Grading Survey Results

PGSDSecondarySchoolGradingScale

1/6

62.64% 280

17.67% 79

7.61% 34

6.94% 31

5.15% 23

Q1Achangefroma7pointscaletoa10pointscalewillbemorehelpfulforour

students.Answered:447 Skipped:5

Total 447

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2/6

13.65% 61

16.33% 73

17.90% 80

20.81% 93

31.32% 140

Q2A10pointscaledemandsalessrigorousprogramforourstudentsthana7

pointscale.Answered:447 Skipped:5

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3/6

47.75% 212

22.97% 102

11.26% 50

7.66% 34

10.36% 46

Q3Thedistrictshouldinvestmoniesinmakingthischange(i.e.,reprintingreportcardsandtranscripts,reprogrammingourtechnologiestoutilizethenewscale,

provideprofessionaldevelopmentforstaff,etc.)?

Answered:444 Skipped:8

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4/6

58.47% 259

18.06% 80

8.35% 37

6.32% 28

8.80% 39

Q4Thischangeshouldbemade.Answered:443 Skipped:9

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1/8

Q5Comments:Answered:160 Skipped:292

# Responses Date

1 A10pointscalewil lallowmorestudentsthechancetotaketheadvancedc lasses. 4/4/20142:20PM

2 currentsystemisoutdated 4/4/20147:18AM

3 Idon'tseethebenefitinmakingthischangenow.Ourschoolistryingtooperateonal imitedbudget,whyaddmoretotheplatewhenitisunnecessary.

4/3/20148:58PM

4 AlthoughIbelievethedistric tshouldchangetherigorshouldbeincreased 4/2/201411:47AM

5 Thiswouldbeabenefittomanyofourstudentstocompeteonamoreevenlevel,especiallywhenitcomestocollegeadmittance.

4/2/20147:44AM

6 Mydaughterisinprimaryschoolenrolledinkindergarten.Idon'tknowthedifferencebetweena7pt.reviewanda10pt.review.Ididhowevernoticethatherreportcard/explanationlooksmorel ikemyyearlyperformancereviewratherthananassessmentofheracademiclevel.Idobelievethata10pt.reviewwouldbetterassessparticularareasofherlearningandhelpmetobetterunderstandwheresheisacademically.Iwasnotifiedduringmydaughter’sparentteacherconferenceshehasbeenenrolledinthereadingprogramduetoherstrugglesinreading;howeverherreportcardassessedherreadinglevelasprofic ient.Ifsheisprofic ientinreading,whywassheenrolledinthereadingprogram?ThisiswhyIbelievethata10pt.reviewwouldbettersuitthechildrenandhelpparentsunderstandthelearningprogram.

4/2/20145:32AM

7 Ihavebeenwaitingforthisfor11yrs.WhenIwasyoungitwasalwaysa10ptscale.IwasshockedwhenImovedtothearea,Ihadneverheardofthisgradingscale.Thedifferenceishugewhenyougeta92andknowingyouare1ptofffroman"A".Isti l l thinkthekidswil lworkjustashardtogetan"A".Mentally,Ithinkitwouldbeaboostforthekids.

4/2/201412:37AM

8 WhileIagreea7pointscaleseemssomewhatarbitrary,whychangeitnow?Iseeitasanotherwayforthedistric ttotryandboostnumbersartific ially.Whywasitnotoriginallyimplementedas5or10pointscalereflectinglettergradesA-F+/-?

4/2/201412:22AM

9 IhavechildrenwhowenttocollegeandtheirG.P.A.waschangedfromtheirpercentages,nottheirlettergrades.Idon'tfeelthereisaconnectionbetweenpointsandrigorandIthinkmoretimeshouldbespentmakingsurewehavearigorouscurriculumforourchildren,insteadoffocusingonthenumbergrades.I'mreallynotsureifthismakesmuchofadifference.

4/1/20144:25PM

10 Hardworkingstudentsmightbefrustratedwhentheylearnthesamegradeatanotherschoolwouldearnahighergrade.

4/1/20144:23PM

11 Ithinkweshouldchangethescale,butmaketherigorharder. 4/1/20144:17PM

12 Athletic eligibil i tywil limprove 4/1/20143:44PM

13 Studentsonthelowerendofthegradingcurvemightbebettermotivatedtoachieveathigherlevels

4/1/20143:41PM

14 The10pointscalemightencouragestudentstochoosemoredemandingcourses. 4/1/20143:39PM

15 THISISASTUPIDSURVEY.WORNGQUESTIONSAREASKED.IFYOUTRUELYWANTEDTHEIMPUTOFPARENTSTHENYOUWOULDHAVERESEARCHEDTHISBETTER.IREALLYFEELTHISISAJOKEOFASURVEYANDONCEAGAINNOTHINGGOODWILLCOMEFROMTHIS.

