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Mehlville board votes to replace middle-school standards-based grades with traditional A–F system
Summary
The Mehlville R-IX Board of Education voted 6-0 April 20 to move middle school grading from a standards-based system to a traditional A–F system in grades 6–8, effective with the 2025–26 school year, after a task force and community review.
The Mehlville R-IX Board of Education voted 6-0 April 20 to change middle school grading from a standards-based system to a traditional A–F system for grades 6–8, effective with the 2025–26 school year.
Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning Brian Smith told the board the recommendation follows three task-force meetings with parents, teachers and administrators and extensive community input gathered through ThoughtExchange and district outreach. “Our next task really is to be able to first ask you for a recommendation, to move the middle school grading practices from a standards based grading system to a…
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