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Parents and students urge Box Elder School District to rethink new grading policy
Summary
Multiple parents and students told the board the district's new grading policy, which weights assessments heavily and limits assignment credit, is hurting students with test anxiety and those who cannot access retake opportunities; the board heard the comments but took no formal action at the meeting.
Several parents and high-school students urged the Box Elder School District Board of Education on Nov. 12 to reconsider a recently adopted grading policy they say has shifted too much weight to summative tests and left students and teachers struggling.
Maria Fonsbeck, a local parent, told the board the change "measuring what students can do on their own without help seems logical," but warned that "in real life, learning isn't something we do alone." She said the policy's emphasis on tests and limited in-school retake opportunities disproportionately affect students who rely on buses, work after school or have extracurricular commitments.
"If he can pass the test,…
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