4/1/201411:01AM

16 I'mnotsureofthereasoningbehindtheidea.Whatdootherdistric tsinourareause?I'mconcernedthatthislowersthestandards.TheHonorRollshouldbeaselectsmallgroupofhighachievers.

4/1/201410:28AM

17 Studentsarecompetingagainststudentsthathaveworkedona10-pointscale,whichputsusatadisadvantage

3/31/20149:53PM

18 Itjustmakeitthatmuchtougherforseniors,l ikemyself,whenourappicationsarebeingcomparedtootherschoolswitha10pointgradingscale.

3/31/20149:46PM

19 Wewanttoshowthatwearecompetitiveandgiveeverybodyanequalplayingground. 3/31/20149:42PM


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20 Thischangewouldaligningourselvesandstandardizingourgradingscaletowhatthemostofthecountyisdoing,

3/31/20149:39PM

21 A10pointscalewil lbenefitbothouryoungerandolderstudents. 3/31/20142:45PM

22 Whyisprofessionaldevelopmentneededforthischange? 3/30/201411:25PM

23 Childrenshouldworkhardinordertoachievetopgrades.Changingthescalewil lonlybea"feelgood"measure.Doesnotencouragekidstostriveforbettergrades.Thisisjustanotherveiledattempttoboostschoolratingsattheexpenseofeducatingourchildren.IamnotsurewhyIevenbotheredtotakethesurveyasourschoolboardhasahistoryofignoringparentalinputanyway.Let'shopethenewschoolboardismoreinc linedtokeepourchildren'sbestinterestsatheart.

3/30/201410:25AM

24 whenIwasinschoolwel ivedbya10pointgradescaleIfeelitismoreappropriateandnotasdemandingchildrenarepushedtohightodaytoupholdastandardweneverhadtoupholdtheyshouldhavemoretimetoexpressthemselvesandIfeelthe10pointscalewil lhelpthis.

3/30/201410:03AM

25 IthinkthiswouldgiveourstudentsabetterGPAratingandadvantagewhenapplyingtocolleges. 3/30/20149:22AM

26 Ifeelitisbetterforstudentstoworkhardertoobtainan"A"-l i fewil lalwaysbefullofchallengesandisoftenhard.

3/29/20142:42PM

27 Asmychildisonlyin3rdgrade,Iamnotfamiliarwiththecurrentreportcardformat.Aregradesprintedasletters(A,B+,etc.)oraspercents(92,86,etc.)?HowistheoverallGPAgiventoacollege-asaletterorapercent?Whatareotherschoolsdoing?

3/29/20142:12PM

28 Howdoeschangingagradescaleandmakingthingseasierhelpstudents...Keepitthesame,hardworkandstudyhabitsyieldresults...

3/29/201410:28AM

29 Therigorousnessoftheprogramwil lnotandshouldnotbeeffected.The10ptgradingscaleisinlinewithwhatunivetsities,othermsandhsfollow,thenitlevelstheplayingfieldforwhatanAorBmeans.

3/29/201410:26AM

30 Ourstudentsareatanunfairadvantagewhentheyapplyforcollegeandarecomparedtostudentsfromotherdistric tsthatusea10pointscale.

3/29/201410:22AM

31 AsitcurrentlystandswhenourstudentsareapplyingtocollegesandforscholarshipsthearebeingpassedoverduetolowergapsiftheydonotmaintainperfectstraightA'sat93+%.Inadditionmanyofthec lasseshavebeenprimarilygradedonquizzeswithonly5-10questionssothatifyoumakeasinglemistakeyouhaveaBorlowConthatquizwhichmakesithardertomaintainstraightA's.Thisisnothowcollegecoursesarerun,allthe7pointscaledoesishurtourstudentswhentryingtopreparethemfortherealityofcollegeandworkingl ifeanditputsthematadisadvantagefromthestart.

3/29/20149:57AM

32 Leavethingsthewaytheyare,continuetochallengekids.Everyotherstudentinthepastdidjustfinewithcurrentgradingsystem.Stopspendingmoneyonnumbers...amotivatedstudentwil lstriveforthe93.

