e. The policy shall provide for parental notification when a pupil is identified as being at risk of retention. This notice shall be provided as early in the school year as practicable. The policy shall provide a pupil's parent or guardian the opportunity to consult with the teacher or teachers responsible for the decision to promote or retain the pupil. b. The policy shall provide a process whereby the decision of the teacher to retain or promote a pupil may be appealed. If an appeal is made, the burden shall be on the appealing party to show why the decision of the teacher should be overruled. c. The policy shall provide that pupils who are at-risk of being retained in their current grade be identified as early in the school year, and as early in their school careers, as practicable. d. The policy shall indicate the manner in which opportunities for remedial instruction will be provided to pupils who are recommended for retention or who are identified as being at risk for retention.
e. The policy adopted pursuant to this section shall be adopted at a public meeting of the governing board of the school district.
f. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the retention of a pupil not included in grade levels identified pursuant to subdivision (a), or for reasons other than those specified in subdivision (b), if such retention is determined to be appropriate for that pupil. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a governing board from adopting promotion and retention policies that exceed the criteria established in this section.
LEAs have been charged with the responsibility of developing a policy that outlines student promotion and retention procedures. This policy must include the following components: a process for parental notification, an appeal process, a method of early identification of students, a plan for early interventions, identifying teachers as responsible for promotion or retention decisions, and adoption of the policy at a public meeting. Once this policy is established and adopted, the LEA should inform the community of the intent and requirements of these policies. When developing this policy, the committee members, including administrators, teachers, parents, and community members shall examine policy for the following academic areas; students in: 1. Second and third grade in reading, 2. Third and fourth grade in reading, 3. Fourth and fifth grade in reading, English language arts, and math, 4. The end of the intermediate grades and the beginning of middle school grades in reading, English language arts, and math, and 5. The end of middle school grades and the beginning of high school in reading, English language arts, and math.
Chapter 6 – Student Promotion and Retention, Desert/Mountain SELPA
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As of 11/26/2007
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