9270A - ADMISSION OF STUDENTS FROM HOME SCHOOLS

The following guideline applies to students who are transferring from a home-school, non-registered religious school, or foreign school. It does not apply to any school that has been chartered or licensed by a State education agency.

General Procedures:

1. The parent is to submit to the Director of student advancemnt written notification of the intent to enter the school no later than seven (7) days prior to the expected date of enrollment.
2. The District is responsible for conducting a thorough placement study including an assessment of current learnings relative to each course of study (see AG 5463). The placement study should also include a review of information provided by the parent such as student achievement data, standardized test scores, topics studied, resources used, and samples of student work and accomplishments. No student is to be placed in any school or grade without a written placement review.
3. A final meeting with the parent and student shall be scheduled to review the District's assessment results, establish credits (if applicable), and discuss placement.
4. In the event the advance notice is not provided, a temporary placement decision may be made by the director of student advancement while the placement review is conducted. The parent is to be informed of the District's placement review procedure.
5. Prior to placement, the parent must complete normal enrollment procedures as outlined in AG 5111.
6. A parent may request, during the placement procedure, that his/her child participate in special education programming. If so, the District's special education identification and evaluation procedure is to be followed. If there is no conclusive evidence that special education testing should be initiated or if the student does not qualify, the 504 evaluation procedure (AG 2260) may be applicable or the SIT Team may be notified prior to student placement.
7. If the District's assessment of a student indicates mastery of curriculum objectives that far exceed the normal age/grade placement, and whose standardized test scores indicate qualification for gifted education, s/he may be referred to the director of student avancement for placement.

Admission to Kindergarten Through Grade Eight

Placement into a grade shall be made in accordance with the following:

1. age appropriateness
2. data resulting from the assessment procedure described in AG 5463 - Student Transfer from Nonaccredited Schools
3. results of the examination of the student's most recent annual academic assessment report which shall include one (1) of the following:
    
   1. data resulting from the assessment procedure described in AG 5463 - Student Transfer from Nonaccredited Schools
   2. results of a nationally-normed, standardized achievement test
   3. written narrative indicating that a portfolio of the student's work has been reviewed and his/her academic progress for the year is in accordance with the student's abilities and the District's applicable courses of study
4. review of previous regular education program records, if any, to check last grade placement
5. results of M.STEP tests at the appropriate grade level(s) to measure achievement of performance objectives in each applicable subject

Admission to Grades Nine Through Twelve

Placement into a grade shall be made on the basis of credits earned.

Placement into each subject (e.g. English) shall be made based on:

1. age appropriateness;
2. results of examination of the student's most recent annual academic assessment report which shall include one (1) of the following:
   
   a portfolio of the student's work that demonstrates s/he has developed the knowledge and skills at the previous grade level to the one the student should be placed in based on his/her age
3. review of previous regular education program records, if any, to check last grade placement.

Procedures for Receiving Credits/Grades

Students shall receive credit for their academic work on the following basis to:

1. receive a passing grade in the final examination in the subject, plus satisfactory completion of any academic projects student must complete to demonstrate competence in the subject area.

The student will have only one (1) opportunity to take the appropriate test(s). The student must complete the test(s) within three hundred sixty-five (365) days from the date of enrollment and any projects by no later than one year of enrollment.

2. receive credit in courses other than language arts, social studies, mathematics, and/or science, the student must demonstrate proficiency as determined by the building administrator and the teacher.

In accordance with Board Policy 5463, no letter or number grades will be recorded for courses for which credit is granted. Credit will be issued on a pass/fail (P/F) basis and the transcript will indicate "home-school" credit. The credit will be recognized for high school graduation requirements. Students entering school at any point following the conclusion of the first grading period will be evaluated on a pass/fail basis for competency in the course work dealt with during the grading period(s).

Procedure for Determining Grade Point Average (GPA)/Class Rank/Honors

Grade point average (GPA), class rank, and honors shall be determined in accordance with AG 5430 - Class Rank.

Graduation and Commencement Exercises

Before a diploma will be presented, the student must meet all of the Board's graduation requirements.

For a student to qualify for participation in the commencement exercises, s/he must be enrolled in the high school for the entire year.

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