Promotion and Retention
Grade level and group assignments, including promotion and retention, will be the responsibility of the Superintendent and will be made in the best interests of the individual scholar subject to parent(s)/guardian(s) involvement in accordance with law.
Scholars will normally progress annually from grade to grade. However, exceptions may be recommended when, in the judgment of the professional staff, and after consultation with parent(s)/guardian(s), such exceptions are in the best interests of the individual scholar involved and retention is appropriate.
Make-Up Opportunities
All teachers must supply make-up work assignments when requested by the scholar or parent(s)/guardian(s) unless the absence from class is due to a long-term suspension (more than 10 days) or permanent expulsion as mandated by law.
Administration reserves the right to determine whether credit will be granted for make-up work resulting from unexcused absences or absences due to short-term suspension (10 days or fewer). After consultation with the appropriate teachers, the building principal will make such a determination subject to review by the Superintendent, at the Superintendent's discretion.
Changing Scholar Letter Grades
A scholar, parent(s)/guardian(s), or another person acting as a representative for the scholar may request to have a letter grade changed only for grades on final exams or grades at the end of a marking period, term, or semester/trimester. The Superintendent will promulgate rules for the procedures to be followed when a request for a change in a letter grade is made.
