Skips and Holdovers

Often school leadership will recommend moving a scholar forward to another grade (skip) to ensure that they are engaged and challenged by the material, or they may require that a scholar repeat the current grade (holdover) to ensure that they have mastered essential content and are confident in the classroom. If a grade change is appropriate, your principal and your child’s teacher will have a series of discussions with you. Final holdover decisions are made by your school’s leadership.

Fifth Year of High School

In high school, SA offers a fifth year for scholars for previously skipped students or students who may benefit from more time to mature, a slower pace for completing the rigorous course load, or time to take AP and college-level courses and accumulate college credits through dual-enrollment programs at Columbia University, Hunter College, and other outstanding higher education institutions.

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