High
School Grade Placement Policy
Students of
high school age should be placed in the grade level according to their
age (use the linked 2009 Grade
level chart) if the student is not "behind". Students that are
remedial (15 or above - including some adults) should
be placed in a grade level based on the number of
credits they have on their transcript according to the following guideline:
0-50
credits = 9th grade
51-100
credits = 10th grade
101-150
credits = 11th grade
151+
credits = 12th grade
Exceptions to this guideline include
students who have completed more credits than would typically correspond to
their age. For example, a student that turns 14 year by Dec. 2nd with
100 credits should be enrolled as a 9th grader. In such a case, the student
could
possibly
complete
high
school
during his/her junior year. Thus, students who have earned credits prior to
attaining typical high school age should, upon reaching high school age (14
years old by Dec. 2nd) be placed in 9th grade, regardless of the number of credits
they have earned. For example, a 13 year old (by Dec. 2nd) with high school
credits would be
placed in 8th grade. However, once s/he has turned 14(by Dec. 2nd), s/he would
be placed in 9th grade even if s/he had earned, for
example, 120 credits.
In all cases,
it is mandatory for a student to show satisfactory progress toward graduation.
IEM has typically
identified attempting at least 25 credits per semester as satisfactory
progress. Attempting does not mean merely "signing up for." Rather,
it means a serious endeavor towards, and completion of most of, 25 credits. ESs
with students having difficulty in this area should contact their advisor.
All students,
regardless of age, wishing to earn a diploma in 2006 or after must pass the
California High School Exit Exam.