Student/Parent Handbook
Merit Promotion Handbook Addendum
September 19, 2018
MSA believes both the content and the skills learned in all MSA classes are important not only to that class, but also to success in subsequent classes. Therefore, in all 6-12 non-elective and non-enrichment classes, MSA will only promote students who have successfully passed a class by earning at least a D- (please see Math and Spanish Class Requirements for their grading expectations which may require a higher passing grade). This means when a student fails a core class, the class will be repeated until it is successfully passed. This may interfere with a student’s ability to take the next class in the sequence, prevent a student from advancing with peers, and could impede graduating on time. This decision is not left up to the teacher’s, administration’s or a parent’s discretion.