| Purpose
The Board recognizes that the personal, social, physical
and educational growth of children will vary and that students should
be placed in the educational setting most appropriate to their needs
and ability at the various stages of their growth.
Authority
It shall be the policy of the Board that each child be moved
forward in a continuous pattern of achievement and growth that is
in harmony with his or her own development.
A student will be promoted to the succeeding grade level when she/he
has:
- successfully completed the requirements at the presently assigned
grade,
- demonstrated proficiency to move ahead to the educational program
of the next level,
- demonstrated the degree of social, emotional and physical maturation
necessary for a successful learning experience at the next learning
level.
Delegation of Responsibility
The Superintendent or designee shall develop procedures
for promotion and retention of students which:
- require the recommendation of the classroom teacher for promotion
or retention,
- require that parents are informed in advance of the possibility
of retention of a student at grade level no later than May 15 of
the school year, unless there are unusual circumstances,
- assure that every effort will be made to address or remedy the
student's area(s) of needed improvement before she/he is retained,
- assign to the administration the final responsibility for determining
the promotion or retention of each student.
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