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Board narrows grading scale changes; removes E rating, limits S/NS to selected subjects
Summary
The Madison County Board approved revisions to grading and promotion policies that remove the "E" grade and limit Satisfactory/Not Satisfactory (S/NS) designations to handwriting, music, PE and art; promotion criteria were adjusted to align with state literacy and numeracy law.
The Madison County Board of Education on July 17 approved revisions to district grading and promotion policies that remove the "E" (excellent) grade and narrow Satisfactory/Not Satisfactory entries to a handful of subjects, while aligning promotion language with state literacy and numeracy requirements. Under the changes approved by the board, the district will use S (satisfactory) and U (unsatisfactory) — sometimes described in the discussion as "S and…
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