When a student is experiencing difficulty in mastering the basic skills of a grade level and the teacher, after consultation with the parents and the principal, feels it is in the best interest of the student to retain that student, the following procedure will be utilized:

• Consultation between teacher and parents during the first quarter indicating slow progress
• Conference between teacher and parents no later than the end of the first semester advising parents of the possibility of retention and the development of a plan of action designed to meet the identified needs of the student will be developed
• Subsequent follow-up parent-teacher conferences indicating student progress, during the third and fourth quarters.
• A final decision regarding subsequent grade placement will be given to parents no later than the mid-point of the fourth quarter.