Policy 6146.5 - Elementary School Promotion Requirements/Standards of Proficiency
Series: 6000 - Instruction
Policy: 6146.5 - Elementary School Promotion Requirements/Standards of Proficiency
Adopted: 12/08/1998
Last Revised: 08/04/2026
Last Reviewed: 08/04/2026
Elementary School Promotion Requirements/Standards of Proficiency
In order to recognize successful completion of elementary and middle school education, the Board of Education shall confer promotion certificates from elementary and middle schools and from special day and evening classes of elementary and middle grades.
Certificates shall be awarded only to students who have completed the course of study prescribed by law and the district.
In addition, students shall meet district requirements for promotion based on grades, assessments or other indicators as specified in Board policy and rule.
Elementary Programs in Adult Schools
The Board shall prescribe requirements for eighth-grade promotion from an adult school.
The Board shall award diplomas or certificates to adults and eligible minors enrolled in adult schools upon satisfactory completion of a prescribed course of study in an elementary school program.
Rule 6146.5
Student progress towards proficiency in basic skills shall be assessed in English at least once during grades four through six and at least once during grades seven through eight.
A separate assessment shall be made of the student’s proficiency in each skill area, and a separate score given in each skill area.
The Superintendent or designee shall provide remedial instruction for any student who does not show adequate progress toward mastery of basic skills. This instruction may be provided in summer school and shall continue until the student has been given numerous chances to achieve mastery.
When a student does not meet the district’s prescribed standards of proficiency in basic skills, the principal or designee also shall arrange a conference in which the student, the parent/guardian and a certificated employee familiar with the student’s progress discuss the assessment results and steps to be taken to assist him/her toward the mastery of basic skills.
Legal References
These references are not intended to be part of the policy itself, nor do they indicate the basis or authority for the Board to enact this policy. Instead, they are provided as additional resources for those interested in the subject matter of the policy.
STATE
EDUCATION CODE
48070-48070.5 Promotion and retention
51400-51403 Elementary school diplomas
52507-52510 Requirements for eighth grade graduation (adult school)
60640-60648.5 California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress
60648 Minimum performance levels
MANAGEMENT RESOURCES
WEBSITE
CSBA District and County Office of Education Legal Services https://legalservices.csba.org/#