• First , at the end of their 9 th grade year . Ninth grade students who have earned a minimum of four ( 4 ) credits , of which one credit is in English and one credit is in mathematics , will be promoted with their “ class ” to 10 th grade .
• The second time we review student records for promotion is at the conclusion of the students ’ sophomore year . Students are required to gain a minimum of 10 credits . Students must earn two credits in math and two credits in English , included in the 10 credits .
• The third time we review student records for promotion is at the conclusion of the junior year . In order to achieve senior status a student must have earned at least 16.5 credits . A junior who has been retained and who expects to graduate that year may be promoted to senior status at the end of semester one . The promotion will occur if the student has earned the necessary 16.5 credits and has the potential to earn 24 or 25 ( Class of 2023 and beyond ) credits necessary to graduate from Enfield High School .
SUMMER SCHOOL Summer school courses will carry credit . Students may elect summer school courses in other accredited high schools provided that the course content is equivalent and provides a minimum of 60 hours of instructional time . Approval must be obtained from the administrators and / or counselors prior to enrollment . A complete summer school policy is available from your guidance counselor .
HIGHLIGHTS OF BOARD . SUMMER SCHOOL POLICY : 6174 11 . C . 2 . Enrollment and credit for any summer school course taken in Enfield or in a neighboring community must receive the prior approval of the student ’ s guidance counselor or building administrator . 11 . C . 3 . Summer school courses , unless otherwise stated , will be treated as a level 3 course for G . P . A . computational purposes . 11 . C . 4 . No more than 50 % of the total credits needed in a required subject area for graduation may be accrued in summer school . III . A . 2 . Students must have been enrolled for the entire course and achieved a course average of 50 or a grade of 50 on the final exam during the regular school year to enroll in a summer school course . III . A . 3 . Credit for any summer school course will be awarded only to the amount lost in any individual school year . III . A . 5 . Both the regular year ’ s grade and the summer school grade will be included on the transcript and shall be factored into the student ’ s career G . P . A . III . B . 3 . Computation of a new G . P . A . using the final grade achieved in summer school will be at the discretion of the student . III . C . 3 . Courses taken at college will be granted high school credit on an equal basis , but not to exceed a total of two credits . III . C . 5 . Any enrichment course will not replace any required course nor can it be applied toward the number of credits required for graduation . IV . C . More than one absence will result in loss of credit or dismissal without refund , subject to appeal . If a student is late to class by ten minutes or more , it will be recorded as tardy . Three tardies will be considered as an absence . IV . E . A final exam must be taken at the conclusion of all summer school courses and will account for up to 20 percent of the final grade . The final exam will be comparable in difficulty and scope as that given during the regular school year . The final exam must be approved by the appropriate department chairperson ( s ).
In any generic course , a comparable final exam is to be used .
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