Promotion will be based on total units completed. Promotion will only occur in the fall. To the extent possible, all students with disabilities shall participate in the promotion standards for elementary, middle, and high school levels. Certain students with disabilities may be exempted from the promotion standards by the Individualized Education Program Team, including the principal, if it is determined by the team that the students do not have the ability to participate in the State Standard Course of Study and the regular statewide assessment program. However, they must be administered an alternate assessment and may receive a certificate of achievement or graduation certificate.
All services offered are in addition to the special education services provided to the student.
Students of Limited English Proficiency Students of limited English proficiency must meet the same standards as all students. However, in accordance with federal law, English language proficiency cannot be the factor that determines that a student has not met performance standards. Instead, an instructional portfolio containing documentation of the student's English language proficiency and progress in all academic areas should be submitted to a local promotion committee of teachers and administrators to determine if students are ready to be promoted to the next level. Once limited English proficient students are no longer eligible for exemption from statewide testing, they may be eligible for a waiver up to two additional years. Documentation indicates that the students are making adequate progress in all academic areas to be promoted to the next level.