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Salem students and board spar over proposed grading policy; motion to adopt fails
Summary
Dozens of students, parents and officials pressed the Salem School Board on June 17 over proposed changes to policy IKA that would alter how Salem High School assigns grades.
Dozens of students, parents and school officials pressed the Salem School Board on June 17 over a proposed change to grading policy IKA that would give teachers two scoring pathways (rubric-based or percentage) and convert both into a single letter grade on report cards.
The public comment period opened with several Salem High School students urging the board not to replace the 100-point percentage scale. Jack Redmond, an upcoming senior, told the board the shift “will be detrimental” to students and that the 100 scale “gives credit where credit is due.” Abigail Joss, another student, provided a numeric example, saying a 20 out of 22 (about 91 percent) was converted under the 4-point rubric to “a 3.5 out of 4” and then to an 87.5 percent equivalent, reducing her earned score by several percentage points.
The administration’…
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