JGASSIGNMENT OF STUDENTS TO
CLASSES AND GRADE LEVELS
JGStudents who apply for admission to grades two (2) through eight (8) on the basis of prior schooling outside the District will be placed initially at the grade levels they have reached elsewhere.
The classroom placement of all students shall be the responsibility of the school principal, who, in cooperation with staff personnel, will give due consideration to the student's age and general achievement, and to the mental, physical, emotional, and social maturity of the child.
If the parents have a request for a specific teacher for their child the following school year, they may submit a written request by May 1 to the school principal for consideration. Whenever feasible, in consideration of keeping classes heterogeneously and ethnically balanced, the principal will honor the request.
If the parents are not satisfied with the assignment of a student to a given class, the parents may appeal the principal's decision to the Superintendent. The Superintendent's decision regarding the class assignment of the student will be final.
Normally, pupils transferring into the District will be placed on a level similar to that in the school from which they transferred, but children transferring, as well as continuing students, may be retained or advanced in grade by the principal of the school, who shall be guided in such decision by the promotion and retention policies of the District.
Assignment of a student to classes (classroom or subjects) shall be made based upon the student's grade-level assignment, completion of any prerequisites, student achievement, and any classroom limitations or class-size guidelines, in that order.
A student who enrolls in a kindergarten program or grades one (1) through eight (8) after receiving instruction in a home school program shall be tested using State Board standards in order to determine the appropriate grade level for educational placement of the student.
The Superintendent shall establish procedures for guiding the review and assignment of students to classes and grade levels.
Adopted: date of Manual adoption
CROSS REF.:
IKE - Promotion and Retention of Students
IKEB - Acceleration
JFB - Open Enrollment