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7.16 ACADEMIC REVIEW HEARING PROCEDURES*

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students may be placed on academic probation without having been on academic monitoring and/or without having received mid-quarter progress reports.

     Initiation — The Assistant Director may initiate an Academic Review Hearing if he or she believes that the written criteria of the remedial program established during the academic probation period are not being met adequately. Any teacher, counselor, or staff member who feels that the student is not meeting the written criteria of the academic probation period may bring this to the attention of the Assistant Director.  

No student may be a candidate for an academic review hearing without first being placed on academic probation. The student, his/her parent(s)/guardian(s), teachers, administration, counselor, and Executive Teachers will be notified in writing of the upcoming hearing including an explanation of the reasons for the hearing.

    Evaluation — Upon initiation of such a request, an Academic Review Committee will be formed consisting of three faculty members who will be selected from the Faculty Review List. The Faculty Review List will be initially formed by an alphabetical listing of all voting faculty who have taught at University Laboratory High School for at least two years.

The Faculty Review List will be appended to the Faculty Handbook and updated yearly. At the beginning of each school year, the list will be updated by removing names of faculty who are not teaching at University Laboratory High School and adding, in alphabetical order, the names of faculty who are voting members of the faculty and have met the two-year teaching requirement.

The selection of faculty members will begin where it left off the previous year, not at the top of the alphabetical list. Faculty members may be excused from the Academic Review Committee if more than one of the three faculty members are from the same academic department or if a conflict of interest is identified by the Assistant Director, one of the faculty members, the student, or his/her parent(s)/guardian(s). The Assistant Director will conduct the hearing and serve as a non-voting member of the Academic Review Committee.

A review hearing will be conducted to:

1. Review the requirements of the remediation program;

2. Determine the level of cooperation by student and parent(s)/guardian(s) in the remediation program;

3. Determine the potential value of continuing the remedial program for a longer period;

4. Determine the possible effectiveness of alternative remedial programs;

5. Determine the possible value to the student of a different educational environment.

The Committee will conduct its hearing in closed session in two parts:

• Part I: The Committee will gather evidence/information about the student’s academic progress. During this time, the Committee will review available evidence. The Committee may consider statements from the student, staff members, parent(s)/guardian(s), and the student’s academic, extracurricular, and attendance record at Uni. After all evidence has been presented and statements have been made, the student, all witnesses, parent(s)/guardian(s), and advisers will be excused.

• Part II: The Committee meets in closed session to decide one of the following:

1. Dismissal;

2. Re-institution of academic probation proceedings to determine a revised remediation program which may include the loss of privileges such as free periods, extracurricular activities, and other privileges.  

NOTE: If the Committee decides to re-institute the academic probation proceedings, a revised remediation program will be created. If a student does not follow the expectations of this remediation program, another Academic Review Hearing will occur.

    Action — The decision of the Academic Review Committee will be communicated in writing to the student, his/her parent(s)/guardian(s), teachers, administration, counselor, and Executive Teachers by the Assistant Director. The statement must contain a description of (1) the academic problems involved; (2) the evidence available; (3) the decision of the Academic Review Committee; (4) the consequences of the decision; (5) the available appeal options and procedures. In case of a recommendation other than dismissal, the procedures relating to Academic Probation shall be forwarded.

    Appeal — The student and/or his/her parent(s)/guardian(s) may appeal the decision in writing to the Director/Principal of University Laboratory High School, who will review the evidence examined by the Committee and any additional evidence presented by any party involved. The appeal must be made within two school days after the student has received the written decision from the Assistant Director. 

    Action — The Director/Principal will make the final decision on the appeal and communicate his/her decision in writing to the student, his/her parent(s)/guardian(s), teachers, administration, counselor, Executive Teachers, the Academic Review Committee, and the Provost’s Office. All action to dismiss the student shall be postponed until the appeal procedure has been completed.