Promotion to the next grade (or level) is based on the following criteria:
Students are expected to pass ALL four (4) core classes (ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies) at the end of the school year to go into the next grade. Passing is considered a 60% or above for the YEAR grade in each core class. Students who do not have 60% or above for the YEAR may still pass IF they pass the core class final exam with 80% or above. Students MAY also pass if their NWEA scores are at grade level or above and/or their grade level teachers recommend that the student should be moved to the next grade.
Students who fail two or more core classes will be given the opportunity to complete summer school/credit recovery classes so they can ‘make up’ the content they did not complete during the school year. If the student does not complete the summer school/credit recovery classes to satisfaction, then they will be retained for the following school year. (Example: A student fails Math and Science in 6th grade; the student will re-take all 6th grade classes for the next school year.
Students who fail only one core class will be given the opportunity to complete summer school/credit recovery to ‘make up’ the content they did not complete. This will NOT be a requirement for advancement to the next grade.