade of 60 or above is a passing mark; the grade of 59 or below is a failure.No student will be admitted to school the following year unless, with the exceptionof elective courses, he has presented make up credits for failed or incompletecourses. The final grade listed on the student's transcript for summer school makeupwork is 60. For a student to remain in good academic standing at St. Charles he mustmaintain an accumulative point-hour ratio of at least 1.80 by the end of this freshmanyear and a 2.00 by the end of the sophomore year. If after his sophomore year astudent fails to maintain a 2.00 accum, with the approval of the academic dean, hewill be placed on probation for the following year. Should the student fail to attainthe accumulative point hour of 2.00 by the end of the junior year he will be faced withwithdrawal from the school.Ohio Graduation Tests. The Ohio Department of Education has establishedfive performance levels for scoring each test of the OGT: limited, basic, proficient,accelerated, advanced. All Ohio students must achieve a proficient level ofcompetence performance score on each of the OGT battery of tests (reading, writing,mathematics, social studies and science.) Should a student not achieve a proficientlevel score in one or more tests during the March test administration he must attendthe St. Charles four week summer intervention session and retake the failed portionsof the OGT during the July test administration in order to be admitted to school thefollowing year.Advanced Placement. Advanced Placement courses offer college level workand demand time consuming assignments. A student is encouraged to seekchallenge, but also to be realistic regarding the commitment he is making. Studentsenrolled in the elective AP courses are required to pay for and take the AP courseexamination given in May each year.Post-Secondary Enrollment. The post-secondary enrollment option is generallyreserved for seniors. St. Charles Preparatory school considers post-secondary workon the college level at minimum the equivalent of Advanced Placement high schoolwork. In order to receive full credit toward graduation from St. Charles, studentsenrolled in the foreign languages must complete and receive a passing grade for thethird semester level of course work in the selected area of study. This correspondsto the completion of the fourth quarter of college course work on the freshman levelon a quarter system; and for PSEO Latin, the first semester of college sophomorelevel work.FRESHMAN ACADEMICCURRICULUMFreshman Religion 1.00Freshman English 1.00Latin I 1.00Math* 1.00Intro. to Phys. & Chem. 1.00U.S. History 1.00Elective* 0-1.00SOPHOMORE ACADEMICCURRICULUMSophomore Religion 1.00Sophomore English 1.00Latin II 1.00Math* 1.00Biology 1.00U.S. Government .50Economics .50Elective* 0-1.0017