Retention Law Change Brings Options For 4th Graders
A new development in the state’s third and fourth grade retention law allows fourth graders’ parents, teachers, and principals to collectively decide if a student will be promoted to fifth grade. Putnam County Schools Elementary Instructional Supervisor Dr. Diana Wood said the change requires extra tutoring in fifth grade if a student is promoted. She […]
Parents, Teachers More Prepared For Retention Year Two
Year two of the third-grade retention law has been a much smoother process for many parents and educators because of clearer expectations and more communication. That according to Jackson County Director of Schools Jason Hardy who said when the law was rolled out last year, it lacked clarity. He said when parents receive their students’ […]
Pickett Schools To Meet With Parents About New Retention Law
Pickett County Director of Schools Diane Elder said school administrators will be meeting with parents over the next few weeks to discuss the implications of a new state law. A 3rd-grade retention law in effect this year that potentially holds back third graders that are not proficient in the English Language Arts section of state […]
