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Watchung Hills to change weighted GPA calculation for 'unleveled' courses
Summary
The education committee and administration agreed to give "unleveled" courses the same weight as college‑prep (CP) courses when calculating students' weighted GPA; the student handbook will be updated and a follow‑up review of electives is planned.
The Watchung Hills Regional High School District will change how it calculates weighted grade‑point averages so that courses labeled “unleveled” receive the same weight as college‑prep (CP) courses, administrators told the board on May 13.
District staff said the existing weighted‑GPA calculation omitted a weight for unleveled courses, causing those classes to count less toward a student’s weighted GPA than CP courses. The education committee reviewed the discrepancy and agreed to immediately assign petitioned…
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