LRSD outlines criteria, supports and data for third‑grade retention under new state rules

Oct 17, 2025

District staff briefed the board on Arkansas’ third‑grade promotion criteria, categories of state 'good cause' exemptions, required interventions for students not promoted and district assessment results and supports.

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A district presentation at the Oct. 16 work session summarized Arkansas’ third‑grade promotion rules, described the state’s defined good‑cause exemptions and listed interventions schools must provide for students who are not promoted to fourth grade.

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