Policy Manual

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Policy IKE

The South Portland School Department is committed to recognizing the physical,  social/emotional and cognitive growth of each child. While the majority of students will  progress sequentially from grade to grade, some may require more time to reach their  educational potential. Therefore, the school department will regularly review each  child’s academic and social development in order to make appropriate recommendations  regarding grade placement for the next school year.  

Effective with the class of 1999, students enrolled in grades nine through twelve must  acquire twenty (20) Carnegie Units and satisfy all state and local requirements in order to  graduate from high school.  

To achieve sophomore status a student must have earned a minimum of four (4) Carnegie  Units in courses required for graduation, one of which must be Grade 9 English. To  achieve junior class status a student must have earned a minimum of nine (9) Carnegie  Units in courses required for graduation, including Grades 9 and 10 English. To achieve  senior class status a student must have earned a minimum of fourteen (14) Carnegie Units  in courses required for graduation, including three (3) Carnegie Units in English. 

Effective with the class of 2004, students enrolled in Grades 9-12 must acquire twenty four (24) Carnegie Units and satisfy all state and local requirements in order to graduate  from high school.  

To achieve sophomore status, a student must have earned a minimum of five (5) Carnegie  Units in courses required for graduation, one of which must be Grade 9 English. To  achieve junior status, a student must have earned a minimum of eleven (11) Carnegie  Units in courses required for graduation, including grade 9 and 10 English, and one (1)  Carnegie Unit in each of the following: math, science, and world history. In order to  achieve senior status, a student must have earned a minimum of seventeen (17) Carnegie  Units in courses required for graduation, including three (3) Carnegie Units in English,  two (2) Carnegie Units in both math and science, and two (2) Carnegie Units our of the  three required history courses.  

Adopted: October 16, 1996  

Revised: August 14, 2000  

Revised: July 8, 2002  

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