Principal's Role

1. Select Student Information

2. Expand Retention

3. Create

4. Review

Creating a Retention Request

1. Requestor – Your name should automatically populate.

2. Supervisor/Principal’s Name.

3. Student Number – Must be typed in and selected from the list that automatically populates as you are inputting the student number.

4. Click Submit

PLEASE NOTE: Once one student is added the screen changes.

1. Select the reason for the retention from the drop down menu.

   1. High School Retention Reasons

   2. Elementary & Middle School Retention Reasons

2. Make any necessary comments.

3. Add additional students by entering the student number and selecting the student from the list that automatically populates as you are inputting the student number.

4. Attach appropriate supporting documentation for each student (REQUIRED FIELD)

   1. High Schools

      1. Insufficient Credits to Matriculate (9-12) – Copy of CCS Transcript

      2. Other – Appropriate documentation to support the retention

   2. Elementary & Middle Schools

      1. Best Interest of Student – Signed statement from the building principal

      2. Other - Appropriate documentation to support the retention

      3. Parental Request – Signed request from the parents/guardians

      4. Social/Emotional – Signed statement from the building principal

      5. Truant > 10% of required attendance days and failed 2 or more core content areas – Attendance Summary Report

5. Can remove student from list if added by mistake.

6. Submit when complete.

Navigating the Retentions

1. Navigate to Student Retentions.

2. Select Pending Principal tab for the retention requests needing approval.

3. Click on the plus sign to expand the retention request and display the detailed information.

4. Pending Central Enrollment Approval tab displays the retention requests that are pending the approval of Central Enrollment.

5. Complete tab displays all of the retention requests that have been completed.

6. Denied tab displays all of the retention requests that have been denied.

Approving the Retentions

1. Verify information.

   1. If the information is correct make sure that the Process Retention box is marked.

   2. If the information is incorrect or the student is not being retained, please uncheck the Process Retention box.

2. Submit.