NAC389.659. Units of credit or semesters required for promotion to next higher grade level; waiver of certain requirements.

     1. If a pupil enrolls in the 9th grade:

     (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the pupil must:

          (1) Earn a minimum of 5 units of credit or complete 2 semesters of high school to be promoted to the 10th grade.

          (2) Earn a minimum of 11 units of credit or complete 4 semesters of high school to be promoted to the 11th grade.

          (3) Earn a minimum of 17 units of credit or complete 6 semesters of high school to be promoted to the 12th grade.

     (b) A school district shall evaluate the transcripts of the pupil if the pupil transferred to a high school within the school district from another high school located outside the school district, whether located inside or outside this State, to determine the grade level for which the pupil qualifies pursuant to paragraph (a).

     2. The superintendent of a local school district may waive the requirement set forth in:

     (a) Subparagraph (1) of paragraph (a) of subsection 1 if:

          (1) The local school district is a school district in which the 9th grade is taught in a junior high or middle school; and

          (2) The superintendent determines that extenuating circumstances exist; and

     (b) Subparagraph (3) of paragraph (a) of subsection 1 if the superintendent determines that extenuating circumstances exist.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Education by R091-99, eff. 1-14-2000; A by R022-09, 10-27-2009; R037-12, 9-14-2012)