Details of the new standard-based diploma will also be discussed.
RUMFORD – Parents of middle and high school students have a chance Tuesday to learn how the new grading system can affect college applications.
Details on the new standards-based high school diploma will also be explained.
SAD 43 Superintendent Jim Hodgkin said numerous questions arose last fall when the district held informational meetings on the new grading system. At those meetings, mostly parents of elementary students turned out.
Tuesday’s session is primarily directed at parents of middle school and high school students who had questioned how colleges will look at report cards that don’t show traditional grades.
The district began a new grading system last year for elementary students that changed the traditional A, B, C letters to E for exceeding standards, M for meeting standards, P for partially meeting standards, and N for not meeting standards. The new system is being used because it better represents how well students are meeting standards required under the Maine Learning Results, according to school officials.
The class of 2007 will be the first to receive a standards-based diploma. Those who don’t meet the requirements can receive a certificate of attendance, Hodgkin said.
High school Principal Bruce Lindberg and curriculum coordinator Gloria Jenkins will outline criteria needed to receive standard-based diplomas and explain other components of the Maine Learning Results requirements, including how students can achieve honor roll status.
High school students continue to receive traditional grades, along with the new grading system. Those traditional grades will be phased out.
The informational session begins at 6:30 p.m. in Room 302 of the high school.
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