NEISD ATHLETICS THE RIGHT CHOICE ATTENDANCE Middle School

NEISD ATHLETICS – THE RIGHT CHOICE

ATTENDANCE Middle School Absences High School Absences 6, 00% 3, 70% 3, 60% 5, 00% Absence Yearly Total 3, 50% 3, 40% 3, 30% 3, 20% Non. Athletics 5, 00% Non-Athletics 3, 60% Athletics 3, 20% 4, 00% Athletics 3, 90% 3, 00% 2, 00% 1, 00% 3, 10% 0, 00% 3, 00% Absences Out of 4, 160 students Absences

DISCIPLINE Middle School Discipline 18000 High School Discipline 8000 Non-Athletics 16403 16000 7000 Out of 11, 138 students 12000 10000 8000 6000 Athletics 4196 4000 Out of 4, 160 students Out of 12, 510 students 6000 Discipline Referrals 14000 2000 Non-Athletics 7188 5000 Athletics 4202 4000 3000 Out of 8, 376 students 2000 1000 0 0 Discipline

On average, athletes are absent 1. 1% times less than non-extracurricular students. On average, nonextracurricular students have a 7% higher rate of discipline referrals than athletes. ON AVERAGE, AN ATHLETE HAS A FINAL GRADE OF 85 WHEN NONATHLETES HAVE AN 84. THAT’S ONE WHOLE GRADE POINT!

NEISD ATHLETIC MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the North East ISD athletic department is to develop a program of competitive athletics that focuses on enhancing student performance. This program will be designed to be inclusive of all students who have the desire and ability to participate in University Interscholastic League sports that promote individual team development. Uppermost in this excellence process will be student-athletes, the pursuit of Uppermostand in this process will be the pursuit of academic by all academic excellence all student-athletes, the development of good citizenship the development of goodbycitizenship traits…. traits, an encouragement and appreciation for competitive athletics, the promotion of good sportsmanship…. of good sportsmanship and an awareness of the importance of physical activity set in an atmosphere of mutual respect.

STUDENT-ATHLETE ACADEMIC SUCCESS 1. Doing your best both in and out of the classroom is the foundation of being a successful student-athlete Take pride in your work. Seek help when you do not understand. Do not play catch-up with your grades. Grades for 10 courses of the 16 core courses required for NCAA Division I & II Eligibility are locked in at the start of your seventh semester. The minimum core course GPA for D 1 is 2. 3.

STUDENT-ATHLETE ACADEMIC SUCCESS 2. Take advantage of high school credit opportunities in middle school. 3. Seek guidance from your counselor on completing non-traditional courses BEFORE you pay for them.

SEEK MORE INFORMATION NCAA Eligibility Center – www. eligibilitycenter. org Guide for the College Bound Athlete 2 point 3 – www. 2 point 3. org Outreach Site

Questions? Please contact the NEISD Athletic Office at 210 -356 -6900 THANK YOU!