3/28/201410:18PM

33 Ithinkyouneedtoinformthepublic al i ttlemoreabouttheissuebeforeyoutakesomesurvey.Ialsodon'tl ikethefactthatthiswasinitiatedbyonlyafewratherthanaschoolboardvote.

3/28/20149:39PM

34 Abriefexplanationofthedifferencesbetweenthetwooptionswouldhavehelpedmeanswerthesequestions.

3/28/20144:37PM

35 Mychildrenhavebeenraisedinthemilitaryl i festyleofmovingeverytwoyearsandenteringmanynewschoolsduringtheirl ives.TheywereveryupsetwhentheyfoundoutthattheschoolshereinPAgradeonasevenpointscaleandnotatenpointscale.Whichtheybothwereusedtoo,andtheythoughtitwasunfair.WhatoncewasanAgradeforthemisnowaB,eventhoughtheyputtheirbestefforttowardsgettinganA,theyfellshortandweredisappointedanddiscouraged.

3/28/20144:01PM

36 Thisisasimple.OtherSchoolsusethis10pointscaleforoverhundredsofyears.Doyouthinkofthis?

3/28/20143:17PM

37 thetaxesarebeyondcontrolasitis,wedidn'tneedarebrandingofthefalconandthisisnotthebestuseofl imitedfunds

3/28/20143:07PM

38 Iagreewiththe10ptscale.Thelargermarginwil lallowmorestudentstoreceivehighermarks.Ithinkthatwouldgivethemmotivationandmoreconfidence.EspeciallyforstudentsthatcontinuallyfallapointortwoshortofreceivinganA.WhenIwasinschoolitwasa10ptscale.

3/28/20142:34PM


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39 AlmosteveryUniversityusesa10pointscale.Ourpresidentsawardisa10pointscale.Thecollegeboardsusea10pointscale.Ourteacherstestandquizesarebuiltona10pointscale.Theworldworksonabase10notbase7scale.Weareonlyoneof3schoolsinallofMontgomeryCountythathavenotchangedtoa10pointscale.Itistimetochangetoa10pointscale.

3/28/20141:20PM

40 whatmoneyforwhatreason? 3/28/20141:01PM

41 AFTERSEEINGHOWOURSCHOOLDISTRICTCOMPARESTOOTHERDISTRICTSAROUNDUSITHINKTHEYSHOULDREALLYTAKEALONGLOOKINTHEMIRRORANDSAYTOTHEMSELVESAREWEREALLYDOINGWHATSBESTFOROURCHILDREN'SEDUCATION.STRETCHINGOUTTHEPOINTSYSTEMGIVESAFALSESENSEOFACHIEVEMENT.

3/28/201412:57PM

42 Whatareotherdistric tsdoing?Aremostgradingona10pointscale? 3/28/201412:52PM

43 Whatareyousayingyouneedtospendmoneyonteachingteachershowtograde?Ithinktheyknowhowtodothatnow.

3/28/201411:10AM

44 Whomadethissurvey,ridiculousit'sl ikeakindergartnermadeit.WEdon'tgetreportcardsnowwhatareyoutalkingabout.Idosupporta10pointgradingscale!itwon'tbethathardtodoit'seasy,aslongasyouhaveabrain!brain

3/28/201411:07AM

45 Thesoonerthebetter 3/28/201410:58AM

46 Ifeelthatthegradingsystemshouldbethethesameasthestatestanderedscale.Iknowthatasofnowasurroundingdistric tisonadifferentscale.Whyisourgradingscalesodifferent?lastlywhyarewenotfoll lowingthestatestandereds?Sinceitcouldmakeadifferencebetweenachildpassingwitha"D"versesan"F"andfail ing.

3/28/201410:46AM

47 Doesn'tmakesensetochangethesystem.Il ikehowthecurrentsystemforcesstudentstofocusalittlemore.

3/28/201410:35AM

48 Weareholdingourstudentsbackwitha7-pointscaleandteachingthemthatyouhavetobe"perfect".thatisnottherealworldandnothowIraisemychildren.Ihavealwaysfeltthatthisgradingscalehurtsourchildrenanddoesnotmakethemworkharder.Theyhavebecomecomplacentandhaveacceptedthateventhoughtheyare92%correct,theywil ljustgetaBsowhyworksohard.Weshouldbegradingl iketheotherdistric tsandcollegestobecompetitive.Someteachersdonotuti l izeahigherscoringquarterandithurtsourkids.Ifaquizisworth10points,1pointwrongisaB?Notacceptable.

