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SFUSD trustees debate spring grading options amid calls for equity and clarity
Summary
At a virtual school board meeting, trustees weighed options — districtwide pass/no-pass, default A’s, or incompletes — for spring 2020 grades as families and students urged protections for those with limited access. Staff warned colleges require districtwide consistency; trustees asked for a formal policy and clearer messaging to teachers.
San Francisco Unified School District trustees spent a lengthy portion of their April 14 virtual meeting debating how the district should record student grades for spring 2020 as schools operate under distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. The conversation threaded concerns about equity, college admissions and the mental health of students.
Deputy Superintendent Anikia Forté Martell told the board the district is approaching the question with an explicit equity lens and urged the board to avoid harming students who lack reliable devices, internet or caregiver support. "If students do not have access, we will not hold them accountable to distance learning," she said, summarizing guidance staff had already issued to principals and teachers.
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