Middle School Promotion Policy

To qualify for promotion, seventh and eighth grade middle school students must demonstrate knowledge and competency based upon identified standards of achievement in the four core areas of language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. To guarantee promotion, students must demonstrate proficiency in the foundational knowledge and skills in each of the four core subject areas and earn a passing final grade based on grade level expectations. 

Students who earn an “F” as a final grade in one or two core subjects are retained, at the discretion of the principal, and encouraged to participate in an intervention program.  Based upon the extent to which a student demonstrates knowledge and competency of identified standards of achievement in an intervention program, he/she is promoted or retained. Students who are promoted may receive continued intervention throughout the following school year.  If students do not participate in an intervention program, they are retained at the discretion of the principal.

Students who earn an “F” in three or four core courses are retained, at the discretion of the principal.”