ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS:
KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE FIVE
All students in kindergarten through grade five (5) are expected to demonstrate proficiency on the Standards of Learning (SOL) objectives for their respective grades in the core content areas of English, mathematics, history/social science, and science. Students who do not demonstrate satisfactory performance may be retained in their current grade placement. In this case, a Student Intervention Team (SIT) meeting must be held within the first month of the new school year to develop a retention intervention plan.
GRADES THREE, FOUR AND FIVE ONLY
Students who demonstrate satisfactory classroom performance and achieve at the proficient level on English and mathematics SOL assessments will be promoted. Students who demonstrate satisfactory classroom performance, pass one SOL assessment and achieve SOL assessment scores that fall just below the proficient level in English and mathematics will be promoted and may be required to participate in an SOL intervention program. Students who demonstrate satisfactory classroom performance and fail to achieve at the proficient level on the SOL assessments in English and mathematics may receive a provisional promotion contingent upon attendance and satisfactory performance in summer school.
Students, who do not demonstrate satisfactory performance, yet achieve at the proficient level on the SOL assessments in English and mathematics may be awarded a provisional promotion and must be reviewed by the school’s Student Intervention Team (SIT) within the first month of the new school year. The student may be required to attend and demonstrate satisfactory performance in summer school or other intervention programs. Students who do not demonstrate satisfactory classroom performance and fail to achieve at the proficient level on the SOL assessments in English and mathematics will be retained. A SIT meeting must be held within the first month of the new school year to develop a retention intervention plan.
Students who do not pass any of the SOL assessments in grades three, four and five must attend summer school or participate in an intervention program as required.
PARENT NOTIFICATION - KINDERGARTEN THROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL
Parents will be informed of their child’s academic progress through a variety of avenues including, but not limited to, quarterly progress reports and report cards, parent/teacher conferences, graded assignments sent for review on a regular cycle, electronic communication as appropriate, notes and telephone calls. Additionally, parents of students not meeting grade level expectations will be notified at a parent/teacher conference as well as in writing. Such notification will be made at the following intervals:
End of the first grading period;
End of the first semester;
By March 1st possible retention will be documented; and
No later than ten (10) calendar days prior to the last day of school notification of final retention will be communicated with the exception of grades three, four and five. Final retention notification for students in grades three through five will be made within three (3) working days of receipt of the SOL assessment results.
RIGHT TO APPEAL - KINDERGARTEN THROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL
To the Principal – Parents may appeal the decision to retain their child in the current grade placement. The request for the appeal must be made in writing to the Principal. This request should be made within five (5) working days of receipt of notification of retention. The Principal will respond to the parent within five (5) working days of receipt of appeal.
To the Executive Director of School Leadership – Parents may appeal the decision of the Principal. The appeal must be made in writing to the appropriate Executive Director of School Leadership within five (5) working days of receipt of the Principal’s decision.
• Executive Director of Elementary School Leadership – grades kindergarten through five
• Executive Director of Secondary School Leadership – grades six through eight
Adopted:
8/3/1988
Revised:
8/19/98, 2/16/00, 9/20/00, 3/16/05, 5/5/10
Reviewed:
5/4/11, 5/2/12, 3/27/13, 6/20/18
CROSS REF:
IKE - PROMOTION AND RETENTION OF SECONDARY STUDENTS