Retention: Grades K-8
1) Kindergarten
Consideration for retention is based on failure to meet the following criteria:
a) Attendance
b) Promotional Criteria
NOTE:
Retention in Kindergarten may occur when recommended by the teacher and agreed upon by the Pupil Performance Conference Committee. Students who fail to meet the promotion criteria shall be referred to the Pupil Performance Conference Committee. The parent/ guardian shall be afforded the opportunity to attend the Pupil Performance Conference Committee meeting. However, the signature of the parent/guardian is not required for Retention. 2) Grades 1-8*
Retention is based on failure to meet the following criteria:
a) Attendance
b) Number of subjects failed by grades (Grades 1-8)
c) Louisiana Educational Assessment Program/Criterion Referenced Test scores as required by the State Department of Education (Grades 4 and 8)
*A student who is not meeting promotion criteria at the end of the first semester and who has not been referred within the last three years to the School building Level Committee MUST be referred to the School Building Level Committee at the beginning of the second semester for screening to determine the appropriate action.
School Building Level Committee
A regular education function composed of a committee of professionals at the school building level serving as a coordinating team to determine the needs of students assigned to that particular school. It is a regularly scheduled staffing conference on the school building level.
Members of the School Building Level Committee may include the following:
a. SBLC Chairperson
b. Person(s) knowledgeable of dyslexia, ADD/ADHD, and other learning difficulties
c. Principal or designee
d. Teacher and other referring person, if applicable
e. Any other persons deemed appropriate, including parents
*A student who meets BOTH of the following criteria MUST be referred to the School Building Level Committee at the end of the current school year:
Student was Retained, Administratively Placed, or received Placement with Intervention at the end of the current school year, AND Student has not been referred within the last three years to the School Building Level Committee.
NOTE: This information must be placed in the "Comments" section on the student’s cumulative card and disposition shall be noted by the receiving teacher during the next school year.
Administrative Placement: Grades K-3 & 5-7
When a student fails to meet criteria for promotion, the student’s teacher shall review the student’s records to determine if the student meets the attendance requirements or attendance waiver and one or more of the additional criteria for Administrative Placement listed below.
Students who meet the Administrative Placement criteria must be referred to the Pupil Performance Conference Committee. In order for the student to receive Administrative Placement, he/she must meet the following criteria and must be recommended for Administrative Placement by the Pupil Performance Conference Committee:
a) Waiver of attendance regulations must be approved by the Principal, where needed. The principal shall sign the waiver section on the End-of Year Placement card. Any appeal of the Principal’s decision will be addressed by the Supervisor of Child Welfare and Attendance, where needed. An attendance waiver, if needed, must be approved before any additional Administrative Placement criteria may be considered.
b) Lack of academic success. An attendance waiver must be approved, where applicable, before Administrative Placement criteria may be considered.
(1) Grades K-3
Students may not be considered for Administrative Placement unless they have been previously retained at least once in grades K-3.
(2) Grades 5-7
Students may not be considered for Administrative Placement unless they have been previously retained at least once at any grade.
Administrative Placement: Grades 4 & 8
Grades 4 and 8 students who pass the LEAP test for promotional purposes, but fail the subject area in the classroom, may be considered for Administrative Placement.
c) Parent has requested for the student to be retained. (Students who meet all promotion criteria may be retained upon written request submitted by the parent or legal guardian. The written request is to be stapled to the End-of- Year Placement Card.)
d) Other extenuating circumstances (such as academic, social, emotional, physical, age, etc.) which are submitted in writing by the teacher and principal.
Placement with Intervention: Grades 1-3 & 5-7
When a student fails to meet reading, English, or mathematics criteria for promotion, the student’s teacher shall review the student’s records to determine if the student meets the attendance requirements or attendance waiver and the grade level academic criteria for Placement with Intervention listed below.
Students who meet the Placement with Intervention criteria must be referred to the Pupil Performance Conference Committee. In order for the student to receive Placement with Intervention, he/she must meet the following criteria and must be recommended for Placement with Intervention by the Pupil Performance Conference Committee:
a) Waiver of attendance regulations must be approved by the Principal, where needed. The Principal shall sign the waiver section on the End-of-Year Placement card. Any appeal of the Principal’s decision will be addressed by the Supervisor of Child Welfare and Attendance, where needed. An attendance waiver, if needed, must be approved before any additional Placement with Intervention criteria may be considered.
b) Lack of academic success (classroom performance in reading, English, or mathematics) may qualify students for Placement with Intervention. Lack of academic success is indicated when the student has failed required subject areas as follows:
Grade 1
a) Students who fail reading, English OR mathematics ONLY may be placed with intervention.
b) Students may not fail more than one of the following subjects: reading, English, or mathematics and be Placed with Intervention.
Grades 2-7
• Students who fail reading, English OR mathematics ONLY may be placed with intervention.
• Students may not fail more than one of the following subjects: reading, English, or mathematics and be Placed with Intervention.
• Students may fail reading, English, OR mathematics AND science OR social studies and be Placed with Intervention.
PARENT REQUEST FOR CONSIDERATION OF EVALUATION SERVICES
Requests by parents to have their child referred to the local School Building Level Committee for consideration of the possible need for an IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Act), Section 504, and/or Dyslexia evaluation must be submitted in writing to the principal with a copy to the Director of Special Education, Tangipahoa Parish School System, 1745 S.W. Railroad Avenue, Suite 302, Hammond, LA. 70403 or Section 504 Contact Person, Title I Resource Center, 500 East Pine Street, Amite, LA 70422.
ACCELERATION
Policies and procedures that address the placement of students who evidence that they will benefit more from the instructional program at an advanced grade level are listed below.
K—8 Criteria:
• The teacher and/or parent will make a request in writing by May 1, of the current year, to the school’s principal for the student to be considered for vertical acceleration in exceptional cases where a child is classified as gifted and/or has met exceptionally high intellectual functioning levels. (see question 2)
• The IEP Committee shall meet and consider the outlined criteria for acceleration
• If vertical acceleration is recommended by the committee after all data is considered, the principal shall submit the IEP or the Pupil Performance Conference Committee’s recommendations, along with the pertinent data, to the Central Office Review Committee no later than ten working days after the close of the school session.
• The Central Office Review Committee shall review the IEP or the Pupil Performance Conference Committee’s recommendation, along with all pertinent data, and render a final decision regarding placement within thirty calendar days of the close of the school session.
• The Central Office Review Committee shall notify the student’s parent(s) and the school’s principal regarding the final decision concerning placement.
• The Principal shall complete an End-of-Year Placement card and mark the area "Vertical Acceleration" and attach the card to the copy of the student’s final report card that is filed in the student’s cumulative folder.
9-12 Criteria:
1. A secondary student in a Tangipahoa Parish School may receive a high school diploma upon the satisfactory completion of units of high school credit as stated in Bulletin 741 - Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators, upon satisfactory completion of course work, attendance requirements, and a passing score on the LEAP/CRT Graduation
2. Advanced programs in English, mathematics, science, and social studies are offered for qualified students. Criteria for selection are test scores from previous years and teacher recommendation.
High school credit shall be granted to a student following the student’s passing of a Proficiency Examination for the eligible courses.
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