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District leadership proposes returning junior high and high school grades to 100-point scale
Summary
Dr. Carey told the board leadership teams are recommending a return to a 100-point grading scale for junior high and high school next year, paired with a 'minimum F' policy intended to avoid zeroes that disproportionately damage averages.
District leadership presented a proposed change to grading for junior high and high schools, asking the board to consider shifting back to a 100-point scale with a 'minimum F' policy.
Dr. Carey explained that school leaders and stakeholder groups reviewed the change and "they would like to move that back more to a 100 scale for next year." He said the adjustment aims to improve communication of grades to students and parents while the minimum-F approach is intended to prevent a single zero from creating an insurmountable grade deficit for students.
Administrators noted the district first experimented with an alternative letter-based input/output system several years ago and that the current recommendation reflects several months of work by leadership teams in both buildings. Board members asked clarifying questions about consistency across schools; administrators said grading scales were not uniform statewide when some innovations were first adopted and that this change is intended to align more with common parent expectations.
The proposal will appear in handbooks and return for further consideration later in the meeting cycle.
