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PROMOTION/RETENTIONThe promotion and/or retention of a student is based on an evaluation of academic, physical,social, and emotional growth. The classroom teacher will discuss with the parents concernswhich may lead to a retention. The school does not take retention lightly. The decision isusually a very difficult one for the parents and the school. The purpose of retention is toprovide a child with an opportunity to be more successful in subsequent years.REPORT CARDSReport cards will be issued to students at the close of each Trimester grading period.Report cards will contain academic, effort, and conduct grades. Attendance will be reported onthe report card. Please carefully review your child’s progress and contact the teacher if youhave any questions concerning the grades. Please sign the report card envelope and return it toschool. Interim progress reports are issued approximately half way through each gradingperiod. The purpose of these reports is to keep you informed of your child’s progress.SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT TEAM (NCA)The School Improvement Team is a link between the school and the local community. Itserves as a mechanism for participatory management though which the various stakeholders inthe school community may assist the school. Shared decision-making among all stakeholders ofthe school, community, both internal and external, can benefit the school and produce betterstudent outcomes. The stakeholders are parents, business people, students, other communityinterests, professional educators, and other school staff.SPECIAL SCHOOL SERVICESA. RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION (RTI) TEAMA Response to Intervention (RTI) is convened at the request of a teacher or parent when astudent is experiencing difficulties in academic, emotional, behavioral, or social areas. This teammay include the following: the child’s classroom teacher(s), parent, social worker, resourceteacher, Title 1 staff, literacy coordinator, speech/language teacher, and principal. Otherindividuals may be included as necessary. This RTI team will review the concerns and attemptto identify the problem(s). Once these problems have been identified, the team will worktogether to develop a set of interventions that will be implemented. When the RTI team hasconvened, the parents will be informed of and be involved with the planned interventions. Thisprocess uses the skills and experiences of the entire team of educators in partnership with theparents to address the needs of the student.B. SCHOOL-BASED THERAPIST – DUNN CENTEROur school-based therapist is one component of a plan designed to address the needs ofchildren identified as “At Risk”. These children may be experiencing any number ofcircumstances that can negatively affect school performance, (i.e. a change in family structure,feelings of inadequacy, change in personal relationships, etc.) The school-based therapist isavailable to those students enrolled in the elementary schools. The focus of the program is toimprove a child’s social, emotional, and behavioral adjustment through individual/small groupcounseling and classroom discussions. A child may be referred to school-based therapistthrough a parent, teacher, or school administrator. Parents may be contacted by the schoolbasedtherapist for further assistance.27