Retention
Kindergarten
- If a student fails reading, he/she is retained.
- If a student is considered to be too immature for first grade work, retention is recommended.
- If a student is weak in phonics and reading, summer school will be recommended.
First through Third Grades
- If a student fails both math and reading, he/she is retained.
- Summer school is required if a failing grade is earned in either math or reading.
- If a student is weak in phonics and reading, summer school will be recommended.
Fourth through Sixth Grades
- A student who earns a D in math, language, or reading is recommended for summer school.
- A student who earns an F in any one of the above mentioned subjects is required to attend summer school.
- If a student earns an F in all three of the above mentioned subjects, he is retained.
Seventh and Eighth Grades
- A student who earns an F in both math and English is retained.
- A student who earns an F in either math or English is required to attend summer school.
- A student must pass three out of four major subjects (math, English, social studies, and science) to be promoted.
- It is strongly recommended that students who earn D's in both semesters of either math or English enroll in summer school.
Summer School Information
A high school (ninth through twelfth grade) student who fails a semester of any non-elective academic course must attend summer school and make up the semester. Elective courses will have to be made up the following year or a different elective may be taken.
No summer school courses can be taken for acceleration. Summer school is strictly remedial, and only two credits can be made up during a summer. ACE PACES can be used in summer school. Six PACES will be the equivalent of one semester. Classroom attendance is not required except for testing.
Final grades for the seventh and eighth grade students are based on a yearly average. Final grades for ninth through twelfth grade students are based on a semester average.
