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PROMOTION GRADES 5, 6, AND 7

PROMOTION GRADES 5, 6, AND 7

Teachers shall, on an individual basis, determine the promotion of each student according to the local Pupil Progression Plan. Emphasis shall be placed upon the student’s proficiency in grade appropriate skills.

 

Grades 5-7

  • Students in grades 5-7 will earn letter grades (A, B, C, D or F) each nine weeks for evaluative and reporting purposes.
  • Students in grades 5-7 who fail English language arts and/or mathematics may be retained or probationally promoted to the next grade by the School Building Level Committee with the stipulation that the student attend required summer programming. A parent conference should be held to obtain signed permission for enrollment in the program. Attendance and discipline policies apply. Additional academic options as stated below may also be instituted based on SBLC recommendations.
  • Students in grades 5-7 who fail science and social studies may be retained or probationally promoted to the next grade by the School Building Level Committee with the stipulation that the student attend required summer programming. A parent conference should be held to obtain signed permission for enrollment in the program. Compulsory attendance and discipline policies apply. Additional academic options as stated below may also be instituted based on SBLC recommendations.
  • Students in grades 5-7 who fail four major subjects (English language arts, mathematics, social studies, and science) will be retained. Additionally, any two minor subjects constitute one major subject. Examples of minor subjects include physical education, music, band, keyboarding, and other subjects not previously defined as a major subject.
  •  Academic options that may be offered at either the school or district level: remediation course, documented interventions, After-School Academic Tutoring, and/or Saturday Tutoring. The SBLC will employ existing student data, including but not limited to DIBELS, parish and benchmark assessments, course grades, IREADY data, previous standardized test data, growth from pre-to-post tests, trends of low performance, and attendance to determine whether the student should be recommended for promotion as well as the requirement of any additional academic options.