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Committee updates middle‑school athletic eligibility language to mirror high‑school practice
Summary
The policies committee revised JJIC wording to align middle‑school athletic eligibility and academic‑probation rules with high‑school practice, clarified titles, and approved the edits as amended for board review.
A presenter told the RSU 57/MSAD 57 policies committee that edits to JJIC clarify middle‑school athletic eligibility and align terminology with the high‑school policy; the committee approved the edits as amended and will forward the item to the board.
Staff said the changes update section titles, reflect the athletic director's title consistently and clarify that middle‑school students must meet passing standards consistent with high‑school practice. The presenter emphasized that 'the nature of the policy does not change' and that the revisions chiefly improve clarity.
Committee members pressed whether the middle‑school section should state explicitly what a passing grade is (the high‑school section references 69). One member said clarity matters for families and recommended adding the numeric threshold to the middle‑school language rather than forcing readers to cross‑reference the high‑school section. The presenter replied: 'define failure as 69 or below because we're using the terms must be passing, so 70 or above, which should be passing.'
After discussion the committee agreed the edits did not change substantive eligibility standards, approved the JJIC revision as amended, and asked staff to present the clean draft to the full board for review.
