Standards-Based
Promotion
Grades 2-5 & 8
- Background - - Criteria
for Promotion - - Interventions
to Support Promotion -
- Criteria for Retention -
- Parent Notification Process
- - Parent Appeal Process
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The Los Angeles
Unified School District has a standards-based promotion policy in
accordance with Education Code Section 48070.5(1)(d). The law requires
that all Boards of Education adopt a policy that establishes criteria
regarding promotion and mandatory retention of students at specific
grade levels. Students must demonstrate they have achieved their
grade level standards before being promoted to the next grade.
The Los Angeles Unified School District will implement
this standards-based promotion policy for the 2002-2003 school year
in grades 2, 3, 4, 5 and 8.
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- English proficient students
will meet minimum grade level standards in reading, oral reading
fluency or a Performance Assignment score of 2.
- English learners will
meet minimum English Language Development (ELD) standards by
moving one ELD level per year or one ELD level per semester
in grade 8.
- English learners in a
Spanish bilingual program will meet minimum grade level standards
in primary language reading or a Spanish Performance Assignment
score of 2 and will meet minimum ELD standards by moving one
ELD level per year.
- Students with disabilities
will meet the criteria as indicated on the IEP.
- Students will meet Federal
and State law and District requirements.
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Intervention
to Support Promotion
At risk students
are identified early in the school year and provided interventions
for assistance in mastering grade level standards:
- Classroom instruction
with the teacher assisting students in small groups and individually.
- Extended Learning Programs
(ELP) Grades K through 8 may be provided before school, after
school, or weekends to give students additional academic support.
- Summer school/intersession
programs.
Secondary students
who meet specific criteria for intervention in grades 6 through
9 will be enrolled in the Developing Readers and Writers
Course for a double period during the regular school year.
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Criteria
for Retention
A student who
meets the criteria below shall be retained unless the classroom
teacher determines retention is not appropriate.
An elementary student
in grades 2, 3, 4, 5 identified as:
- An English proficient
student who has a reading achievement score of 1 and
an English Language Arts Performance Assignment score
of 1.
- An English Learner who
has performed at the same ELD level for two or more years and
an ELD Performance Assessment score of 2 or below.
- An English Learner in
a Spanish bilingual program who has a reading achievement score
of 1 and a Spanish Language Arts Performance Assignment
score of 1 or performed at the same ELD level for two or more
years and an ELD performance Assessment score of 2 or below.
A secondary student in
Grade 8 identified as:
- An English proficient
student who has a Stanford 9 total reading score at or below
the 29th percentile; and reading fluency score below
115; and spelling score below 37.
- An English learner who
receives a final failing mark in two full consecutive semesters
of the same ESL course. A student in ESL 1A or ESL 1B must
have been enrolled in school for a minimum of two years.
- An English Learner in
a Spanish bilingual program who has failing mark in Spanish
Language Arts and on the Spanish Language Arts Performance
Assignment a final score of 1 at the end of summer school/intercession.
During the retention
year, students will participate in on-going interventions and attend
summer school/intersessions during their off-track time.
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Parent
Notification Process
| Parents are
notified through teacher conferences, progress reports, and letters
when their child is at risk of not meeting grade-level standards
for promotion. All written notification must be signed by the parent
and returned to the school.
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A parent may appeal
the decision to retain their child with the school principal during
the first month of school. The principal and teacher will meet with
the parent to resolve the matter.
If the parent does not agree with the principal's decision,
then the parent may appeal to the Local District Director of School
support Services.
A meeting will be held to discuss the appeal and all
evidence will be reviewed. The final decision will be mailed to
the parent.
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