Table of Contents - YES Prep Public Schools

o If a student fails one academic class in yearly average, the student goes to the Promotion
Committee, relevant data are reviewed, and the Promotion Committee will determine
retention or promotion.
Attend school at least 90 percent of the academic year.
o Middle school students who are not in attendance at least 90 percent of the academic year
risk a loss of credit that could affect promotion to the next grade level (see section on
Attendance).
In order to be promoted from eighth to ninth grade, students must:
Earn passing yearly averages in core academic subjects, including English, math, social studies, science,
and world languages. Students may have one yearly average lower than a 70 and still be eligible for
promotion to the next grade.
o If a student fails two academic classes in yearly average, the student goes to the Promotion
Committee, relevant data is reviewed, and the Promotion Committee will determine retention
or promotion.
Attend school at least 90 percent of the academic year.
o Middle school students who are not in attendance at least 90 percent of the academic year risk
a loss of credit that could affect promotion to the next grade level (see section on Attendance).
Middle School Promotion Committee Consideration
The campus has the option to promote students by Promotion Committee in exceptional circumstances. The
Promotion Committee will consider all applicable factors when making promotion and retention decisions,
including but not limited to, trending in class grades, state test results, YES Prep common assessment results,
LAT, MAP, literacy/fluency growth, and other appropriate, norm-referenced assessments.
High School Promotion Standards
Ninth-Grade Requirements
a. Successful completion of core subject areas: Biology, English I, Algebra I (credit required, Geometry
recommended), World Geography.
b. Students are retained in the ninth grade if they:
i. Fail to earn a full credit of Algebra I (note that students may recover credit for either first or
second semester, but not both)
ii. Fail to earn a full credit in the following subject areas prior to the beginning of the following
school year:
Algebra I
Biology
English I
iii.
World Geography
Fail to recover all necessary credits in the immediately following summer. Students will be
classified as 9 th graders until proof of passing credits are officially received by YES Prep by
the sending agency/educational organization
c. Promotional criteria involving state-administered end-of-course exams will be released later this
academic year.
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