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Parents and students press AISD to adopt a standard GPA scale
Summary
Recordings and live public comments at the board session urged the district to stop using an "atypical" AISD GPA conversion that callers say lowers GPAs by up to a point compared with other districts, harming scholarships and recruiting; trustees asked staff to investigate standardization options.
A wave of recorded messages and in-person comments at Austin ISDs Feb. 12 information session pressed trustees to change what callers described as an "atypical" AISD GPA conversion that they say produces lower GPAs than comparable districts.
Multiple callers, including parents and counselors, said the districts current GPA reporting produces GPAs up to one full grade-point lower for the…
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