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Parent asks board to remove two transferred grades from daughter's transcript; administration cites state filing
Summary
A parent told the board that two Spanish course grades became lower when her daughter transferred schools and asked the district to remove them from the transcript; district staff said the grades had already been sent to the state and that the issue is governed by policy, and the board said they would follow up.
A parent addressed the Arlington Community Schools Board to request removal of two grades from her daughter's transcript, saying the marks were counted as lower after she transferred schools and are affecting college and scholarship prospects.
Caitrin Valencia, who identified her address and explained her daughter had been part of district music programs, said the two grades were recorded as B's at Arlington even though they were A's at her previous school and that adjustments subsequently made in district policy would not retroactively fix the entries. "I'm just asking that they be taken off of her transcript," Valencia said; she added that the district had already sent the grades to the state and that she would pursue the state if the district could not correct them.
Valencia said she had discussed the matter with Todd Go Forth, who she identified by name as the district's chief of academics, and that he had been helpful but told her the district could not alter the transcript after the state filing. She also said she had spoken with Representative Mark White and that he had asked to be informed of what happened.
Superintendent Dr. Clark acknowledged the parent's concerns and said the matter is governed by district policy; the board's chairman told Valencia the administration's position was a "no" at present under policy and that staff would follow up with a message to the parent after the board discusses it.
No formal board action was taken at the meeting. The parent said she would pursue the chain of command and, if necessary, escalate the issue to the state and to Representative White.
