5154.1
PARENTAL REQUESTS FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENT ASSIGNMENTS
The
Board of Education recognizes the right of parents of elementary student to
request certain teachers for educational reasons. The following procedure will be utilized by
the
1. In the Spring, a letter will be sent home to parents informing them of the procedure for requesting teachers for the following school year.
2. The requests must be in written form and given to the Building Principal.
3. Specific educational reasons for the request must be included in the letter.
4. A time and date will be arranged with the child’s parent/guardian, teacher, and the Principal, to discuss the request.
5. This procedure must be initiated by May 1 of the school year. No requests will be honored after the established deadline.
Parents will be given the opportunity to request teachers but will be appraised that requests may or may not be honored depending on the situation and that the classes are grouped heterogeneously. In order to preserve the desired classroom climate and to provide a balance in such areas as size, gender, and ability, it may be necessary to deny parental requests. When the decision regarding the ultimate placements cannot be honored, the parents will be contacted in writing regarding the decision prior to the end of the school year.
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