SB 6472 - DIGEST

Requires that, beginning with the 2006-07 school year, all school boards shall adopt a policy, or amend any existing local policy, regarding promotion and retention of pupils.

Requires the district policy to be adopted at a public meeting of the school board and shall: (1) Provide for parental notification when a pupil is identified as being at risk of retention. This notice shall be provided as early in the school year, and as early in their school careers, as practicable. The policy shall provide a pupil's parent or guardian the opportunity to consult with the teacher or teachers responsible for the decision to promote or retain the pupil; and

(2) Indicate the manner in which opportunities for remedial instruction are available to pupils who are recommended for retention or who are identified as being at risk for retention.