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Parents press Great Valley board on TCHS grading, 5–6 center transitions and iPad/AI concerns

Great Valley School Board · April 21, 2026
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Summary

During public comment, parents asked the board to include technical-program grades in GPAs, described communication breakdowns over the 5–6 center, and urged limits or stronger safeguards on iPads and AI use for younger students.

Several residents used the public-comment period at Wednesday's Great Valley School Board meeting to raise policy and program concerns.

Brandon Gray of Malvern asked the board to change grading practice so that grades earned in Technical-Career High School (TCHS) and allied-health programs are calculated into students' GPAs rather than recorded only as transfer credits. "Students in these programs complete Great Valley academic coursework each morning... Despite this level of commitment and rigor,…

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