The Chicago Public Schools elementary and high school promotion policy documents include a variety of measures to ensure that all students are prepared for the grade to which they are promoted.
Elementary school promotion policy
The School/Parent Guide to the Elementary Promotion Policy is an at-a-glance summary of the Elementary Promotion Policy for the 2009-2010 school year. The guide assists schools and parents in determining the promotion status of students in benchmark grades 3, 6, and 8 and the requirements associated with each promotion status. There are two separate guides: a guide for benchmark grades 3 and 6 and a guide for benchmark grade 8.
The School/Parent Guide to the Elementary School Promotion Policy for grades 3 & 6 is available in the following languages:
The School/Parent Guide to the Elementary School Promotion Policy for 8th grade is available in the following languages:
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Elementary Promotion Policy.
High school promotion policy
Chicago Public Schools requires high school students to successfully complete a minimum number of credits before they can be promoted to the next grade level and graduate. Listed below are the CPS high school and graduation requirements.
9th grade promotion
To be promoted from 9th to 10th grade, students must pass at least three of their core subject courses during both semesters and must have successfully completed a minimum of 5 units of credit.
10th grade promotion
To be promoted from 10th to 11th grade, students must pass at least three of their core subject courses during both semesters and must have successfully completed a minimum of 11 units of credit. All 10th grade students must have completed at least 20 hours of community service learning in order to be promoted to the 11th grade.
11th grade promotion
To be promoted from 11th to 12th grade, students must have successfully completed a minimum of 17 units of credit.
Graduation
To graduate, students must complete a minimum of 24 units of credit and 40 hours of community service learning.
Students with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) and students with disabilities
LEP students meet all graduation requirements with needed accommodations such as placement in English/ESL and home language support in other subject areas, as appropriate. Students with disabilities meet the general graduation requirements with appropriate accommodations and curricular modifications as determined by their Individual Education Programs (IEPs); students whose IEPs indicate an alternative mastery process receive a document of graduation.
View the High School promotion policy.
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