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Lexington 1 trustees weigh moving to numeric grades starting in third grade; staff to return with two options
Summary
Trustees gave first reading to revisions to the district grading and reporting policy, discussed whether numerical grades should begin in third grade or include second-grade English/Math, and asked staff to return with two versions that reflect board preferences before second reading.
Lexington County School District One trustees discussed proposed revisions to the district’s grading and reporting policy at their Feb. 25 meeting and directed staff to return with two draft options before second reading: one that would begin numeric grades in third grade (the administration’s recommendation) and one that would add numeric reporting for second-grade English language arts and math while keeping performance-based reporting elsewhere.
The proposed revisions, developed after advisory-group work and stakeholder input, would change how the district reports elementary student progress by moving away from a younger- grades-only standards-based model toward numeric…
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