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District proposes slimmed 'equivalency' list and three options for valedictorian selection
Summary
District staff proposed cutting the MUHSD transcript equivalency list from 59 to about 16 courses for the class of 2029 and presented three options for valedictorian selection to curb GPA inflation and simplify honors calculation.
District administrators on Tuesday told the board they are proposing a shorter, clearer equivalency list and a revised approach to identifying valedictorians.
District administrator Pelser said the current equivalency list — courses that can be taken at a college and recorded on the MUHSD transcript with weighted points — had expanded to 59 entries, including some classes that are not equivalent to district offerings and a handful likely added for GPA weighting. "Several classes that were on there really weren't being accessed by more than one, two, maybe three students each school year," she said, and recommended…
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