Grade Level

Source: "Student, Parents, and Teachers Handbook", v2021

Grade Levels

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• The school has grades K-8.
• Each grade level corresponds to a particular age group for which the curriculum can be tailored to maximize the student's development ....
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Grade K (Pre School or Kindergarten)

• Typically for age 5 children
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Grades 1 to 8

• Typically for ages 6 (grade 1) thru age 13 (grade 8)
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Placement

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• New students who have not attended school before and are age 6 or older are placed into 1st grade ...
• Students promoted from grade K are placed into grade 8 ...
• Transfer-In students are placed into the appropriate grade level based on their transcript and the diagnostic test (see admission policy) ...
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Promotion

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• Students are promoted to the next based on meeting the requirements for each grade level at the end of the school year.
• students may be promoted before the end of the school year based on teacher's assessment of their level ...
• students my be promoted two years ahead based on ...
• The determination to promote is made by the teachers based on the student's report card and ....
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Retention

Source: "Retention", page 25

Any student who fails one core academic subject will be retained. However, the student must attend the remedial class during summer to make-up for the failing grade and complete all the requirements needed to have a chance to be promoted to the next grade level.

Promotion from 8th Grade

Source: "Prmotion from 8th Grade", page 25

Students who complete the core requirements in 8th Grade with an average of 65 will be promoted with a certificate of completion.