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PROMOTION AND
RETENTION |
A student may be promoted only on the basis of
academic achievement or demonstrated proficiency of the subjection matter of the
course or grade level. To earn credit in a course, a student must receive a
grade of at least 70 based on course-level or grade-level standards. In
addition, students at certain grade levels will be required to pass the new
Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) as a further requirement for
promotion:
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In order to be promoted to grade 4 in
school year 2003-2004, students must have performed satisfactory on the Reading
section of the grade 3 assessment test in English or Spanish.
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In order to be promoted to grade 6,
students enrolled in grade 5 in school year 2004-2005 must perform satisfactory
on the Mathematics and Reading sections of the grade 5 assessment test in
English or Spanish.
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In order to be promoted to grade 9,
students enrolled in grade 8 in school year 2007-2008 must perform
satisfactorily on the Mathematics and Reading sections of the grade 8 assessment
test in English or Spanish.
In addition, students in grades 3, 5, and 8 must meet
promotion standards established by the District in order to be promoted.
Parents of students who do not perform satisfactorily
on their exams will be notified that their child will participate in special
instructional programs designed to improve performance. These students will
also have two additional opportunities to take the test. If the student fails a
second time, a grade placement committee, consisting of the principal or
designee, the teacher, and the student’s parent, will determine the additional
special instruction the student will receive. After a third failed attempt, the
student will be retained; however, the parent can appeal this decision to the
committee. In order for the student to be promoted, based on standards
previously established by the District, the decision of the committee must be
unanimous. Whether the student is retained or promoted, an educational plan for
the student will be designed to enable the student to perform at grade level by
the end of the next school year.
Beginning in school year 2003-2004, students in grade
11 must pass the secondary exit-level assessment in English language arts,
mathematics, social studies, and science in order to receive a diploma. A
student who does not pass the exit-level assessment will have additional
opportunities to take the test. (See Graduation on page 23 for
information regarding new exit-level tests required by state law.)
Certain students – some with disabilities and some
with limited English proficiency – may be eligible for exemptions,
accommodations, or deferred testing. For more information, see the principal,
counselor, or special education director.
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