As Amended
SEC. 37-3-55. Student advancement pilot program for requiring uniform school term for Grades 1 through 8.
(1) Beginning with the 1994-1995 school year, the State Board of Education may implement a student advancement pilot program for requiring a uniform school term for Grades 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 classes in schools in the state to consist of three (3) trimesters over an entire calendar year. Local school boards shall be authorized to request the State Board of Education to designate one (1) elementary school within its district in which to implement the program. No school approved for a non-graded system pilot program shall be eligible for designation for the student advancement pilot program. Local school boards are authorized to keep said classes in session in excess of the minimum number of days prescribed by the State Board of Education.
(2) In such Grades 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, satisfactory progress in the first trimester shall be required of each student for advancement into the second trimester.
In such Grades 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, the summer trimester shall be a mandatory developmental session for those pupils making unsatisfactory progress during the first two (2) trimesters. Summer trimester programs shall also be open to those pupils who are not required to attend, but have had difficulty in the first two (2) trimesters and for those pupils who desire enrichment.
In such Grades 7 and 8, the summer session shall be a mandatory developmental program for those pupils making unsatisfactory progress in core curriculum courses during the preceding school year. Such students in Grades 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 shall be required to repeat courses which have not been mastered, but shall not be required to take such courses a third time unless requested by the child or his parent or legal guardian. Failure to master the objectives of a required course of study during any trimester shall be indicated by an "incomplete" on the student's report card.
(3) This section shall stand repealed from and after July 1, 1997.
SOURCES: Laws, 1992, ch. 419, Sec. 16, eff from and after July 1, 1992, and shall stand repealed from and after July 1, 1997.