551R2 - Retention and Promotion 5-8

The following are rules and regulations which shall govern the procedures under which Carroll Middle School personnel concerned with retention and promotion shall operate:

 

A.  Criteria to be Considered:

  1. Academic Achievement
  2. Intellectual Ability
  3. Social Maturity
  4. Emotional Maturity
  5. Physical Development
  6. Chronological Age
  7. Language Development
  8. Attendance
  9. Failure to successfully complete the Summer Success Program.

          

B.  Procedures

 

  1. The Summer Success Program will be the first step in the retention procedure.  Students who fail to complete the Summer Success Program will be required to take the courses failed during the next school year.
  2. If more than 2 courses are failed after completing the Summer Success Program, a meeting to discuss full-grade retention will be held between the parent/guardians and the building principal/designee.
  3. The parent/guardians and the building principal/designee will reach a joint decision regarding retention of the student.  However, in the event of a disagreement, the parent/guardians shall have the final decision regarding the grade level placement of the students.  Students will be required to repeat coursework failed in the previous school year prior to being promoted to course work at the next grade level.  
  4. All 8th grade course work must be completed at a passing level before students can enroll in that subject area at Carroll High School.
  5. An outline of the Summer Success Program is attached.

 

Carroll Middle School
Summer Success Program

The Carroll Middle School Success Program is designed to provide academic success for all students.  This program has been designed to provide students additional opportunities to be successful in the academic arena.  It also provides an additional student accountability piece.  The program guidelines are outlined below.

  1. Any student who fails an academic course at the end of a quarter will be required to attend the Summer Success Program.
  2. The Summer Success Program will be held during the month of June.  The length of time students are assigned to this program will be determined by the number of courses failed, and the amount of work necessary to pass the class(es).
  3. If a student fails to attend or performs at an unsatisfactory level, he/she will be retained or required to retake the course(s) failed.
  4. If a student is required to retake a course, he/she would be permitted to return to grade level course work at the start of second semester if they are receiving a C- or above.

Date of Adoption/Revision:   
August 1999   
June 2002
July 2003
July 2006
July 2010
September 2012
August 2015