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Kaneland administrators review proposal to add honors weight to enhanced courses at high school
Summary
Kaneland High School staff described an ongoing curriculum committee review of weighted grades and said administrators are considering granting GPA weight to enhanced (honors) non‑AP courses; no board action was taken.
Kaneland High School administrators told the board they are studying whether to apply a weighted‑grade policy to enhanced (honors‑level) courses so that students who enroll in more rigorous non‑AP classes would receive additional GPA weight.
Assistant principal and curriculum staff presented background on weighted GPA practices, explaining that weighted grades give additional points for more rigorous coursework (for example, a 4.0 scale with an added 1.0 weight for AP classes). Presenters said Kaneland currently weights AP and dual‑credit classes but does not apply weight to enhanced courses (honors equivalents) at the freshman and sophomore level. “When you go back to historical, you know, why it wasn't in… I'm not sure,” one presenter said, describing how standards‑based grading efforts and other changes had previously occupied the district.
Administrators said the district’s curriculum committee — led by assistant principal for curriculum Kowalski and with teacher representation — is using an honors course evaluation tool to vet courses, determine whether a half‑point or full‑point weight is appropriate and identify a set of courses recommended for weighting. They said the work is collaborative and that any change would be implemented with documentation demonstrating course rigor to colleges.
Board members asked whether changes could apply as soon as fall 2025. Presenters said the course handbook for 2024–25 has already been approved and used to build schedules, so a policy change would take effect in the 2025–26 school year at the earliest to avoid retroactive adjustments. No vote was taken; administrators said they will bring a recommendation to the board after the committee completes its review.
