MY TURN: Cd'A district policy fails students
A board policy that does not restore the improved grade that a student achieved after retaking a failed class is a punitive permanent policy. This policy punishes a student who has motivation, commitment, persistence and academic success. By insisting that the previous failed grade has to be averaged with the improved grade, the student can never achieve higher than a "C" for the GPA which is cumulative and stays on the permanent record. This inaccurate measure of achievement punishes students for possibly four years and beyond. That GPA can determine whether a student is accepted at a college, gets a scholarship, gets into a training program post-high school. It also can punish parents who believe their child should receive full grade value and be eligible for a good student insurance discount with a 3-point GPA that was denied.
Student success should not be given half credit but rather full credit. This policy discourages students from improving themselves because it limits their possibilities for improving their GPA.
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