Student Handbook – Privilege System
◄ Residential & Student Affairs Policies & Procedures
Residential and Student Affairs Policies and Procedures
Student Privilege System
The Academy has a Student Privilege System with four levels of privileges designed to reward students who do well residentially. Participation in the Student Privilege System is voluntary.
- One-year students may advance one level further into the privilege system after each quarter at the Academy (yellow card after first midterm, green card second semester, blue card after second midterm).
- Two-year students may advance one level further into the privilege system after each semester at the Academy (yellow card second semester, green card third semester, blue card fourth semester).
- Three-year students may not advance in the privilege system during their first year and may not advance past yellow card during their second year (yellow card third semester, green card fifth semester, blue card sixth semester)
Student Privilege Forms
In order to advance in the student privilege system, a Student Privilege Form must be obtained from the Indiana Academy front desk. The forms must be signed by the student’s SLC and parent/guardian. The original signatures of these individuals must be on the original student privilege form and that form must be turned in by the designated deadline to qualify for advancement. Faxed, e-mailed, or other facsimile forms may be accepted, but will be delayed until the form can be properly verified.
Privilege Levels
Base Level: Level I/Pink Level:
- 6:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. check-in with SLC (card check-in on weekends)*
- Student must always check out with someone after 6:30 p.m. (7:30 p.m. during daylight saving time)
- Building curfew is 9 p.m. (excluding weekends, 11 p.m.)
- Study sessions from 9 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday
Level II/Yellow Level:
- 6:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. check-in with SLC (card check-in on weekends)*
- Student must always check out with someone after 6:30 p.m. (7:30 p.m. during daylight saving time)
- No study session is required
- Building curfew is 9:30 p.m. (excluding weekends, 11 p.m.)
- Student can be in the lounge area until 10:30 p.m.
- Floor curfew is 10:30 p.m.
Level III/Green Level:
- 6:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. check-in with SLC (card check-in on weekends)*
- Student must always check out with another person after 8 p.m.
- No study session is required
- Building curfew is 10 p.m. (excluding weekends, 11 p.m.)
- Students may be in lounge area until 10:30 p.m.
- Floor curfew is 10:30 p.m.
- Student receives 2 free 6:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. check-in pre-arranged “skips” (with 24 hour notice to SLC)*
- Student receives 1 free room check “skip”**
Level IV/Blue Level:
- No 6:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. check-in (on cards or with SLC)*
- Student must always check out with another student after 8 p.m.
- No study session is required
- Building curfew is 10:30 p.m. (excluding weekends, 11 p.m.)
- Students may be in lounge area until 10:30 p.m.
- Floor curfew is 10:30 p.m.
- Student receives 2 free room check “skips”**
*Please refer to Check-in Times and Curfews in the Student Handbook.
**Please refer to Room Cleaning in the Student Handbook.
Level Advancement Requirements
All incoming students begin with Level I/Pink Level privileges. Students are only permitted to advance one level in a given petition period. Students must advance in the level system sequentially (e.g. Pink → Yellow → Green → Blue).
Students must be in good residential standing. Students must have no more than 5 groundings per semester in order to petition up in the Privilege System. (See GROUNDINGS for examples of possible groundings.)
*All amounts listed in this section are listed with one-year/two-year/three-year requirements
To request Level II/Yellow Level privileges:
- The following must be completed for the student to advance:
- 5/10/15 Academy Service hours
- 5/10/15 Wellness credits
- 5/10/15 Community Service hours
- Request for Level Privileges Form (obtained from the Front Desk)
- Approval from Academic Affairs
To request Level III/Green Level privileges:
- The following must be completed for the student to advance:
- Current privilege status must be Level II/Yellow Level
- An additional 5/10/15 Academy Service hours (10/20/30 hours total)
- An additional 5/10/15 Wellness credits (at least five in one of the core tracks) (10/20/30 credits total)
- An additional 5/10/15 Community Service hours (10/20/30 hours total)
- Request for Level Privileges Form
To request Level IV/Blue Level privileges:
- The following must be completed for the student to advance:
- Current privilege status must be Level III/Green Level
- Completed all Academy Service hours, Wellness credits, and Community Service hours required for graduation.
- Request for Level Privileges Form
(See NON-ACADEMIC GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS for more information on extended curriculum graduation requirements and numeric breakdown.)