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If your child receives Special Education Services:

If your child receives special education services, please select one of the following after consulting your child's Individualized Education Program (IEP).


If your child's Individualized Education Program (IEP) adopts a 'modified promotion standard':

Then the standard promotion criteria applicable to most students do not apply. Rather, the IEP itself establishes the relevant standards for promotion.

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If your child's Individualized Education Program (IEP) adopts the standard promotion criteria set out in the Chancellor's Regulation:

If your child receives Special Education services, but your child's IEP adopts the standard promotion criteria, then the following process applies: Ordinary Promotion: Your child is automatically promoted if he or she achieves at (or above) Proficiency Level 2 on two separate, standardized tests: (1) an English Language Arts (ELA) assessment and (2) a Mathematics assessment.

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June Review and Appeal Process:

Even if your child scores at Proficiency Level 1 on one or both of these tests, then your child may still take advantage of a process known as the 'June Review and Appeal Process.' Every child who is in danger of being held back because he or she scored at Proficiency Level 1 on one of the standardized tests will automatically be reviewed.

  • If your child scores at Proficiency Level 1 on one the standardized tests and at Proficiency Level 1 or 2 on the other...
    • Then your child's teacher should prepare a portfolio of your child's work by the end of the school year.
    • The teacher, after reviewing the portfolio, determines whether your child's scores on the standardized tests is an accurate reflection of their development.> Taking into account grades and attendance, the teacher will indicate whether he or she believes that your child is performing at the equivalent of Level 1, Level 2, or a high Level 2, and will forward the portfolio with his or her assessment to the principal.
    • The school's principal then reviews the portfolios. If the principal agrees with the teacher's assessment that the child is performing 'at the equivalent of a high level 2', he or she must recommend promotion.
    • If the principal recommends promotion, the recommendation is then reviewed by the Local Instructional Superintendent (LIS), who makes the final determination.
  • If your child scores at Proficiency Level 1 on one of the standardized tests, but at Proficiency Level 3 or higher on the other, then the process is the same, except that your child's portfolio must be reviewed by the school's principal, regardless of whether your child's teacher believes the test scores are accurate.
  • If your child is not promoted after the June Review process, and you disagree with that decision, you may appeal. Click here to learn about what steps you can take if your child is being held back.

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August Review Process:

If your child is not promoted automatically or through the June Review Process, there is yet a third opportunity for promotion the 'August Review and Appeal Process.'

  • At this stage, your child is encourage to:
    • Attend the Summer Success Academy and
    • Retake the two standardized tests in August. Note that, if your child scored at Proficiency Level 2 on one of the tests, he or she will not be required to retake that particular test in August.
  • If your child scores at Proficiency Level 2 on both the tests, then he or she will be promoted.
  • If your child scores below Proficiency Level 2 on one or both of the tests, then the principal must review the student's portfolio and any summer school work and teacher observations. If the principal believes the student is working 'at the equivalent of a Level 2', then he or she submits a recommendation for promotion to the Local Instructional Superintendent (LIS), who makes the final determination.

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