IKE-EB

REGULATION

PROMOTION  AND  RETENTION
OF  STUDENTS

RETENTION CHECKLIST

Teachers, by law and by policy, have the responsibility to determine which students will be retained.  In order to assist teachers in making this decision in the best interest of each student, the following procedural checklist has been developed.

_______   Between August and December, monitor student's progress.  Keep all progress reports and communication with parents in a file.  Record student's promotional outlook on progress report and report card.  (Keep copies in file)

_______   Meet with other staff members who work with the student to discuss the student's academic status.

_______   Review previous parent/teacher conferences to determine what parental input or assistance is available.

_______   Review previous standardized test scores.  (Keep copies in file)

_______   Develop a plan of action/interventions with colleagues (Grade Level Team).  (Keep copies in file)

_______   Review intervention plan within three (3) weeks to determine the effectiveness of the interventions.  (Keep copies in file)

_______   If progress is not significant, refer to Child Study Team.

_______   Refer to Multidisciplinary Evaluation Team (MET) as warranted.  (Keep copies in file)

_______   Complete Retention Worksheet and Light's Retention Scale if MET is not warranted.  (Keep copies in file)

_______   Meet with the principal at the end of March to discuss retention.

_______   If all of the information obtained through this procedure indicates that retention is the best course of action for the student, the teacher convenes a parent/teacher conference to explain the recommendation.  (Keep copies in file)

_______   Teacher has the parent sign the consent for retention form, or the parent can complete a retention appeal report.  (Keep copies in file)