3/28/201410:09AM

49 Thegoalshouldnotbetomakeiteasierforthestudentsbuttochallengethem.Weneedtopreparethemforl i feafterschool,wherethingsarenotadjustedtomakeiteasierforeveryone.

3/28/20149:23AM

50 Ireallydislikethe7pointsystem.10pointsismucheasiertome. 3/28/20149:01AM

51 Collegesusethesamegradescale,IhavenoideawhyPottsgroveeverimplementedthe7pointscale.

3/28/20148:55AM

52 When"competing"againstotherstudentsfromdistric tsthatusethe10pointscaleforcollege,etc.,ourstudentsareatadisadvantageusingthe7pointscale.

3/28/20148:52AM

53 Pottsgroveisoneofthefewschoolsinourareathatsti l l usesthis7pointscale.Thisscaleisauthentic andholdsourstudentstoahigherstandard.Idonotwantmychildrengoingtoaschoolwherethebarisbeinglowered.Iwantthemtoalwaysstrivetoachievehighergoals!

3/28/20148:49AM

54 Changingthegradingsystemwouldgiveourkidsafalsesenceofreality.Ourdistric tisalreadyfall ingbelowmanyotherdistric tsinthecounty.

3/28/20148:32AM

55 EncouragestudentsWORKHARDforgreatness. 3/28/20148:21AM

56 Idon'tevenunderstandthis?Whatisa7pointscale?Whatisatenpointscale? 3/28/20147:54AM

57 Onlyahandfullofthecommunityand3boardmembersaredrivingthis.The3newboardmembersranonaplatformtoimprovetestscores.Isthistheirsolution?Collegesdonotcareifanapplicantscoreisa90or93.Theyarelookingfor3.0-4.0Studentinvolvement,andcharacter.Donotchangethisforafewpeoplewhoonlyhavetimetocommentonfacebook,andconstantnegativecommentsaboutourdistric tandcommunity.

3/28/20147:41AM

58 WhenyouthinkaboutGPAsitisyouraverageithasnothingtodowitha7pointscale.Weneedtokeepourkidsinthesameloopastheotherdisctric ts.WhenapplyingtoacollegetheyarenotlookingatthegraadingscaletheywanttoknowthestudentsGPAs.Plus,ifwechangethesccaletoa10pointscalesomesttudentswil lfeellesspressureandmaypossiblydobetterinschool.Isn'tthatourgoaltohelpstudentssucceedanddobetter.

3/28/20147:22AM


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59 Updatingthegradingscaleisneededbuttheeducationshouldcontinuetoimproveasalways 3/28/20147:15AM

60 Pleasestoploweringstandardsandexpectationsforkids. 3/28/20145:56AM

61 Collegesdon'tcareaboutthegradingscale...theyonlycareabouttheGPA.Ona7ptgradingscaleitisveryl ikelyachild'sGPAwouldbelowerthanitwouldbeona10ptscale.

3/28/20145:50AM

62 Thissurveyseemsabitsparse.Maybesomeexplanationsaboutwhypeoplewantitchanged,noteveryoneisontheFacebookpages.Whatprofessionaldevelopmentneedstobetaught?A92isanA-insteadofaB,theteachersdon;tneedtodoanything,thecomputerkicksoutadifferentletter.

3/27/201411:13PM

63 Whilethemorestringent7pointgradingsystemmightpushthehighestlevelstudentstoworkevenharderthantheyalreadywould,theywil lfacenegativeconsequenceswhencomparedtostudentswhoattendeddistric tswhousedthe10pointscale.Fortherestofthestudents,themorestringentgradingsystemisabarriertosuccess.

3/27/201410:54PM

64 Ifthemajorityofotherschooldistric tsusea10pointscalethen,tobeconsistent,soshouldpgsd. 3/27/201410:35PM

65 AtfirstIthoughtchangingwouldbedetrimentaloncetheyareincollege,butIcheckedwithseveralcollegeswhere90isanA

3/27/201410:32PM

66 Wedon'tprintreportcardsunlesssomeonedoesn'thaveacomputer.Thischangeshouldn'tcostmill ionsofdollars.Wouldthisraiseourkidsgpa's?

