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Senior in Good Standing Policy

Senior in Good Standing Policy 

The following school policy represents the practice of the Tamalpais Union High School District. Designed by parents, teachers, and administrators, the policy holds second-semester seniors to continued academic and behavioral expectations commensurate with the District's high standards. Participation in the graduation ceremony and other senior activities is voluntary and considered a privilege. Under the policy, a student may qualify to earn a graduation diploma yet still be restricted from participation in the ceremony and other senior activities. 

Seniors in Good Standing and eligibility to participate in the graduation ceremony, prom, and other senior activities include:

  • Meeting District and State graduation requirements; 

  • Earning passing grades in all courses. Grades of “F” or Incomplete in any course may prevent students from participating in the graduation ceremony; 

  • Attending Classes. Students who have five (5) or more unexcused absences in any class, including tutorial, during their final semester will lose Senior in Good Standing status and be restricted from the graduation ceremony and other senior activities;

  • Behaving appropriately. Suspensions and other disciplinary interventions may revoke Senior in Good Standing status;

  • Attending class on time and attending detentions when assigned. Students who miss three assigned detentions will lose Senior in Good Standing status; 

  • Addressing and/or paying for any outstanding bills or obligations to return school materials or books. 

Loss of Good Standing Status For Senior - Appeal Process: 

All seniors and their parents/guardians who lose Senior in Good Standing status for any of the above reasons will receive an email stating when and why they lost status. This email will be sent to email addresses listed in Synergy.

  1. Upon receiving the email, students will have seven (7) days to send a formal appeal letter to the student’s Assistant Principal and Dean of Students. Students must write their appeal. Appeals from parents/guardians are not accepted, but students are free to include personal letters of reference if they wish. 

    1. Assistant Principal, Andrew Schroeder (aschroeder@tamdistrict.org): For Students with last names A-K. 

    2. Assistant Principal, Dr. Logan Manning (lmanning@tamdistrict.org): For Students with last names L-Z

    3. Dean of Students, LeShawn Holcomb (lholcomb@tamdistrict.org)

  2. Each letter should include an honest assessment of lessons learned from the incident or reason for loss of good standing and how those lessons have shaped new behaviors/character.

  3. If deemed appropriate by the Assistant Principal, a student may be referred to and required to attend an appeal panel meeting with an Assistant Principal, Dean of Students, and other Staff Members to review further their request to return to good standing. 

  4. The appeal letter can be delivered to the front office or emailed. If emailing the letter, be sure to include the subject line: Loss of Good Standing Status For Senior - Appeal from {Your/Student’s Name]

After consideration and possible review with the Appeals Panel, the student’s assistant principal will email the student and their parents/guardians about the appeal result. 

Please get in touch with your Assistant Principal with any questions. 

Tam Administrative Team