5154

ASSIGNMENT OF STUDENTS TO CLASSES

In assigning students to classes, the following criteria shall be considered: age, social and emotional maturity, and achievement in relation to individual ability, in order to assure appropriate assignments.

Transfers in regular attendance at a prior school will usually be placed at the level to which they were previously assigned. However, in addition to prior grade level, the Board of Education may utilize testing to ascertain proper grade level.

Ref: Education Law ''1709, 2503(4); 3202

Adoption date: January 1, 1993

Reviewed on:    April 8, 2003