Promotion/Retention Information
Retention & Promotion
For detailed information regarding student retention and promotion, please view the School Board's policy document 6000.1.
ELEMENTARY PROMOTION: Student Performance Levels for reading, writing, mathematics and science: In addition to the specific promotion criteria for reading and mathematics listed in the following matrix, promotion decisions must take into account a student’s proficiency in writing and science (based on proficiency levels to be determined by the District and/or the State Department of Education) (F.S. 1008.25(2)). The evaluation of each student’s progress must be based upon classroom work, observations, tests, District and State assessments and other relevant information. NOTE: No single assessment is the sole determiner of promotion. Third grader’s a subject to stricter promotion criteria as outlined in the link above.
There are many options for good cause promotion. Please view Policy 6000.1 (Appendix A, page 76) for all of the details.
**If promoted under these criteria, intensive reading instruction must include an altered instructional day based upon a PMP that includes specialized diagnostic information and specific reading strategies.
***If promoted under these criteria, intensive reading and/or mathematics instruction must include an altered instructional day based upon a PMP that includes specialized diagnostic information and specific reading and/or mathematics strategies.