POLICY
STATEMENT
Retention of
Students
Administrative
Procedure
In order for a child to be retained at any grade level, the
following guidelines must be followed:
1. As soon as it is determined
that school retention is a possibility parents should be contacted. The initial contact with parents will be made
by the teacher, after consultation with the principal. Parents will be contacted as early in the
year as possible but no later than March 15th.
2. Any child for whom retention
is being considered must be reviewed by the parents, principal, teacher(s) and
other staff working with the child. At
this review, it will be decided if testing is needed to fully evaluate the
child’s abilities.
3. If testing is to be done,
parental permission must be obtained.
Individual evaluations by qualified staff or consultants would be
performed as soon as possible.
4. A written record will be
kept of all meetings and information obtained regarding the possible retention
of a child. Written statements by
teacher(s) detailing reasons for retention should also be included. This record will be made available to the
parents.
5. After all information is
obtained, parents and school staff will meet.
The decision as to placement will be made jointly by parents and school
staff.
6. If parents and school staff
are unable to reach and agreement on placement, both parties will submit
written statements to the Superintendent by June 1st, outlining
their position. The Superintendent will
then make the final decision about the child’s placement.
State Standards Compliance – Ed. 306.14 (d)