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Pascack Valley board discusses honors music class and student concerns about GPA transparency
Summary
Board members and students discussed plans to offer an honors-level music class and asked for clearer GPA reporting so music students understand how course choices affect college readiness.
Board members of the Pascack Valley Regional High School District and students spent part of the reorganization and regular meeting discussing plans to create an honors-level music course and how GPA calculations and counseling tools display the effect of that course on students’ grade point averages.
The conversation began during new business when a board member asked about adding an honors music class. Dr. Balotti said the district is meeting with teachers to develop a plan and that the department will meet this week to devise implementation details. “We are meeting with some of the teachers, tomorrow and the whole department on Thursday to come up with a plan,” Dr. Balotti said.
The issue drew public comment. Student…
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