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Board briefed on state rule reducing EOC exam weight to 15% and proposed student conduct policy changes

Jackson Madison County School System Board of Education · December 16, 2025
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Attorney Dale Thomas told the board a Department of Education rule reduces EOC exam weight from 25% to 15% of final grades, prompting recommended updates to policies 4.6 and 4.7; administration also proposed consolidating bus conduct into the general student code of conduct and adding a board-duty ethics section.

The board was briefed on several policy changes the policy committee recommended following recent review and clarification with the comptroller's office.

Attorney Dale Thomas said a Department of Education regulatory change restricts how much the End-of-Course (EOC) test may count toward a student’s final grade. "Under the new regulation, it only allows you to count that up to 15%," Thomas said, and the administration proposed amending board policies…

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