Retention/Promotion During School Year

Promoted at End of Year and Administratively Retained After School Starts

After the school year begins, a decision may be made to place a student in a different grade level. To ensure the student's enrollment history remains accurate, the enrollment in the original grade level should be ended before creating a new enrollment in the updated grade level. Follow the steps below to complete this process.

End Current Enrollment

Navigation: Menu > Select Student > Student Information > General > Enrollments

  • Select a Student: If a student is not selected, click Open Student Search tool to search by the student's name. Search for student's using advanced searches or Ad Hoc Filters as needed. Select the student's name to open the Enrollments tool. If a student was already selected, the Enrollments tool will open automatically.

    person search tool


  • Select the enrollment.
  • Enter the last instructional day the student was in the current grade level as the End Date.
  • Select the R: Retain End Action.
  • Select W1: Transfer Withdrawal End Action.
  • Enter an End Comment documenting the administrative decision.
  • Click Save.

enrollment information


Create New Enrollment

Navigation: Menu > Select Student > Student Information > General > Enrollments

  • Click New to create a new enrollment.
  • Enter the first instructional day the student is in the new grade level as the Start Date.
  • Select R1: Re-Entry - prev in W1 as the Local Start Status.
  • Enter a Start Comment documenting the administrative decision.
  • Locate the State Reporting Fields and select the correct Admission Status from the drop down.
  • Select the correct Resident District, Resident School, Serving District, and Serving School.
  • Click Save.

enrollment information

The enrollment history will display the previous and current enrollment.

enrollment editor


Mid-Year Promotions

Some changes to student data can have a negative impact on the Principal’s Monthly Report (PMR) if not handled correctly. When it is necessary to change one of the following for a student, a new enrollment should be created. 

  • Grade level changes 
  • Membership Status changes

Using this process will allow the user to make the necessary change(s) in the system without losing the student schedule or attendance.


Before ending the student's current enrollment, navigate to Student Information > General > Attendance and print the period or daily attendance report to maintain a record of the attendance for the student.

End Current Enrollment

Navigation: Menu > Student Information > General > Enrollments

  • Select a Student: If a student is not selected, click Open Student Search tool to search by the student's name. Search for student's using advanced searches or Ad Hoc Filters as needed. Select the student's name to open the Enrollments tool. If a student was already selected, the Enrollments tool will open automatically.

person search tool

  • Select the current enrollment.
  • Enter an End Date, which should be the last day the student was in the current grade and/or membership.
  • Enter a Local End Status of W1: Transfer Withdrawal.

enrollment information

  • Enter an End Comment (optional).
  • Click Save.

The student's current enrollment has now been ended.


Create New Enrollment

Navigation: Menu > Student Information > General > Enrollments

  • Click New.

Enrollment editor with start and end date with New selected.

  • Verify Calendar and Schedule are populated correctly.
  • Select the correct grade from the dropdown.
  • Enter the Start Date. This is the student's first day in the new grade or membership. 

The previous enrollment end date and new enrollment start date should not overlap.

  • Choose the correct Service Type from the dropdown.
  • Choose R1: Re-Entry - prev in W1 as the Local Start Status.
  • Add a Start Comment (optional).

New enrollment with start date, local start status of R1 and updated grade.

  • Locate the State Reporting Fields and select the correct Admission Status from the drop down.
  • Select the correct Resident District, Resident School, Serving District, and Serving School.

State reporting fields with admission status, resident district, resident school, serving district, and serving school highlighted.

  • Click Save. Save button

The student's enrollment record will reflect an end enrollment and new enrollment with the correct local start and end statuses.

enrollment editor


Update Student's Schedule

Navigation: Menu > Student Information > General > Schedule > Walk-In Scheduler

If the student will remain in the same sections, use the restore rosters steps below. If the student will be in new sections, search and select the new sections ensuring that the effective date is the same as the student's enrollment start date.

walk in scheduler

Restore Rosters

  • Select the blue arrow next to Load and click Restore.
  • In pop-up window enter student's enrollment Start Date.
  • Click the blue Restore button.

  • A green pop-up will verify Schedule has been Restored


Cross-site enrollment sections will have to be added back to the student's schedule manually.

Any attendance that occurred after the student's original enrollment end date, will have to be added back to the student's attendance record. Refer to the attendance reports saved at the beginning of this process.

For School Track Enrollment changes, the student must be enrolled in the correct school calendar. Follow the steps in Student Enrollment Checklist to enroll a student in another school calendar.