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District unveils new secondary grading and report-card framework; task force to refine in August
Summary
Curriculum staff presented a 27-page secondary grading framework that standardizes GPA weighting, sets a minimum semester calculation floor to prevent early-term failures, creates remastering windows, caps late work, and redesigns report cards into four clear components.
Curriculum staff introduced a proposed secondary grading and report-card framework intended to standardize grading across the district and give students structured opportunities to demonstrate mastery. Sam Geldof, curriculum coordinator and lead author, described six guiding principles—learning first; consistency; growth; integrity; rigor with support; and clear communication—and said the document will return in a refined form after the task force meets in August.
Key changes include a common weighted GPA scale that simplifies plus/minus weighting for GPA calculation; a minimum-semester calculation floor so that a very low interim grade is treated as a 50% for semester calculation (while the report card will still display the earned grade); clearer formative versus summative weighting (high school: 30% formative/70% summative; junior high: 40/60); remastering and reassessment opportunities on a defined timeline; capped and consistent late work and narrowly scoped extra credit; senior final-exam exemptions for qualifying seniors; and a redesigned report card that separates academic grades, learning-skill comments, citizenship rating and attendance by period.
Geldof summarized the rationale: “Every Hazel Park student deserves clear expectations, fair and consistent grading, multiple chances to demonstrate mastery,” and said the task force will reconvene in August to refine details before finalizing for next year.
