PROMOTION, PLACEMENT, AND RETENTION

PROMOTION, PLACEMENT, AND RETENTION

po5410Adopted August 20, 2018Revised December 15, 2025

5410 - PROMOTION, PLACEMENT, AND RETENTION

The Board of Education recognizes that the personal, social, physical, and educational growth of children will vary and that they should be placed in the educational setting most appropriate to their needs at the various stages of their growth.

It shall be the policy of the Board that each student be moved forward in a continuous pattern of achievement and growth appropriate for each student's development.

Such pattern should coincide with the system of grade levels established by this Board and the instructional standards established for each grade level and/or course of study.

A student will be promoted to the succeeding academic level, when the student has

  1. completed the course requirements at the presently assigned grade;
  2.  in the opinion of the professional staff, achieved the instructional objectives set for the present grade;
  3. demonstrated sufficient proficiency to permit the student to move ahead in the educational program of the next grade;
  4. demonstrated the degree of social, emotional, and physical maturation necessary for a successful learning experience in the next grade.

For consideration of promotion or retention for students from grade three (3) to grade four (4) with respect to reading, see Policy 5411 - Third Grade Promotion and Retention: At-Risk Students.

Promotion, placement and/or retention for grade advancement will be based on multi-metrics that may include but are not limited to:

  1. Academic performance based on state exam scores
  2. District assessments
  3. Course and grade level benchmarks and/or projects
  4. Exit Interviews and/or expositions
  5. Individual educational programs according to IDEA
  6. 504 plans according to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

These final determinations and recommendations will be made by administration in collaboration with our professional staff. The student’s parents/guardians will be included as nonvoting members of the team.

The specific procedures for promotion, placement and/or retention will be published in student handbooks per building. The Barron Area School District Board of Education will approve these handbooks on an annual basis.

Revised 3/21/22
T.C. 12/15/25

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