The Governing Board expects students to progress through each grade level within one school year. Toward this end, instruction shall be designed to accommodate the variety of ways that students learn and provide strategies for addressing academic deficiencies as needed.
Students shall progress through the grade levels by demonstrating growth in learning and meeting grade-level standards of expected student achievement.
(cf. 6011 - Academic Standards)
(cf. 6146.1 - High School Graduation Requirements)
(cf. 6146.5 - Elementary/Middle School Graduation Requirements)
(cf. 6162.52 - High School Exit Examination)
(cf. 6170.1 - Transitional Kindergarten)
When high academic achievement is evident, the teacher may recommend a student for acceleration to a higher grade level. The student's maturity level shall be taken into consideration in making a determination to accelerate a student.
Teachers shall recommend to the Student Progress Team students who should be retained or who are at risk of being retained at their current grade level as early as possible in the school year and as early in their school careers as practicable. Such students shall be identified at the following grade levels: (Education Code 48070.5
1. Between grades 2 and 3
2. Between grades 3 and 4
3. Between grades 4 and 5
4. Between grades 6 and 7
5. Between grades 8 and 9
Students shall be identified for retention on the basis of failure to meet levels of proficiency, as indicated by the results of state assessments administered pursuant to Education Code 60640-60649 and the following additional indicators of academic achievement: State testing, teacher observation, and district multiple measures (benchmark assessments, student work and grades).
(cf. 6162.5 - Student Assessments)
(cf. 6162.51 - State Academic Achievement Tests)
Students between grades 2 and 3 and grades 3 and 4 shall be identified primarily on the basis of their level of proficiency in reading. Proficiency in reading, English language arts, and mathematics shall be the basis for identifying students between grades 4 and 5, grades 6 and 7 and between middle school grades and high school grades. (Education Code 48070.5)
(cf. 6142.91 - Reading/Language Arts Instruction)
(cf. 6142.92 - Mathematic Instruction
If a student does not have a single regular classroom teacher, the Superintendent or designee shall specify the teacher(s) responsible for the decision to promote or retain the student. (Education Code 48070.5)
The Student Progress Team's decision to promote or retain a student may be appealed in accordance with AR 5123-Promotion/Acceleration/Retention.
When a student in grades 2 - 9 is retained or recommended for retention, the Superintendent or designee shall offer an appropriate program of remedial instruction to assist the student in meeting grade-level expectations. The district also may offer supplemental instruction to a student in grades 2 - 6 who is identified as being at risk for retention. (Education Code 37252.2, 37252.8, 48070.5)
(cf. 6176 - Weekend/Saturday Classes)
(cf. 6177 - Summer Learning Programs)
(cf. 6179 - Supplemental Instruction)
Legal Reference:
EDUCATION CODE
37252-37254.1 Supplemental instruction
41505-41508 Pupil Retention Block Grant
46300 Method of computing average daily attendance
480410 Admittance to first grade
48011 Promotion/retention following one year of kindergarten
48070-48070.5 Promotion and retention
56345 Elements of individualized education plan
50540-60649 California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress
60850-60859 Exit examination
CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 5
200-202 Admission and exclusion of students
Management Resources:
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PUBLICATIONS FAQs
Promotion, Retention, and Grading (students with disabilities)
FAQs Pupil Promotion and Retention
Kindergarten Continuance Form
WEB SITES
CSBA: http://www.csba.org
California Department of Education: http://www.cde.ca.gov
Policy NEWPORT-MESA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
adopted: March 28, 2017 Costa Mesa, California