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District staff explain grading-policy edits after state removes minimum grade floor
Summary
District staff presented edits to administrative rule IKA‑R to align with a state law removing the "grade floor," clarifying that final grades will reflect actual performance and proposing wording to allow temporary 'incomplete' entries until work is submitted.
Dr. Dickey, presenting on administrative rule IKA‑R, told the board the changes are needed to comply with a recent state law that removed the district's minimum recorded grade practice and to clarify how formative assessments and report-card descriptors will be used. "If a student earns a 30, the grade that is entered is a 30. It's no longer a 50," she said.
The proposed edits add a sentence that an "incomplete" may be entered in the grade portal until work is submitted and that final scores will reflect actual student performance. Dr. Dickey also confirmed district practice that MAP/I‑Ready/STAR assessments are not used to calculate nine‑week or final grades and proposed clarifying report-card descriptors for early grades to emphasize standards-based reporting.
