5123

Policy

Students

Promotion and Retention

Judgments about promotion from grade level to grade level, completion of a class or Course of study, accelerated placement or retention of a student at a grade level are the professional prerogative of the professional employees of the school district.

Any pupil or the parents or guardians of any pupil shall have the right to a review of decisions made about promotion or retention of the pupil, in accordance with board policy (cf. 1312).

Standards for promotion and retention of pupils shall be stated in the handbook prepared by each principal for the attendance center or centers supervised by the principal; rules and regulations or standards for promotion and retention shall be reviewed and approved by the superintendent and the board as part of the annual review of student handbooks specified by board policy (5100).

It is the intent of the board that decisions about promotion and retention should be based on pupil progress, including completion of a prescribed course of study by students who are classified as having special needs; in all decisions about promotion or retention, the welfare and development of the pupil shall be the paramount concern of professional employees.

Legal Reference: R. R. S. 79-526 Class I, II, III, IV, or VI school district; school board; schools; supervision and control.

Adopted: October 4, 1983