Promotion Criteria

MULTIPLE GRADE–LEVEL STANDARDS FOR PROMOTION

As per SPVUSD Elementary Multiple Grade Level Standards for Promotion, students must achieve two of the three benchmarks to be promoted to the next grade level:

1.        Students must be in attendance at school for 90% of the school year.

2.       Students must score Basic or above on the STAR/CST.

3.       Students must maintain a 1.5 GPA or higher in core classes/Primary Grades this equates to 50% of “N” (needs improvement) overall.

Students not meeting the above criteria can only be promoted if:

1.        They receive an exception letter based on the criteria outlined by the California Education Code.

2.       They score proficient or advanced on the current year CST in the areas of Language Arts and Math.  Scores for these tests do not arrive until August.