Principals with the assistance of teachers shall determine all grade placements of pupils. The principal shall make room assignment.

The board acknowledges that the awarding of marks, re-testing and decisions relative to promotion or retention of students is a responsibility of the teacher. It is the board’s policy to support its professional staff in this professional duty. The board feels that the professional staff can be depended upon to make all such decisions in the best interests of the children. However, the board considers it important that parents be consulted and informed at an early date when retention is advisable. Principals and teachers shall comply with the procedures in NMSA 1978, § 22-2C-6 regarding parent notification and remediation when making promotion and retention decisions. In the case of a parent’s refusal to allow a student to be retained in grades K-8, the parent must execute the Parent Consent form.

All students who meet academic requirements and do not have attendance concerns will be promoted to the next grade level.

• The class of 2010 will require 23 credits to graduate
• The class of 2011 will require 23 credits to graduate
• The class of 2012 will require 23 credits to graduate
• The class of 2013 will require 24 credits to graduate

• The class of 2010 and all succeeding classes will require a minimum of 28 credits

Students are grade classified based upon number of credits earned, must meet criteria for successfully completing credits and pass the NM High School Competency Exam as required by the NM State Department of Education. Students who do not pass portions of the exam only need to retake those sections to meet graduation requirements.

Rio Rancho Public Schools
Adopted: June 27, 1994
Revised: September 28, 1998
Revised: August 9, 1999
Revised: December 14, 2009