Metro Expectations

We are responsible for providing an atmosphere which will allow everyone to succeed, and that means enforcing rules which not only affect the safety of the student body, but also the smooth running of all classes and events.  With this in mind, we offer the following rules and regulations:

Academic Probation

Admission into Metro is competitive.  You can be proud of yourself for the accomplishments and qualities which gained your acceptance.  We have every hope that your accomplishments will continue.  Remember, upon admittance into Metro, you committed to keeping your grades at a high level. Students who are not thriving academically will be required to attend mandatory after school tutoring and Metro Learning Academy on Saturdays. A family meeting will be scheduled for students who are not able to meet the academic demands of Metro to discuss other academic options. (Study Hall is closed for the first five (5) weeks of the school year for students in grades 11-12.)

Policy on Failure

Students with class grades of F at the designated weeks listed below will abide by the following policy:

     5th week:      1 (one) F             -- Closed Study Hall

                             2 (two) Fs           -- Closed Study Hall and Closed Campus

    10th week:    1 (one) F             -- Closed Study Hall

                             2+ (two+) Fs      -- Closed Study Hall,

   Closed Campus, Exclusion from extracurricular activities.

   15th week:     1 (one) F             -- Study Hall

                             2+ (two+) Fs      -- Closed Study Hall,

   Closed Campus, Exclusion from extracurricular activities.

   20th week:     1 (one) F             -- Closed Study Hall

                             2+ (two+) Fs      -- Closed Study Hall,

Closed Campus, Exclusion from extracurricular activities, Academic Probation (throughout the entire following semester)

Summer School and Correspondence Courses

Remember that you may only make up to two courses during summer learning, and that each semester of a year-long course (such as Biology or a Foreign Language) is considered a course.  Therefore, should you fail both semesters of first-year Spanish, that would make two courses to be made up during summer learning, and you would have no room for another course. Students must attend summer learning if they failed a course as no student can return deficient in credit.

Summer school courses taught at schools other than Metro may only be taken to make up for failed academic courses... they may not be taken in advance of taking the course at Metro.

Please note that, though summer school courses are free, correspondence courses are not.  They average $300 each. 

Academic Integrity

Metro has extremely high regard for academic integrity and, as such, has zero tolerance for any and all forms of academic dishonesty. Academic dishonesty includes but is not limited to, all forms of cheating on any assessments, essays, or assignments (copying, taking pictures, group chats with answers, etc.), plagiarism, and any other unethical academic behavior. Any student in violation will receive no credit (zero/F letter grade), a family meeting will be scheduled, and a notation of the violation will be in the student’s school record.

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools, such as Chat GPT, has the potential for misuse and often borders on plagiarism. At Metro, we utilize Turnitin to disrupt plagiarism and ensure the integrity of ALL student work. If it is deemed that a student has used any AI tool to complete an assignment, the student will receive no credit (zero/F letter grade), a family meeting will be scheduled, as well as a notation of the violation in the student’s school record.

Any academic dishonesty violation will affect recommendations written by the school for any student applying for post-secondary institutions, scholarships, and other educational programs.