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Principal asks Western Wayne board to weight Dual Credit courses alongside AP for GPA
Summary
Renee Lakes, principal of Lincoln Middle/High School, asked the board to consider giving Dual Credit courses the same weighted status as AP classes for incoming 2024–25 freshmen; the board will review the proposal and vote at its next meeting.
President Alan Austin convened the Western Wayne Board of School Trustees on July 10, 2024. During the meeting Renee Lakes, principal of Lincoln Middle/High School, asked the board to consider changing the district's weighted-class policy so that Dual Credit courses receive the same GPA weighting as Advanced Placement (AP) courses, starting with the incoming 2024–25 freshman class.
The request was presented as a policy change for the board to review before a formal vote at the next meeting. Board members in attendance—Sarah Pennington and Phil Pflum—did not vote on the policy at this session; the board recorded no patron comments on the proposal.
If adopted, the change would alter how student grades for Dual Credit courses factor into class rank and GPA calculations; the minutes do not specify implementation details such as exact weight values, transcript notation, or whether the policy would apply to all Dual Credit providers. The board directed staff to review the proposal and place it on a future agenda for formal consideration and a vote.
Next steps: the district will return the proposal to a subsequent meeting for discussion and a recorded vote.
