Alexander Local board begins conversation on rethinking valedictorian, grading scales
High-school counselor Carrie Haynie told the Alexander Local School District board that the traditional valedictorian/salutatorian model and multiple weighted grade scales can misalign incentives and create transcript errors; the board agreed to study alternatives, parent outreach and peer-district examples before any change.
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Carrie Haynie, the district's high-school counselor, told the board on April 13 that the traditional valedictorian and salutatorian system has "kind of become outdated at this point," and warned it can push students toward —safe' courses designed to protect GPA rather than toward the most rigorous options for their future plans.
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