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Kenosha committee reviews new promotion rules under Act 20, flags summer-school and ‘good cause’ details
Summary
District academic staff explained drafts of policies 51-18 and 51-19 to standardize promotion, retention and acceleration decisions, highlight 'good cause' exceptions for multilingual learners and students with IEPs, and align summer-school offerings; the board must approve changes by July 1.
The Kenosha School District’s Curriculum and Program Committee on Thursday reviewed draft policies 51-18 and 51-19 that spell out how the district will make promotion, retention and acceleration decisions for K–12 students.
Wendy Tindall, the district’s chief academic officer, said 51-18 was written to reflect current practice and the district’s tiered-support system, replacing language that had not been substantially updated in decades. “We updated the process to match what we currently do,” Tindall said, describing stepwise Tier 1, 2 and 3 reviews that teams use to document interventions and monitor progress.
Tindall and other staff stressed that the drafts incorporate state requirements from Act 20 and guidance from the Department of Public Instruction and WASB (the Wisconsin Association of School…
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