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Holmen to shift high‑school GPA to 4.0 scale to align with colleges, affect future transcripts
Summary
School leaders proposed converting the high-school GPA from a 4.33 to a 4.0 scale beginning in 2026–27 to improve alignment with colleges and dual-credit partners; historical grades remain unchanged and transcripts will note the transition.
Holmen School District leaders told the board they plan to transition the high school’s grading and GPA scale from a 4.33 system to a 4.0 system starting with the 2026–27 school year in order to reduce confusion for students and postsecondary institutions and eliminate the need to recalculate GPAs for dual-credit courses.
Principal Wayne Sackett and Executive Director Kim Edwards explained the change is forward‑facing: historical grades will not be recalculated. The district will keep class-rank procedures in place and rely on established tiebreakers (including ACT composite score and course criteria) if multiple graduates earn identical GPAs under the new scale.
Edwards illustrated the issue with a common example: under the current 4.33 scale a 90% averages to a B+ (3.33) while the same score may be recorded as an A- (3.67) on a college transcript converted to a 4.0 scale, creating perceived inequities for students applying to colleges or scholarships. The A+ category would be removed under the 4.0 system and transcript notes will explain the shift for readers.
Staff said implementation work (Infinite Campus changes, updates to student handbooks and teacher syllabi) will be completed over the summer prior to the 2026–27 school year, and communications to families and scholarship partners are planned. The transition was presented for information; the board discussed administrative details but did not take a separate vote at this meeting.
