Student Standards
STUDENT STANDARDS OF SATISFACTORY PROGRESS, GRADING AND TERMINATION
In order for a student to be making satisfactory progress in their course of study leading to graduation and a certificate, each student is required to maintain satisfactory to excellent progress while attending the required classes to ensure satisfactory completion of the entire course. Each student’s progress and attendance will be measured at the end of each one-week increment. Normal completion time for the CDL PROS program is 4 weeks.
ACADEMIC WARNING or TERMINATION
A minimum overall grade point average of 75% on written examinations, daily graded examinations, and a PASS status on all skill tests on equipment is required for graduation. Any student who fails to meet the minimum required cumulative grade point average at the end of each week will be deemed not to be making satisfactory progress.
ATTENDANCE POLICY
Each student is required to attend every scheduled class.
The student’s cumulative absences for the entire course cannot exceed 3 days.
A student may be deemed not making satisfactory progress if absence exceeds 3-days; student will be terminated from that class.
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The only excused absences from training will be for illness, injury or death in the immediate family. Legitimate excuses will be considered on a case-by-case basis and approved by the Training Director. All other reasons for absenteeism will be unexcused. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ANY TYPE OF ABSENCE, EXCUSED OR UNEXCUSED, IS THREE (3) DAYS FOR THE DURATION OF THE COURSE, ANY FURTHER ABSENCE MAY RESULT IN TERMINATION. Time and instruction lost due to an absence may be made up at a later date at the discretion of the Training Director. Makeup work must be acceptable to complete the training program.
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If the student is tardy from classes three times during training, unless the tardiness was due to conditions beyond the student’s control, the student will be informed that if the student is tardy once more, the student may be sent home and a later class will need to be scheduled. IF A STUDENT IS RESCHEDULED DUE TO TARDINESS, ANY FURTHER TARDINESS MAY RESULT IN TERMINATION. Note: Rescheduling for any reason depends upon availability of class space. Class cutting will be treated the same is tardiness.
APPEAL PROCEDURES/READMISSION POLICY
If there are mitigating circumstances which prevents a student from maintaining satisfactory progress, a student may appeal termination based on these circumstances. The appeal must be made in writing and sent to the Director of Training. This appeal letter must explain fully the circumstances behind a student’s failure to maintain satisfactory progress and what the student plans to do to overcome these circumstances and to maintain satisfactory progress for the duration of the course. If an appeal is approved, the student will be notified of the satisfactory progress conditions they must meet for the remainder of the course. If a student subsequently fails to meet the school’s conditions of the appeal, the student’s enrollment will be terminated. Students may be re-admitted to school under this policy, if approved.
