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Committee debates requiring improvement plans for students to keep extracurricular eligibility
Summary
The policy committee discussed proposed regulations for Policy 54-11 to tie athletics and performing-arts eligibility to attendance, behavior, and academic improvement plans; members favored a required student-improvement plan and use of Empire funds for tutoring but warned about funding sustainability.
The Newburgh City School District Policy Committee spent the bulk of the meeting discussing proposed regulations to Policy 54-11, which governs student eligibility for athletics, performing arts and other extracurricular activities.
Miss Peterson said the policy aims to emphasize attendance, academic progress and behavior while preserving access: "The most important thing is being in school daily," she said. The committee discussed how the policy interacts…
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