Provisional Acceptance Contract 2017

Henrico High School International Baccalaureate Program

Despite the rigorous criteria Henrico County requires for entrance into its Specialty Center programs, HHS IB program acknowledges that certain circumstances may require flexibility. Please fill out this form and return it to the IB office with your course registration.

This contract acknowledges that ______qualifies for this program with his/her grades, test scores and desire to excel,yet he/she lacks a prerequisite for our course progression.

This contract also acknowledges that ______lacks the following prerequisites for entrance into the program (circle all that apply)

  • Math prerequisites: Algebra I before grade 9
  • Language prerequisites: Year 1 before grade 9

With these deficits, it is then agreed that ______must follow one of the plans below and present proof of completion (report card) to our counseling office before school starts in September in order to maintain good standing in our program. (circle those that apply)

  • Take Algebra 1 before grade 9.
  • Take Spanish or French 1 before grade 9.
  • In the case of more than one missing prerequisite in language and math
  • Spanish or French 1 in summer school before grade 9 and take Spanish or French 2 in grade 9; take Algebra 1 in grade 9 and Geometry in summer school before grade 10.

With this agreement, ______is therefore admitted into HHS IB Program with the understanding that if these course requirements are not met in the manner specified, ______may lose eligibility for both the MYP Certificate and the IB Diploma OR be removed from the program altogether. If for any reason, such as lack of availability of summer school courses, a student is not able to complete the prerequisites within the given timeline, the parent and child must renegotiate the timeline with the IB Coordinator and/or the IB Counselor or risk losing eligibility to remain in the program. Under such circumstances, the order suggested above may need to be revised, but it must be done so with the approval of the IB coordinator, the IB counselor, and/or the IB specialist.

With the signatures below, the parties accept responsibility for taking courses to fulfill deficits in prerequisites and for the costs involved.

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PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM WITH YOUR ACCEPTANCE!