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Parents urge Issaquah board to align grading scale with neighbors and expand arts, AI instruction
Summary
During public comment the board heard multiple requests to lower the A cutoff from 93 to 90 to match neighboring districts, concerns about inconsistent teacher rubrics, a call to expand arts instruction to comply with RCW 28A.230.305, and an appeal to introduce generative AI into district curriculum.
Several public commenters used the board’s public‑comment period on March 11 to press district leaders on grading policy, arts education and generative AI.
A series of parents urged the board to align Issaquah School District grading cutoffs with neighboring districts such as Lake Washington and Bellevue, arguing a 93 cutoff for an A disadvantages ISD students for competitive college admissions. One commenter, introduced by the chair as…
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