Students in grades six and seven will be retained if they have not met the District standards regarding promotion or they have not satisfied the conditions of a “conditional promotion.” 

Student Certificate of Promotion Requirements

Students in grade eight may not receive a certificate of promotion or be allowed to participate in any promotional activities if any of the following conditions exist:

* The student has a cumulative grade point average below 1.50 at the conclusion of the eighth grade.

* The student has had ten or more absences without valid excuse (deliberately stayed away from school on his/her volition) during the eighth grade.

* The student has violated a School Attendance Review Board contract in the eighth grade that stipulates attendance as a ”conditional of promotion”.

* The student has accumulated fifteen discipline referrals in the eighth grade.

* Any student who has attended less than one semester in Huntington Beach City School District will be considered for promotion by the site administration.

* Each eighth grade student who is not eligible to receive a certificate of promotion or participate in any promotional activities shall conference with the student’s parent and an administrator.  A written notification shall be provided to parents explaining the reasons for the ineligibility.