Quincy School Committee approves revisions to grading and middle/high school attendance policies

The Quincy School Committee voted June 11 to approve a revision to the district grading policy (policy book section 9.1.1) and to adopt changes to middle and high school attendance (policy book section 10.6).

The grading revision was placed on the agenda as eligible for a vote and passed by roll call. The committee then considered proposed attendance changes, which the presenter said were updated after consultations with parents and Citywide PTO representatives.

“...the parts that are in bold are the things that we updated based on the feedback we received,” Dr. Perkins told the committee during the attendance discussion, summarizing changes and noting that the district will publish a detailed attendance page on the Quincy Public Schools website.

Why it matters: The attendance revision adds definitions for acceptable documentation (examples: physician, physician assistant or nurse practitioner notes), formalizes a tiered system of attendance supports (tier 1–3), clarifies that students must be present for a full day or have a documented excused absence to participate in extracurricular activities and sports, and points families to credit‑recovery information on the district website.

Roll call actions and outcomes: The transcript records affirmative roll‑call votes on both items. The meeting record does not indicate a named mover or seconder on the audio transcript excerpt; the committee conducted roll‑call votes for each approval and the clerk recorded unanimous affirmative responses for members present.

Committee comments and process notes: Committee members thanked staff for outreach to Citywide PTO and said the changes addressed most parent concerns. The presenter said monitoring and support language from middle‑school guidance was moved into the high‑school monitoring section and that web resources will provide additional detail on implementation and credit recovery options.

The approvals were procedural policy votes recorded by roll call; no ordinance or statutory changes were cited during the discussion.