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Calvert County schools launch formal review of grading procedures, including 50% floor
Summary
The Board of Education authorized a committee to review district grading procedures after months of community concern over the district's 50% floor policy; the committee will include a majority of teachers, administrators and IT and student-services staff, and return recommendations by March 2026.
The Calvert County Board of Education on Wednesday agreed to a district-led review of grading procedures, including the system's 50% floor policy and alternatives to the traditional 100-point scale.
District Director of System and Instructional Performance Scott McComb told the board the review will be conducted by a committee of teachers, principals, central-office staff and technical experts and will present recommended changes by March 2026. "The key focus of the committee's work will be to determine how to maintain a fair and equitable grading scale while possibly approaching it in a different way," McComb said.
McComb outlined the district's rationale for the existing 50% floor: on a 100-point scale a failing grade covers a broad range and…
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