8th Grade Promotion and Retention
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The Superintendent shall ensure that students are promoted from one grade to another after meeting minimum competency requirements as defined by the Arizona State Board of Education, together with other requirements adopted by the Governing Board. A student shall earn academic credit in a course if the student receives a grade of D or better. Teachers shall assign grades based on the student's demonstration of competency in the subject area through tests, papers, projects, and other coursework as determined by the teacher. Competency standards shall be based on standards adopted by the Arizona State Board of Education or the Governing Board. Students shall have regular opportunities to review their progress through progress reports and other teacher feedback. Teachers shall notify students and their parent/legal guardian if the teacher determines that the student is not making satisfactory progress toward a passing grade.
Students shall be promoted from eighth grade after demonstrating competency as defined by academic standards adopted by the Arizona State Board of Education in the following subject areas:
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English language arts;
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Mathematics;
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Science;
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Social Studies; including:
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Civics; and
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Instruction on the Holocaust and other genocides at least once in either the seventh grade or the eighth grade.
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Two or more electives including, but not limited to:
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Visual Arts
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Dance
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Theatre
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Music
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Media Arts
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Health/Physical Education
The standard certificate of promotion will be issued also to special education students who meet the requirement established by the District in compliance with A.D.E. Regulation R7-2-301(C ).
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