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NCAA labels more prep schools deficient
From staff reports
©2006 Bonesville.net
Two North Carolina
schools are on a new list of 16 high schools from which core courses and
graduation will not be accepted by the NCAA for the purpose of determining
prospects’ initial eligibility to compete in intercollegiate athletics.
The announcement,
published on the NCAA's Web site, brings the total number of high schools
that will not be used in the process of evaluating initial eligibility to
25, including schools previously released.
Students from those
schools who seek to play college sports can still have their academic
records reviewed before enrolling in college.
Another 22 high schools
have been cleared for use in the NCAA’s initial-eligibility process only for
prospects from those institutions entering college this fall. The future
status of those 22 institutions is still under review, and prospects may
still have to undergo a review of their individual academic records.
All of the
approximately 100 high schools reviewed so far were identified based on
previous irregularities in academic records or their recent request for
approval from the NCAA Initial-Eligibility Clearinghouse.
Those schools fall into
three broad categories: (1) those that did not respond at all to requests
for information; (2) those that submitted information that verified they did
not meet NCAA standards for initial eligibility; and (3) those that
responded and for which the NCAA still has questions.
For the schools that
remain under review, the NCAA indicated that additional information and
further examination is needed to determine if students attending those high
schools in 2006-07 and beyond may use academic credentials for NCAA
initial-eligibility purposes. The NCAA has established a national high
school review committee, which includes members from the higher education
and secondary school communities, to consider appeals from high schools.
The NCAA Division I
Board of Directors and the Division II Presidents Council in April approved
a number of changes to strengthen initial eligibility for incoming
student-athletes, including the expanded review of high schools.
In addition, five new
nontraditional high schools have applied to the NCAA Clearinghouse, but a
determination has not yet been made regarding their status for
initial-eligibility purposes.
The NCAA first
announced in June that several nontraditional high schools had been removed
from the list of institutions used to determine initial eligibility, mostly
for failing to respond to requests from the NCAA for further information. Of
those initial schools, five have since been cleared after further review:
Hawaii Electronic (Honolulu); Martinez Adult Education (Martinez,
California); Ranch Academy (Canton, Texas); Tazewell City Career and Tech
Center (Tazewell, Virginia); and Virginia Beach Central Academy (Virginia
Beach, Virginia).
The 16 schools below,
including a pair in North Carolina [denoted in bold], are not cleared
for NCAA initial eligibility determination. They did not adequately respond
to requests for information or submitted information that verified they did
not meet NCAA standards for initial eligibility, said the release.
- Access (Santa Ana,
CA)
- American Academy
(Miami, FL)
- Cape Eleuthera
Island School (Lawrenceville, NJ)
- Christopher Robin
Academy (Springfield Gardens, NY)
- Hanna Boys Center
(Sonoma, CA)
- Horizon High
School (Santa Ana, CA)
- Joplin High School
(Santa Ana, CA)
- Kendall Park
Learning Center (Kendall Park, NJ)
- Los Pinos (Santa
Ana, CA)
- Lyon High School
(Santa Ana, CA)
-
New Horizon Christian Academy (Conover, NC)
- North Atlanta Prep
(Covington, GA)
- Otto A. Fischer
High (Santa Ana, CA)
- Rio Contiguo High
(Santa Ana, CA)
- Riverview Learning
Center (Chesapeake, VA)
-
Word of God Christian Academy (Raleigh, NC)
The 22 schools below,
including five in North Carolina [denoted in bold], are cleared for
use in the NCAA initial eligibility process only for prospects entering
college in Fall 2006, and they are subject to future review. These schools
cooperated in the review process but the NCAA still has questions, noted the
release.
- Alif Muhammad
(Newark, NJ)
-
Bonner Academy (Raleigh, NC)
- Bridgton Academy
(North Bridgton, ME)
- Central Christian
Academy (Winter Park, FL)
- Crossgate
Christian Academy (Hot Springs, AR)
- Cypress Community
Christian School (Houston, TX)
- Florida Prep
School (Port Charlotte, FL)
- Fork Union
Military School (Fork Union, VA)
- Genesis One
(Mendenhall, MS)
-
Laurinburg Institute (Laurinburg, NC)
- Lutheran Christian
Academy (Philadelphia, PA)
-
Mt. Zion Academy (Durham, NC)
- North Texas
Academy (Plano, TX)
- Notre Dame Prep
(Fitchburg, MA)
- Oak Hill Academy
(Mouth of Wilson, VA)
-
Patterson School (Lenoir, NC)
- Pearblossom
Private School (Pearblossom, CA)
- Prince Avenue
Preparatory Academy (Pickens, SC)
- Puerto Rico
Baseball Academy (Caguas, PR)
- St. Thomas More
School (Oakdale, CT)
-
Stevens Prep (Raleigh, NC)
- Westlake Prep
School (Davie, FL)
Five new nontraditional
high schools have applied to the NCAA Clearinghouse, but a determination has
not yet been made regarding their status for initial eligibility purposes.
All new high schools that seek to be used in the NCAA initial eligibility
process will be reviewed prior to a determination being made regarding the
institution. Prospective student-athletes from these schools will have their
academic records reviewed prior to enrollment in college, and these schools
will continue to be reviewed by the NCAA, said the release. These schools
are:
- Educational
Consultants (Midlothian, VA)
- God’s Academy
(Grand Prairie, TX)
- Mill Creek Baptist
School (Youngstown, OH)
- New Life Academy
(Salt Lake City, UT)
- Progressive
Christian Academy (Camp Springs, MD)
The remaining schools
from the initial list that have not been cleared for use in determining NCAA
initial eligibility are the following:
- American Academy
(a different school from the first one not cleared but also located in
Miami, FL)
- Celestial Prep
(Philadelphia, PA)
- Einstein Charter
School (Morrisville, PA)
- Goliath Academy
(Miami Lakes, FL)
- North Atlantic
Regional High (Lewiston, ME)
- Philadelphia
Christian (Philadelphia, PA)
- Rich Township H.S.
Phoenix (Park Forest, IL)
- Sagemount (Miami,
FL)
- University High
School (Miami, FL)
Another school on the
original list, Paradise Christian Academy (Paradise, Calif.), is still being
reviewed.
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