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Hopkins board hears research on weighted grades; proposal would weight AP at 5.0, honors at 4.5
Summary
District presenters recommended weighting AP and honors courses and showing both weighted and unweighted GPAs on transcripts, while excluding PSEO/CIS under current state rules; the board pressed administrators on equity, retroactivity, and a proposed review committee.
District officials presented research March 17 on how a weighted-grade system could affect student opportunity and scholarship eligibility, recommending AP courses be reported on a 5.0 scale and honors courses on a 4.5 scale while keeping all other courses on a 4.0 scale.
Dr. Kuehl, the district's college-and-career specialist, said many colleges and scholarship programs favor the higher GPA when provided and that Hopkins students have lost merit aid where other high schools weight advanced courses. "We have students this year who are going to lose out on $16,000 a year — $64,000 across four years…
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