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Consultant finds pressures for high‑achieving Laguna Beach students; board weighs ending class rank
Summary
A district study of high‑achieving students found conflicting experiences of workload, pressure from weighted grades and class rank, and calls to reduce test stacking and expand relevant, real‑world projects; board members asked staff to explore policy changes including revisiting class rank.
Jesse Ross of Learner Center Collaborative presented research Sept. 12 summarizing surveys and interviews with 11th and 12th graders, recent alumni and staff about the experience of high‑achieving students in Laguna Beach Unified.
Ross said the team surveyed 328 current juniors and seniors, received roughly 80 alumni responses and conducted about 30 student interviews and 20 staff interviews. "Almost universally, the students love their teachers," Ross reported, but he also said students described workload inconsistently — some called it "manageable" while others called it…
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