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Dorchester 02 staff propose consolidated grading, AP exam and retention clarifications
Summary
Curriculum staff proposed combining reading and language-arts grades in upper elementary, setting final exams at 20% of course grade, clarifying AP/EOC procedures and outlining retention/acceleration criteria including a 90th-percentile benchmark for acceleration.
Curriculum staff presented multiple proposed edits to grading, assessment and promotion policies at the June 10 committee meeting, aiming to clarify how course grades, end-of-course tests and AP exams are handled.
Speaker 3 and curriculum staff (Speaker 10) recommended replacing separate reading and language-arts grades in grades 3–5 with a single English/language-arts grade because standards are integrated. The draft…
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