Wego to revise 90/10 grading policy after three-year pilot; parents, teachers and students cite unintended effects

At the West Chicago Community High School parent-teacher advisory committee meeting April 16, 2025, Assistant Principal Mary Howard said the school will revise its 90/10 grading split for next school year after three years piloting grading practices based on Grading for Equity.

Howard told the group the district began reviewing grading practices in 2022 “following the pandemic” and adopted a model that weights 90% of course grades to summative assessments and 10% to practice and participation outside classes, with guaranteed opportunities to retake summative assessments. "Our goal would be that every grade was as completely accurate as possible," she said.

Howard said teacher feedback during the pilot raised consistent concerns. Among them: students postponing or not engaging in practice because retakes are available; increased cramming before…