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Students tell Bend‑LaPine board standards‑based grading rollout is confusing; students ask for district calibration and clearer communication
Summary
Student Voice Council members told the board the district’s shift to standards‑based instruction and grading has produced inconsistent practices between classrooms, confusion about how a top score is awarded, worries about GPA and scholarship impacts, and calls for districtwide calibration and clearer communication.
Student representatives told the Bend‑LaPine School Board on Nov. 20 that the district’s move to standards‑based instruction and grading has left many students unsure how course scores will translate to traditional grades and college applications. Sam Brooksbank, a senior at Caldera, said students see “notable differences in how standards based grading is being used from classroom to classroom” and asked the district to convene calibration events so teachers apply scoring more consistently.
The student voice council described several specific…
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