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Millard committee recommends switching districtwide from 7-point to 10-point grading scale and A–F marks
Summary
After a yearlong study that surveyed students, parents, teachers and postsecondary partners, a Millard Public Schools committee recommended moving from the district’s long-standing 7-point scale to a 10-point scale and using A–F marks; the board discussed implementation, teacher training and safeguards for minimum competency.
After a year of study and stakeholder surveys, the Millard Public Schools grading scale committee recommended that the district change from a 7-point grading scale to a 10-point scale and move from 1–5 marks to A–F markings beginning in the fall semester of 25–26, the committee chair told the board.
Dr. Phipps, who led the committee presentation, said the recommendation follows feedback from students, parents, counselors and staff and consultations with postsecondary admissions offices. “Beginning in the fall semester of 25, 26, Millard Public Schools will change from a 7 point scale to a 10 scale and begin using A through F markings instead of 1 through 5,” Dr. Phipps said during the committee update. The presentation said the committee would bring a full report and a draft policy to the board in March and start an information campaign for staff, students and parents…
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