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Teacher urges district to reconsider standards‑based grading; says parents and students find current scale confusing
Summary
A Liberty Traditional teacher urged the board during public participation to return to a traditional A–F grading scale, saying the current standards‑based 1–4 system has confused parents and negatively affected high‑school GPA transitions.
During public participation, Jason Redmond, a Liberty Traditional School teacher of eight years, urged the board to reconsider the district’s standards‑based grading system (1–4 scale). Redmond said he supported the system when it was adopted but that over five years he has observed increased confusion among parents and students about what a 3 or 4 means and how it converts to the traditional A–F grading used by many high schools and colleges.
Redmond said parent‑teacher conferences often center on decoding the 1–4 scale, and he described cases where students who do all required work may still start high school with a lower GPA than peers under a percentage‑based system. He urged the district to consider returning to the older system or to adopt grading practices that better translate into GPA for high‑school transcripts. He offered a parent letter supporting his points and offered to share it with the board.
Board members accepted the public comment and said staff would follow up.
Ending: The board asked staff to receive the letter and said the topic could be brought back for further discussion; no formal action was taken during the meeting.
