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Board questions point system for valedictorian, refers policy back to committee
Summary
The policy committee recommended continuing to use cumulative GPA to identify the valedictorian; board members expressed concern that a proposed point system could reward minimal coursework and asked the policy committee to add guardrails before any change.
The Mobridge‑Pollock School Board spent a substantial portion of its meeting debating how the district identifies its valedictorian. The policy committee recommended keeping the current approach — using cumulative GPA — but board members and residents raised objections to a proposed point‑system alternative.
A committee representative summarized the recommendation: the committee would "stay the course" and…
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