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District reports early gains after switch to 100% assessment grading; some students report increased stress
Summary
After changing fall grading for grades 8–12 to place weight on assessments, district staff reported a small, districtwide decline in students receiving one or more F's (1–3%) and increases in C/B/A distributions across most schools; board members and a student representative raised questions about retake policies and student stress.
At the board meeting Keith Meekum presented first-trimester outcomes following a summer change to a 100% assessment grading model for grades eight through twelve. Meekum said district-level metrics show that all five secondary schools saw reductions in students receiving one or more F's (a decline of 1–3% overall) and that more students earned A's, B's and C's on first attempts across most grade…
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