Massabesic Middle School will switch to a 0–100 A–F grading scale

The RSU 57 School Board unanimously approved a proposal on April 8 to change Massabesic Middle School’s reporting scale to a 0–100 A–F format to align with Massabesic High School. Principal Grantham presented the proposal and said the change would preserve consistency between the middle and high school grading systems.

Grantham told the board that implementation would require a single policy update — JJIC, academic eligibility — and that the middle school leadership, assistant principal Trejo and staff have already discussed scoring and reporting updates. Grantham said staff are prepared to update curriculum materials, family handbooks, newsletters and open‑house documents this spring and summer so the change would be ready for fall implementation if the board’s vote stands.

Board members asked procedural questions about GPA weighting and confirmed there is no weighted-grading structure at the middle-school level that would complicate the change. The board then moved, seconded and voted; the motion carried unanimously.

Why it matters: alignment of grading scales is intended to reduce transition friction for students moving from middle to high school and to standardize reporting practices across the district. The board noted the change will require updates to policy language (JJIC) and family communications this summer.

Next steps: administration and middle-school staff will update scoring documents and family-facing materials over the spring and summer, and the board will receive any required policy language changes for review prior to implementation.