5451.01 - WISCONSIN ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP

Oshkosh Area School District

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5451.01 - WISCONSIN ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP

Wisconsin's Academic Excellence Scholarship is a state-supported program, jointly administered by the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) and the Higher Education Aids Board (HEAB). The program offers scholarship recipients an exemption from specified tuition and fees for post high school education at eligible higher education institutions in Wisconsin.

By February 25 of each school year, the board will designate the appropriate number of senior(s) from each high school with the highest grade point average in all subjects as scholars eligible to receive an Academic Excellence Scholarship.

The following standards must be met to qualify for the Academic Excellence Scholarships. The student and alternates must:

	A.	Be a resident of the United States who is either a U.S. citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence.

	B.	Be a Wisconsin resident as defined in 36.27 Wis. Stats.

	C.	Have achieved senior status and have been in attendance for four (4) consecutive semesters during their junior and senior year(s).

	D.	Be selected based on the grade point average (GPA) on the student’s official transcript as of the last day of the semester which ended just prior to February 25.

The grade point average (GPA) computation will be in accord with board Policy 5430 - Class Rank. In selecting the scholarship recipient(s) for the Academic Excellence Scholarship, unweighted grades for seven (7) semesters will be used to compute grade point averages.

Students enrolled under full-time public school Open-Enrollment Program, who qualify based on the standards identified above, are eligible for the Academic Excellence Scholarship in the school they actually attend.

The designation of scholar will be awarded to the qualifying student(s) with the highest grade point average.

In the event of a tie involving the GPAs:

	A.	The first tie breaker will be the ACT composite score.

		The scholar with the highest ACT composite score will be selected.

	B.	In the event there is still a tie, a coin flip will determine the scholar.

Except for the limitation on the number of designated scholars, the faculty of the high school shall select the applicable number of seniors for designation as scholars and shall certify, in order of priority, any remaining seniors with the same grade point average as alternates for the scholars or, if there is no remaining senior with the same grade point average, any remaining seniors with the next highest grade point average, but not less than 3.800 or the equivalent, as alternates for the scholars.

39.41 Wis. Stats