2017 Maryland Code
Education
Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education
Title 7 - Public Schools
Subtitle 2 - Evaluation and Graduation of Students
§ 7-202. Minimum reading levels required

Universal Citation: MD Educ Code § 7-202 (2017)
  • (a) State Board to require minimum reading levels. -- The State Board shall require a minimum level of reading ability for each grade 2 through 12 that rises for each succeeding grade.
  • (b) Failure to meet minimum levels. -- If a county board, based on local assessment of student progress and in conjunction with the Maryland education accountability program, finds that a student in grade 3, 7, or 9 through 11 who is not moderately, severely, or profoundly intellectually limited has not met either a minimum grade level competency or the minimum reading level as required by the State Board for the previous grade, the student shall be:
    • (1) Kept in the current grade; or
    • (2) Enrolled in an appropriate reading assistance program as part of his instructional program.
  • (c) Limitation on withholding grade advancement. -- The provisions of this section may not be the sole reason for withholding grade advancement more than once in grades 2 through 7.
  • (d) Bylaws. -- The State Board shall adopt bylaws to implement this section.
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