Promotion and Retention Policy
Promotion and Retention Policy
ELEMENTARY (K-5)
A student shall be promoted when, in the professional judgment of the teacher/s and the principal and other professional school staff, he/she has successfully mastered the identified instructional standards of Georgia Public Schools (K-5) and Richmond County Board of Education.
State Promotion Requirements
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Grades Fourth and Fifth
In addition to State Promotion Requirements in grade five, students in grades fourth and fifth must:
- Obtain a passing grade on the report card in
-Mathematics
-Language Arts
- Obtain a passing grade on the report card in at least two of the following:
-Social Studies
-Science
-Health