responsibility for providing appropriate instruction to help the student achieve the prescribed goals. If the student successfully achieves the the student program’s objectives, progresses to the next level. Testing, diagnosis, and actual performance, however, may indicate that some students cannot follow the of study. The principal and school faculty school’s complete course develop for each of these students a special program, based on the regular school’s program, which follows the New York State Standards and Archdiocesan Essential Learnings. A copy of the modified program is retained in the file. student’s student’s Conferences must be held with the parents periodically to inform them of the specific demands of this program and on-going progress. Therefore, the decision to retain a student presupposes that the school has done everything to help the student achieve success, and the student still has not made satisfactory progress. If a student is being considered for retention, teachers must begin discussing this possibility early in the school year with the principal. Parent conferences must be held periodically, and notification of the possibility of retention must be made no later than mid-January, with written notation having been made on the report card. Although the teacher consults with the principal, the final decision for retaining a student rests with the principal. The following are specific criteria that will assist teachers as they consider a recommendation for retention. The student has failed to pass the major subjects on each grade level. The following table indicates the specific failures by grade level that might result in retention at that grade level: LEVEL ACADEMIC PROGRESS Kindergarten Evidence that the child is not meeting academic expectations of the program. Grade 1 Evidence of insufficient developmental progress and a failure in English Language Arts (ELA) Grade 2 Failure in ELA Grade 3 Failures in ELA and Mathematics Grade 4, 5, 6 Failures in ELA and Mathematics, or Failures in ELA or Mathematics and failures in two of the following subjects: Religion, Science, Social Studies, and Language Arts Failures in ELA and Mathematics Grade 7, 8 or Failure in ELA or Failures in ELA or Mathematics and failure in one of the following
responsibility for providing appropriate instruction to help the student achieve the prescribed goals. If the student successfully achieves the program’s objectives, the student progresses to the next level. Testing, diagnosis, and actual performance, however, may indicate that some students cannot follow the school’s complete course of study. The principal and school faculty develop for each of these students a special program, based on the school’s regular program, which follows the New York State Standards and Archdiocesan Essential Learnings. A copy of the student’s modified program is retained in the student’s file. Conferences must be held with the parents periodically to inform them of the specific demands of this program and on-going progress. Therefore, the decision to retain a student presupposes that the school has done everything to help the student achieve success, and the student still has not made satisfactory progress. If a student is being considered for retention, teachers must begin discussing this possibility early in the school year with the principal. Parent conferences must be held periodically, and notification of the possibility of retention must be made no later than mid-January, with written notation having been made on the report card. Although the teacher consults with the principal, the final decision for retaining a student rests with the principal. The following are specific criteria that will assist teachers as they consider a recommendation for retention. The student has failed to pass the major subjects on each grade level. The following table indicates the specific failures by grade level that might result in retention at that grade level: LEVEL ACADEMIC PROGRESS Kindergarten Evidence that the child is not meeting academic expectations of the program. Grade 1 Evidence of insufficient developmental progress and a failure in English Language Arts (ELA) Grade 2 Failure in ELA Grade 3 Failures in ELA and Mathematics Grade 4, 5, 6 Failures in ELA and Mathematics, or Failures in ELA or Mathematics and failures in two of the following subjects: Religion, Science, Social Studies, and Language Arts Grade 7, 8 Failures in ELA and Mathematics or Failure in ELA or Failures in ELA or Mathematics and failure in one of the following
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