Promotion : : Secondary
In the middle school, students are promoted to the next
grade at the end of the school year, if their work has been
of a passing nature during the year. Students who fail one
subject are passed to the next grade on academic probation
for the first semester. Students who fail two or more subjects
for the year are required to repeat the grade, or make up
the subjects during summer school, or withdraw from the school.
In certain cases, particularly among our younger children,
retention may be recommended to parents even though their
child may be passing. The reason for this is generally due
to the need for more maturity on the part of the child before
going on to the next grade.
No retention is made under any circumstances without a
conference or communication with parents. The Principal may
seek the professional recommendation of a school psychologist
as a third party.
In the high school, all Regents examinations must be passed
before the student will be permitted to take the next course
in the high school sequence, even if the student passed the
course. Any student who does not pass a Regents examination
will be required to retake and pass the exam during August,
through their local school district. For courses that are
not in the advanced track, a second failure will have implications
for the student's return to LCS. The Secondary Principal,
in consultation with the Director of Guidance, parents, and
the student, may make exceptions to this requirement.
While it is our hope that all students will pass every
course, the following are the consequences of failure:
- The student and his parents will be responsible to arrange
for a summer school program for any non-Regents or Regents
course failed, even if the student passed the Regents exam.
(Parents are encouraged not to wait until the last minute
to investigate alternatives.) The Principal must approve
the program prior to enrollment and an official report
of successful completion must be received before beginning
the subsequent school year.
- In the case of courses not offered in summer school programs
(physical education, Bible, etc.), the student and his
parents must make arrangements with the Principal, in coordination
with the teacher, for individualized summer work in lieu
of a summer school course.
- Failure of more than two courses during the school year
will result in loss of enrollment for the subsequent year,
unless a formal request for an exception, based on extenuating
circumstances, is made and approved. In no case will a
student be enrolled who has not made up a failed course
prior to the beginning of the school year.
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