Our team also functiosn somwhat like most other programs. We allow anyone who wants to participate to do just that no matter what their grades are. However, there are some limitations to that. We have a rule that says you must have all A's and B's to travel with your teacher's permission. There are rare occurances where that rule is bent and that is if the teacher says that their grade book is not current online and that the student in fact is passing.
Also, our lead mentor keeps track of all 120+ kids in one way or another and makes sure that if a person isn't doing so hot in a class that he sits down to talk with them and makes sure that they know school comes first and that hif they don't get their grades up, they won't miss school. That usually gets them crackin.
I know this from experience
