Standards for Promotion

Students will earn promotion based on credits from classes, determined by mastery of our school’s standards, which are aligned to NY Common Core Standards. Students who score below a 70 in an end-of-year course will have failed that course for the year.

Teachers will grade students on a 100-point scale, with corresponding letter grades. Families should check SchoolRunner weekly to stay up to date with their children’s grades. We will use IEP goals to inform grades as indicated on the student’s IEP; otherwise all grade level goals apply. Classes considered for Promotion are Reading, Writing, Math Procedures, Math Problem Solving, Science, Social Studies, and Performing Arts.

For credit, mastery is indicated by a 70% or higher. Internally developed comprehensive assessments are given at the end of each quarter and account for 30% of each quarter’s grade. A student who earns a 70% or higher in all core classes (defined as those that meet four or five times per week) earns promotion; a student who fails these courses is eligible for Summer Academy, at the conclusion of which the student must pass a comprehensive assessment in each subject(s) in order to earn credit. 

If a student does not attend Summer Academy and does not pass a course during the year, they will have to retake the course, as they will not have earned a credit. This is New York State policy. Please keep this in mind when planning summer travel; if students must attend Summer Academy and are out of town for vacation, they will not earn credit and will have to repeat the course the next year.