Wicomico County Board of Education Approval Status Index Code Title: Grading, Promotion, and Retention Systems Procedure INS-SCH-PR-007 First Adopted: 07/10/90 Legal Review: 07/19/21 04/18/17 Approved Revisions: 10/10/23 07/13/22 07/20/21 08/28/19 05/09/17 04/11/95 02/09/93 Effective: 10/11/23 07/14/22 07/21/21 08/28/19 05/10/17 09/04/90 02/10/93 04/12/95 Page 8 of 22 WICOMICO COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION P.O. BOX 1538 2424 NORTHGATE DRIVE., SUITE 3, SALISBURY, MD 21802-1538 INS-SCH-PR-007 i. 25% Writing/Grammar/Conventions ii. 50% Phonics/Word Study/Fluency iii. 25% Reading Comprehension b. Intermediate (3rd-5th Grade) i. 25% Writing/Grammar/Conventions ii. 25% Phonics/Word Study/Fluency iii. 50% Reading Comprehension 11. Academic Excellence Students in grades 1- 5 completing the year with all grades of A, O and S in all content areas and special areas will receive an award of Academic Excellence. Subject and special areas include: reading, math, language, science, social studies, physical education, media, music and art. 12. Academic Achievement Students in grades 1-5 completing the year with grades of A, B, O and S in all content and special areas will receive an award of Academic Achievement. Subject and special areas include: reading, math, language, science, social studies, physical education, media, music and art. B. Retention/Non-Promotion Prior to considering a student for non-promotion, appropriate instruction, placement, and intervention must be provided to address individual student learning needs. A student in grades 1-5 may be considered for non-promotion if: 1. The student is failing with a letter grade of an E in grades 1 through 5, in two or more of the following subjects: mathematics, reading, social studies, science, language, and writing. 2. The student's excessive absences place the student's academic performance "at risk.” Specific information regarding guidelines for student attendance can be found in the WCBOE Student Attendance Policy, SFS-GEN-PL-019 and the WCPS Student Attendance Procedure, SFS-GEN-PR-002. 3. The school administration has followed the Wicomico County Public Schools Retention/Non-Promotion of Elementary Students Procedures and submitted all required documentation to the Director of Elementary Education by the last business day in June. a. Prior to considering a student for non-promotion due to reading instructional level, the student must be enrolled in an appropriate approved reading intervention program designed to target identified deficiencies as denoted through documented assessments for a period determined by the intervention program. b. Student progress must be reviewed by the Student Services Team (SST) where the student's designated case manager maintains a documented case management log reflecting intervention services provided to the student to date. c. Teachers must contact the parent/guardian of any student who is "at risk" for nonpromotion. Every attempt to have a face-to-face parent/teacher/principal conference
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