Promotion of Students
Adoption Date: 12/21/2006, Revised: 6/9/2016
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5124 Promotion of Students
Regulation Info: 5124R |
It is essential that students experience both challenge and success from school programs and activities. Grade placements should enhance the possibility that students will be provided with appropriate experiences at their particular stages of physical, emotional, and academic growth.
The Board of Education believes that promotion from one grade in school to the next must indicate that students have passed a series of academically challenging courses in the core subject disciplines of English, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies, as well as other areas that contribute to a student’s physical, cultural and academic knowledge. Students must attend school regularly and demonstrate academic achievement and a commitment to learning in order to progress to the next grade. Local testing and assessments will be factors considered in making promotion decisions.
The Superintendent of Schools shall develop regulations to implement this policy for the elementary, middle and high schools that includes the criteria to be considered in making determinations regarding promotion or retention of students, including considerations of academic achievement, standardized test scores, the chronological and emotional age of the student, homework/work habits and attendance.