Students who have been taught in a nonaccredited setting are welcome to attend the Red Oak Community Schools upon meeting legal admissions requirements. The district retains the right to determine grade level placement and whether or not to accept credits the student earned in a nonaccredited setting. In determining the grade placement of a student or the credits to be accepted for a student, the following considerations will be made:
Grades K-8
If the student has been receiving instruction in a nonaccredited setting through a licensed practitioner or under the instructional supervision of a licensed practitioner, the grade placement will be based on the recommendation of that licensed practitioner, as long as the recommendation is age-appropriate for the student. For grade placement other than that which is age-appropriate, documentation must be presented to the superintendent to justify the recommended placement. Such documentation may include, but not be limited to, portfolios, a transcript from an organization which provides the curriculum for the competent private instruction program, and/or standardized test scores. If necessary, the superintendent may require that the student take a standardized test to determine whether the student can demonstrate the necessary skills to justify the placement.
Grades 9-12
A student who is entering grade 9 for the first time at the start of the school year will be subject to the same considerations as those given to students entering grades K-8.
A student who is enrolling at any level in grades 9-12 after having receiving instruction in a nonaccredited setting during those grade levels will be required to provide documentation of work accomplished in each subject area considered to be at the high school level. Such documentation may include, but not be limited to, portfolios, actual completed assignments, information from a licensed practitioner who is providing instruction or instructional supervision, or a transcript from an organization which provides the curriculum for the instructional program in the nonaccredited setting. If concerns exist about the documentation provided to the school, the superintendent may require the student to pass the semester test for a given subject with at least a “C –” grade before approving credit. Credits approved from instruction in a nonaccredited setting will be recorded as a “P” on the student’s transcript and will not be included in computing grade point average, class ranking, or any academic awards.
Unless there are extenuating circumstances, a student who has received instruction in a nonaccredited setting must attend Red Oak High School for his/her full senior year to be eligible for a diploma from Red Oak High School. Students transferring in from nonaccredited settings will only be eligible for honors and awards for the actual period of time they have been enrolled as regular students in the school district. Students transferring into the high school from a nonaccredited setting will not be eligible for class ranking unless he/she has been enrolled for four (4) or more semesters. Such students must meet the graduation requirements of the school district in order to be eligible for a diploma. The combination of credits approved from instruction in the nonaccredited setting and those earned at Red Oak High School must total fifty-two (52) credits. Any requests for exceptions to this policy and regulation must be presented to the board for action.
