Georgia § 20-2-284 Criteria for local boards of education; model placement and promotion policy

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§ 20-2-284 — Criteria for local boards of education; model placement and promotion policy

Georgia § 20-2-284

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O.C.G.A. § 20-2-284 (2026).

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(a)No later than July 1, 2003, each local board of education shall develop and adopt a placement and promotion policy in accordance with the criteria established by the State Board of Education as provided in Code Section 20-2-283 and consistent with the Georgia Academic Placement and Promotion Policy.

(b)Except for those end-of-grade assessments specified in Code Section 20-2-283 , the placement and promotion policy as developed and adopted by each local board of education shall state how the end-of-grade assessments administered under Code Section 20-2-281 for grades one through eight will be weighted or otherwise utilized by the school principal or the principal's designee in determining the overall academic achievement of a student and an appropriate plan of accelerated, differentiat

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(a) No later than July 1, 2003, each local board of education shall develop and adopt a placement and promotion policy in accordance with the criteria established by the State Board of Education as provided in Code Section 20-2-283 and consistent with the Georgia Academic Placement and Promotion Policy. (b) Except for those end-of-grade assessments specified in Code Section 20-2-283 , the placement and promotion policy as developed and adopted by each local board of education shall state how the end-of-grade assessments administered under Code Section 20-2-281 for grades one through eight will be weighted or otherwise utilized by the school principal or the principal's designee in determining the overall academic achievement of a student and an appropriate plan of accelerated, differentiated, or additional instruction, placement, promotion, or retention of a student. (c) To assist each local board of education, the State Board of Education shall develop a model placement and promotion policy which may be utilized by a local board of education.