TEA & UIL Side by Side Eligibility for Extracurricular Activities

1. TEA & UIL Side by Side Eligibility for Extracurricular Activities

2. Eligibility For UIL Participants For The First Six Weeks To be eligible to participate in a contest the first six weeks of the school year the following standards must have been met: • Students beginning grades nine and below must have been promoted. • Students entering second year of high school must have earned five credits which count toward state high school graduation requirements. • Students entering third year must have earned ten credits or five credits during the preceding twelve months. • Students entering fourth year of high school must have earned fifteen credits or five credits during the preceding twelve months. Exceptions: • High school students transferring from out-of-state may be eligible if they had remained in the out-of-state school. • Students who enroll in grade 9 for the first time at the beginning of the second semester. TEA & UIL

3. Eligibility for All Extracurricular Participants After the First Six Weeks A student who receives, at the end of any grading period, a grade below 70 may not participate. Exceptions: • An identified class eligible for exemption • A student with disabilities who meets their IEP • Three school week evaluation periods for ineligible students (15 class days) • Exception-one of the three schools weeks may be shorter • Students regain or loose eligibility seven days after the end of a grading or evaluation period-no exceptions • All students are academically eligible during a school holiday of a full calendar week or more • Students who pass remain eligible until the end of the next grading period TEA & UIL

4. Dropping a Class with a Failing Grade • A student that drops a class in which he/she has a grade below 70 after the end of the first four school weeks is ineligible. • Dropping an honors class which is exempt does not cause loss of eligibility. • Unless full-time status is affected or the school has adopted a more stringent policy. • Dropping a non-honors class with a grade lower than 70 at the end of the grading period causes a student to loose eligibility. TEA & UIL

5. Student Success Initiative (SSI) • If the Grade Placement Committee (GPC) places a student into the next grade he/she is ineligible. • If the GPC promotes the student prior to the first day of school he/she is eligible. TEA & UIL

6. Eligibility for Special Education Students Academic standards for the first six weeks of school year: • ARD Committee determines and specifies in the IEP what a student must achieve to be promoted. • ARD Committee determines the number of credits needed to be eligible for UIL activities. • If a student who has received a failing grade is later referred for special education and found eligible for special education services, the ARD Committee cannot restore the students' eligibility for extracurricular activities. TEA & UIL

7. Miscellaneous • TAKS Review Courses do not count toward the number of credits needed to be eligible the first six weeks of the school year. • If a student fails a TAKS Review Course he/she does not lose eligibility. • After a failing grade has been recorded a student’s grade may be changed to passing and eligibility restored only if the grade was: • Arbitrary • Erroneous • Not consistent with school district grading policy TEA & UIL

8. Miscellaneous Cont… The superintendent of a member school district shall provide the district executive committee with full disclosure when a student’s grade is modified by an administrator in such manner that affects UIL eligibility. Other: • College Courses • Correspondence Courses • Night School • Texas Virtual School Network (TxVSN) TEA & UIL

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