Grade Promotion and Placement 

Parents' Bill of Rights for Data Privacy and Security

It is the policy of New York State and the District that:

1.	No student promotion or placement decisions for Grades 3 and 4 shall be based solely on student performance on the ELA or Mathematics New York State assessments;

2.	Student assessment scores may be considered as a measure of student performance only if the decision-making process uses multiple measures of assessments and data in addition to the NYS assessment, and the NYS assessments are only a minor factor in the promotion/placement decision;

3.	In making promotion and placement decisions, the school will consider in-class performance, teacher observation, homework, input of the parent, social and emotional needs as well as any other applicable measures, in addition to the NYS assessments;

4.	The final decision regarding placement and promotion is the decision of the school.