Policy for combining small
schools to form a common team for participation in the State
and National Olympiads
Smaller schools may combine students to form one team if total
enrollment of the combined schools would not be greater than 300
students.
Rationale for this includes:
- In rural states there are many schools with small
enrollments. Even though individual students may be outstanding,
there is not the base available to form a team with depth. This
would enable the students to feel they have a chance of equal
competition to achieve national recognition..
- In a smaller school, where the teacher has the complete
science program, it is more difficult to be involved with all
the science enhancement activities; Jr. Academy of Science,
Science Fairs and Science Olympiad. By combining schools, a
teacher could divide the responsibility and give the student
greater flexibility. This would also allow communication between
schools to encourage academic cooperation.
Adopted at State Director's meeting in Delaware,
1987
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