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Board debates removing unweighted GPA from transcripts; board asks for data
Summary
During first readings of policy updates the board discussed Policy 3122 and a proposal to remove cumulative unweighted GPAs from student transcripts. Administrators said guidance counselors and college contacts recommended the change; at least one trustee requested district-level data and comparisons for Nassau County.
A proposed revision to transcript reporting — removing cumulative unweighted grade-point averages — drew extended discussion at the Oceanside Board of Education’s March 18 meeting during first readings of several policies.
Dr. Harrington told trustees the district had been “in an anomaly where our transcripts included both weighted and unweighted averages,” and that guidance counselors recommended leaving only the…
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