3rd Grade Retention Law - Parent Information KCS believes that each student’s reading ability should be reflective of more than one measure pulled from a state assessment. Click here for a full presentation with detailed information on pathways for promotion, how KCS instructs and supports reading, the TCAP English Language Arts format, Timeline, and additional resources. Published January 12, 2023
Kingsport City Schools Board of Education Makes Revision to February Meeting Schedule The Board of Education meeting will now take place at 6 p.m. on Monday, February 13, 2023 (originally scheduled for February 14, 2023). Published January 16, 2023
Kingsport City Schools Sets Budget Committee Meeting The meeting is to review budget items for the 2023-2024 fiscal year. Published January 16, 2023
3rd Grade Retention Law Information Virtual Parent Meeting (K-3rd Graders) On January 17, 2023, KCS will host a virtual parent meeting regarding the TN Learning Loss Remediation and Student Acceleration Act (T.C.A. § 49-6-3115 9 [a]) - 3rd Grade Retention Law at 6 p.m. via Google Meet. Published January 13, 2023
Kingsport City Schools Hosts Parent Information Meeting on Tennessee Learning Loss Remediation and Student Acceleration Act Click to view information presented to KCS parents regarding TCA 49-6-3115, which states that beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, a student in the third grade shall not be promoted to the next grade level unless the student is determined to be proficient in English language arts (ELA) based on the student's achieving a performance level rating of “met expectations” or “exceeded expectations” on the ELA portion of the student's most recent Tennessee comprehensive assessment program (TCAP) test. Published January 5, 2023
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