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Northwestern Lehigh SD Board weighs switching from 7-point to 10-point grading scale
Summary
Board members reviewed research and surveys on the districts grading scale, with staff recommending study and a potential district-wide change targeted for 2026'7; questions centered on passing thresholds (60 vs. 70), implementation for middle grades, and teacher committee involvement.
Speaker 3 presented the districts grading-scale review, saying the district surveyed students, parents and staff and compared a 7-point scale with a 10-point/100-point system. The presentation summarized responses from 1,042 students, 121 teachers and 386 parents and outlined tradeoffs: students and parents favored a 10-point system for perceived fairness and reduced stress, while teachers expressed concern about grade inflation and maintaining rigor.
The board heard multiple questions about how a switch would work in practice. Speaker 4 asked whether grades 4 and 5 should use…
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