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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNew 'no zero' grading system at Orange high schools raises questions
These kind of stories of schools banning 0 grades or setting a grade floor have gotten so much more common lately, including in Orange County, Florida:
Starting this fall, high-school teachers in Orange County will be more forgiving when they grade struggling students.
That's because their principals have agreed to round up student grades to a 50 at the end of the marking period, effectively wiping out any earlier zeros. The plan echoes a similar, long-standing practice at the middle-school level.
However, state law appears to forbid school districts from offering students that cushion.
State statute enshrines 0-59 as the official range for an F in public middle and high schools, and zero percent as the value for an "I" grade (incomplete). A 2009 memorandum to superintendents from the public-schools chancellor said those definitions are non-negotiable.
"It seems to go in the face of the statute," said Diana Moore, president of the Orange County Classroom Teachers Association.
That's because their principals have agreed to round up student grades to a 50 at the end of the marking period, effectively wiping out any earlier zeros. The plan echoes a similar, long-standing practice at the middle-school level.
However, state law appears to forbid school districts from offering students that cushion.
State statute enshrines 0-59 as the official range for an F in public middle and high schools, and zero percent as the value for an "I" grade (incomplete). A 2009 memorandum to superintendents from the public-schools chancellor said those definitions are non-negotiable.
"It seems to go in the face of the statute," said Diana Moore, president of the Orange County Classroom Teachers Association.
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New 'no zero' grading system at Orange high schools raises questions (Original Post)
alp227
Jul 2013
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tinymontgomery
(2,584 posts)1. Two counties in North Carolina
require you give no midterm grade below a 60. The idea is to leave them a chance to recover. The issue is the student blows off any work during the the first half since they know they can pull up then next half.
pnwmom
(108,979 posts)2. Or they just give up if an early zero means they can't pass no matter what they do. n/t
Lancero
(3,003 posts)3. This was a a while back
But Rosewood tried offering grades for money.
They were doing it as a fundraiser.
http://www.newsobserver.com/2009/11/11/185460/district-nixes-cash-for-grades.html