Athletics

McCann Technical High School - Arbiter Live Sports Schedules/Results

Robin Finnegan

413-663-5383 ext. 172
rfinnegan@mccanntech.org

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS (Grades 11-12)

All students must meet and maintain minimum scholastic eligibility requirements. Students must pass all courses from the previous year, or satisfactorily complete summer school requirements to be eligible to participate in athletics in the upcoming school year. Students must have a passing grade in vocational/technical subjects as well as passing grades in at least 3 of the 4 academic core subjects. Core subjects are English, mathematics, science and social studies. No waivers will be granted. Additionally, students must maintain a citizenship score of less than 20 points at the end of each quarter as outlined in the “Extra-curricular Eligibility Requirements (Grade 9)” as outlined in the next section. Students grade 10-12 will also be held harmless for citizenship scores at the end of Quarter 1 as the new citizenship requirements are implemented. Students must have an annual physical in order to participate on any team. No student who is academically ineligible at the beginning of a sports season will be allowed to participate in athletics that season. The physician must indicate that the student is cleared to play sports. Student athlete eligibility for game day/evening participation requires full attendance at school during the event day. Students who are tardy or dismissed are ineligible.

EXTRA-CURRRICULAR ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS (GRADES 9-10)

Extra-curricular activities are defined by any activity that is not part of a student’s standard academic/vocational schedule. This includes, but is not limited to; sports, clubs, SkillsUSA, BPA, Cooperative Work placements, dances, and field trips of a non-educational nature (i.e. senior trip). The importance of responsible behavior is a point of emphasis at McCann. Students need to conduct themselves appropriately in order to earn the privileges associated with extra-curricular activities. While school staff and administration understand teenagers will make mistakes, chronic behavior concerns will be addressed through the use of a citizenship score.

Student’s citizenship score will be derived from ratings received from their teachers on the school’s citizenship rubric:

Students will be assigned points on each part of the citizenship rubric (Respect, Effort, Accountability, Effort, and Honor) with the lowest score of 0 being the best score possible. Students will receive 1 point for a “Developing” rating and 3 points for a “Limited” rating. A “Proficient” or “Exemplary” rating will result in no points being accumulated in that element of the rubric. The accumulation of 20 or more points will render the student ineligible for extra-curricular activities as outlined above. Each teacher on a student’s schedule will score their students at the end of every quarter on the citizenship rubric. If a previously ineligible student’s score improves from one quarter to another they will regain their eligibility at the posting of the report card. If a student's quarter 4 citizenship score is 20 or more points they will be ineligible for quarter 1 of the next academic year.

As students will be scored on their citizenship it is incumbent upon the school to provide instruction on the skills needed to score well on the citizenship rubric. An advisory period held weekly on Monday mornings will provide students instruction in social-emotional learning and navigating the citizenship rubric as positive members of the school community. The instructors in these advisory periods will provide this instruction in small group settings that will remain as a cohort for all four years of high school.

For the 2023/2024 school year as this policy is implemented all students will be held harmless for their scores at the end of the first quarter. There will be no eligibility consequences as a result of scores received at the end of quarter one. This is to give students an opportunity to get a baseline and make connections between their citizenship and their score, and improve upon it if necessary. Students and their families should have discussions about the citizenship score received at the end of quarter one in order to make any adjustments that may be necessary moving into quarter two. At the end of quarter two this policy will take full effect and eligibility consequence for students accumulating 20 or more points will be imposed.

Northern Berkshire Vocational Regional School District maintains and promotes a policy of non-discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, religion, disability, age, genetic information, active military/veteran status, marital status, familial status, pregnancy or pregnancy related condition, homelessness, ancestry, ethnic background, national origin, or any other category protected by state or federal law in the administration of its educational and employment policies, or in its programs and activities.

Physical must cover athlete for entire season. 

MIAA Board voted to modify the MIAA physical examination rule to remove the possibility of putting families and schools out of compliance with DPH regulations. As a result, #28 clearly eliminates the possibility of student athletes completing their season beyond the thirteen-month anniversary of their most recent physical examination. The Board was cognizant of the potential hardship and inconvenience this action may cause, but acted to ensure that all student athletes receive the protection that the more stringent DPH standard represents.

56. Student Eligibility/School Requirements: Physical Examinations/Medical Coverage/Concussions

56.1 All students must pass a physical examination prior to participation in High School Athletics. A physical exam covers the student for 13 months from the exam date. A student’s eligibility will terminate once a physical has reached the 13 month limit.