Middle School Credit Requirements

West Ada School District Policy 603.30 outlines the requirements that must be met for 7th and 8th grade students to be eligible for promotion to the next grade level.  

Students in both 7th and 8th can earn up to 10 credits over the course of the entire school year.   Students earn credit when they have completed the semester course with a 60% or higher.  Students must attain a minimum of eighty percent (80%) of the total credits attempted in order to be eligible for promotion to the next grade level.  Therefore, your student must earn at least 8 out of a possible 10 credits for the school year.  Further, students must earn at least one credit from each of the year long classes to be eligible for promotion to the next grade level (i.e., a student cannot fail both semesters of math).  Credits must be earned in the following courses:

Students who do not meet the minimum credit requirements will be given the opportunity to recover credits or complete an alternate mechanism in order to become eligible for promotion to the next grade level. Credit recovery options include, but are not limited to, lab classes, summer school, and online courses.  Students who do not meet these credit requirements will be contacted by staff at Star Middle School.

Attendance

Students are allowed up to six (6) absences per class period during the semester. Students who receive seven (7) absences in a class will lose credit unless cleared by the attendance office as extraordinary. Students who lose credit due to absences will need to participate in credit recovery or demonstrate proficiency through an alternate mechanism to determine eligibility for grade promotion. When a student is absent from school, it will be the responsibility of the parent/guardian to notify the school with the reason for the absence. 

Policy 603.30