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Clover schools propose grading rule changes after state removes grade floor
Summary
District staff presented edits to administrative rule IKA-R to align with a recent state law removing the grade floor, saying grades entered in the portal will reflect actual earned scores and proposing wording changes to report-card descriptors for early grades.
Dr. Dickey presented proposed edits to administrative rule IKA-R to align district practice with a state law that removed the prior grade floor. The presentation emphasized clarifying that recorded grades must reflect students'actual performance: "a grade of incomplete may be entered in the grade portal until work is submitted and graded, and the final score that is entered will reflect actual student performance." The changes would remove practices that previously replaced earned low scores with a minimum grade.
Board members asked clarifying questions about the proposed change from the descriptor "approaches expectations" to "progressing" for early grades and how the changes would look to parents in the grade portal. Dr. Dickey said the descriptor change is intended as a clarity measure for families and staff and noted that district formative assessments such as MAP/STAR will not be used to calculate nine-week or final grades under the revised rule.
