PERSONALIZED EDUCATION PLANS

STUDENT ACCOUNTABILITY REVIEW PROCEDURES

Each school district shall follow these procedures for students not meeting gateway standards.

Elementary - Gateway 1

For students not scoring at Level III or above on the reading and mathematics tests, the school district shall follow these procedures to determine if students are performing at grade level and able to succeed at the next grade:

1. Students scoring below Level III on an end-of-grade test are given a second test within a reasonable time from the receipt of test results. Parents may request that their child be excused from the second administration of the test. In this case, the parents and child accept participation in focused intervention.
2. Teachers or parents may request a promotion for students scoring below Level III on an end-of-grade test after the second or third test administration. Teachers shall provide documentation of the students’ performance during a review process.

   Documentation may include

   1. Student work samples
   2. Other test data
   3. Information supplied by parents
   4. For students with disabilities, information that is included in the individualized education program (IEP)
   5. Other information that verifies that a student is at grade level. (Students with disabilities shall be at grade level or be making adequate progress to meet requirements at upper elementary levels.)
3. Students who are not promoted after the second or third administration of the test shall be given focused intervention of a time period that is instructionally sound. Strategies may include, but are not limited to, alternative learning models, special homework, smaller classes, tutorial sessions, extended school day, Saturday school, modified instructional programs, parental involvement, summer school instruction, or retention.

A committee shall be appointed to review student waiver requests. This committee, composed of teachers and principals from another school, shall make recommendations to the student’s principal about whether the student should be promoted to the next grade. Central office staff may serve on the committee in lieu of a principal. This recommendation is based on documentation presented by teachers on behalf of the student. Special education personnel shall be on the committee if a student with a disability is being considered for a wavier. Parents of any student being presented for review shall have the right to be a non-voting participant, and further shall have the right to speak on behalf of their child.

Gateway 2

For students not scoring at Level III or above on the reading and mathematics tests and not making adequate progress in developing writing skills, the school district shall follow these procedures to determine if students are performing at grade level and able to succeed at the next grade:

1. Students scoring below Level III on an end-of-grade test are given a second test within a reasonable time from the receipt of test results. Parents may request that their child be excused from the second administration of the test. In this case, the parents and child accept participation in focused intervention.
2. Teachers or parents may request a promotion for students scoring below Level III on an end-of-grade test after the second or third test administration. Teachers shall provide documentation of the students’ performance during a review process.

   Documentation may include

   1. Student work samples
   2. Other test data
   3. Information supplied by parents
   4. For students with disabilities, information that is included in the individualized education program (IEP)
   5. Other information that verifies that a student is at grade level. (Students with disabilities shall be at grade level or be making adequate progress to meet requirements at upper elementary levels.)
3. 3. Students who are not promoted after the second or third administration of the test shall be given focused intervention of a time period that is instructionally sound. Strategies may include, but are not limited to, alternative learning models, special homework, smaller classes, tutorial sessions, extended school day, Saturday school, modified instructional programs, parental involvement, summer school instruction, or retention.

A committee shall be appointed to review student waiver requests. This committee, composed of teachers and a principal from another school, shall make recommendations to the student’s principal about whether the student should be promoted to the next grade. Central office staff may serve on the committee in lieu of a principal. This recommendation is based on documentation presented by teachers on behalf of the student. Special education personnel shall be on the committee if a student with a disability is being considered for a wavier. Parents of any student being presented for review shall have the right to be a non-voting participant, and further shall have the right to speak on behalf of their child.

Middle School – Gateway 3

For students not scoring at Level III or above on the reading and mathematics tests and not making adequate progress in developing writing skills, the school district shall follow these procedures to determine if students are performing at grade level and able to succeed at the next level.

1. Students scoring Level III on an end-of-grade test are given a second test within a reasonable time from the receipt of test results. Parents may request that their child be excused from the second administration of the test. In this case, the parents and child accept participation in focused intervention.
2. Teachers or parents may request a promotion for students scoring below Level III on an end-of-grade test after the second or third test administration. Teachers shall provide documentation of the students’ performance during a review process.

   Documentation may include

   1. Student work samples
   2. Other test data
   3. Information supplied by parents
   4. For students with disabilities, information that is included in the individualized education program (IEP)
   5. Other information that verifies that a student is at grade level. (Students with disabilities shall be at grade level or be making adequate progress to meet requirements at upper elementary levels.)
3. Students who are not promoted after the second or third administration of the test shall be given focused intervention of a time period that is instructionally sound. Strategies may include, but are not limited to, alternative learning models, special homework, smaller classes, tutorial sessions, extended school day, Saturday school, modified instructional programs, parental involvement, summer school instruction, or retention.

A committee shall be appointed to review student waiver requests. This committee, composed of teachers and a principal from another school, shall make recommendations to the student’s principal about whether the student should be promoted to the next grade. Central office staff may serve on the committee in lieu of a principal. This recommendation is based on documentation presented by teachers on behalf of the student. Special education personnel shall be on the committee if a student with a disability is being considered for a wavier. Parents of any student being presented for review shall have the right to be a non-voting participant, and further shall have the right to speak on behalf of their child.

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