I-7200 IKE PROMOTION AND RETENTION
OF STUDENTS
I-7200 IKE Regular Education
The District is dedicated to the continuous development of each student.
Grades One (1) through Eight (8)
At the end of grades one (1) through seven (7), three (3) options are available, dependent on a student's academic yearly progress:
• The student has made academic yearly progress as defined in the short cycle assessment adopted by the school District and determined by the student assistance team as sufficient to enter the next higher grade;
• The student has not made academic yearly progress as defined in the short cycle assessment adopted by the District and determined by the student assistance team as sufficient to enter the next higher grade and shall participate in the required level of remediation. Upon certification by the District that the student has made academic yearly progress, he shall enter the next higher grade; or
• The student has not made academic yearly progress upon completion of the prescribed remediation program and upon the recommendation of the teacher and school principal shall either be:
▪ Retained in the same grade for no more than one (1) school year with an academic improvement plan developed by the student assistance team in order to meet academic yearly progress, at which time the student shall enter the next higher grade; or
▪ Promoted to the next grade if the parent refuses to allow the child to be retained. In this case, the parent shall sign a waiver indicating a desire that the student be promoted to the next higher grade with an academic improvement plan designed to address specific academic deficiencies. The academic improvement plan shall be developed by the student assistance team outlining timelines and monitoring activities to ensure progress toward overcoming those academic deficiencies. Students failing to make academic yearly progress outlined in the plan at the end of that year shall then be retained in the same grade for no more than one (1) year in order to have additional time to master the required content standards.
At the end of the eighth (8th) grade, a student who fails to make academic yearly progress shall be retained in the eighth (8th) grade for no more than one (1) school year to make academic yearly progress or if the student assistance team determines that retention of the student in the eighth (8th) grade will not assist the student make academic yearly progress, the team shall design a high school graduation plan to meet the student's needs for entry into the work force or a post-secondary educational institution. If a student is retained in the eighth (8th) grade, the student assistance team shall develop a specific academic improvement plan that clearly delineates the student's academic deficiencies and prescribes a specific remediation plan to address those academic deficiencies.
A student who fails to make academic yearly progress for two (2) successive school years shall be referred to the student assistance team for placement in an alternative program designed by the School District. Alternative program plans shall be filed with the department.
Special Education
Any student qualified as a special education eligible student who is unable to meet regular academic requirements for promotion must meet the requirements of an alternative curriculum derived from the regular curriculum, which will be developed by an individualized educational program (IEP) team on an individual basis. Students placed in special education will complete the course of study as prescribed in their individual promotion plans and implemented through their individual education programs. Course work will be presented at a level commensurate with the student's ability.
Adopted: December 13, 2010
LEGAL REF.:
22-2C-6 NMSA (1978)
22-2-8.12 NMSA (1978)