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Committee adds SAT equivalent to GPA tie-break rule
Summary
Committee revised Policy 4.602 to include SAT equivalent scores as an option for breaking ties for valedictorian and salutatorian, supplementing the existing ACT composite metric; the change passed by voice vote.
Rutherford County’s policy committee on April 14 approved a small but substantive change to Policy 4.602 (grade point average): the policy will now include equivalent SAT scores as an alternate tie-breaker when students tie for valedictorian or salutatorian.
Previously the policy referenced only ACT composite scores as the tie-break metric. Committee members said more students are taking the SAT and the update ensures the district can treat ACT and SAT scores equivalently for honors determinations.
The committee moved to approve the correction and the addition of the SAT equivalency language; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.
