What's Required Student Success Initiative (SSI) was enacted by the 76th Texas Legislature in 1999 and modified by the 81st Texas Legislature in 2009 and include grade advancement requirements. As specified by these requirements, a student may advance to the next grade level only by passing the math and reading state assessment at grades 5 and 8 or by unanimous decision of his or her grade placement committee that the student is likely to perform at grade level after additional instruction. The goal of the SSI is to ensure that all students receive the instruction and support they need to be academically successful in reading and mathematics. What We Do
Guidelines for ARD/IEP Meetings The ARD Committee will determine appropriate Accelerated Instruction Plans/Intensive Program of Instruction for the upcoming school year and review data (i.e. work samples, grades, local assessments, etc.) as evidence of satisfactory student academic performance to make an informed decision as to whether the student should be retained or advance to the next grade. ARD/IEP meetings for students receiving special education services who did not meet minimum passing criteria for STAAR should be conducted prior to the first day of school. Regulations require that we provide parents with a 5 day notice prior to holding an ARD/IEP Meeting, so unless parents waive that notice, most of the ARDs will need to occur the last 5 days of the 10 day period. To complete the ARD schedule. Each elementary and middle school are responsible for securing the required members of the ARD/IEP Committee who will be meeting to determine grade advancement (administrator, general education teacher, special education teacher, LPAC representative, and interpreter). The campus SHOULD:
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