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Groton Board to consider ending public class rank; plan would keep valedictorian selection
Summary
The committee heard a proposal to stop publishing class rank, citing student stress; administrators said rank could still be used privately for honors and that percentiles would be shared with colleges as needed. The board agreed to place the item on the March 23 regular meeting agenda for a vote.
School leaders presented a proposal to stop publicly publishing students' class rank at Fitch High School while retaining rank for valedictorian and salutatorian determinations.
Matt (Fitch High School presenter) told the committee that nationally only a minority of colleges use high-school class rank and that many districts have stopped publishing it. "Only 18% of…
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