3/27/201410:26PM

67 Thesequestionsarepoorlyworded,andappearintendedtoswaythevotebyimplyingthechangewillbeexpensive.

3/27/20149:54PM

68 The10pointscaleisthemoderngradesystem,itdoesn'taffectcurriculum. 3/27/20149:34PM

69 Mosthighschools,invariousstatesusethe10pointscale.Thismakesourstudentsappeartohavelowerscoresandgpa'sthanthoseinotherdistric ts.

3/27/20149:16PM

70 Researchshowsthatmoreandmoreschoolsarechangingtoa10pointscale...thisalsoseemstobeanadvantageforcollegescholarships.

3/27/20148:57PM

71 Ibelievebenchmarkingshouldoccur.Ourstudentsgradingshouldbecomparablewiththenorm 3/27/20148:36PM

72 Weneedtore-evaluatetheeducationalsystemandhowitisfail ingourchildrenmiserably.Behaviorinc identsareup,thedropoutrateisincreasingandteacherstressisabovenormal.Weneedtostartsomewhereandasimplechangelikethisisamoveintherightdirectionandcanmakeaworldofdifference.

3/27/20148:29PM

73 Itwouldbehelpfultohavethecopyofthecurrent7pointandpurposed10pointscaleasareferencetoanswerthequestions.

3/27/20148:06PM

74 Ifthegradescaleischangedtoa10pointscale,theteachersneedtomakesurethatthegradingofassignmentsreflectsthechange.WhatusedtobeaB+wil lnowbeanA-.IfthestudenttrulydeservesaB+,therubricsusedingradingassessmentsmustreflectthat.

3/27/20147:58PM

75 Ibelieveourstudentsareaatadisadvantagewhenincompetitionwithstudents,fromdistric tswith10pointscales,forcollegeadmission&scholarships.

3/27/20147:51PM

76 Thereisnosignificantdifferencebetweena7anda10pointscale.Infact,youcouldmakeitasimple3pointscale...doesn'tmeetexpectations,meetsexpectations,andexceedexpectations.Whatwouldyougainfrommovingtoa10pointscale.

3/27/20147:31PM

77 weneedtobeconsistentwithneighboringschooldistric tsaswellasUniversities!! 3/27/20147:27PM

78 Notatallsurewhatkindofstaffdevelopmentwouldbeneededtomakethischange.6-12gradeisallreportednumericallyalreadyandtheelementarydoesitbyhandsti l l-whatcouldpossiblyrequiretraining?

3/27/20146:56PM

79 Doyoureallyneedtotrainyourteachersonhowtousea10pointscale?Thatseemsfairlyobvious.Feelsl ikeyouareexaggeratingthecostconcernstoswayopinionsawayfromthechange.

3/27/20146:55PM

80 Collegesusea10pointscale.Itseemsobvious. 3/27/20146:52PM

81 Thissurveyisajoke 3/27/20146:47PM

82 Idon'tknowwhenorwhyitchangedinthefirstplace 3/27/20146:30PM

83 The10-pointscalewouldbemoreinl inewithlocalcollegesaswell, 3/27/20146:08PM


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84 itisfinethewayitisandhasalwaysworked. 3/27/20145:42PM

85 Itaughtinaschoolwithatenpointscale.Thescaledoesn'tmakeacoursemoreorlessrigorous.Thecontentanddo.

3/27/20145:37PM

86 Quizzesandtestsnowadaysareusuallyonly10-20questions,soifyouget1or2wrong,youautomaticallygetaBorC.Istronglybelievethescaleusednowdoesnothelpourchildren.

3/27/20145:23PM

87 Ithinktherearebetterwaystospendmoneythenworryingabouta7ptvs10ptgradingscale. 3/27/20144:54PM

88 Youneedtorealignwithwhatuniversitiesareusing.Youarecreatingatremendouserrorcalculatinggradesthewayyouarenow

3/27/20144:40PM

89 AsarecentPottsgroveGradandcollegestudenta10pointgradingsystemissomewhatbenefic ialbecauseitcansavekidsfromfail ingbyapointortwobutatthesametime,ifthedifferenceisonly3pointsthenmaybethescaleshouldn'tbechangedsostudentscanlearntoworkharderandpushthemselveswhichIknowwil lhelptheminthelongrun.

3/27/20144:37PM

90 Peoplemightnotknowwhatyoumeanbythis.I'vetaughtinbothsystems.It'sprettyarbitrary,but:Il ikethe10pointscalebetterthoughbecauseitissimplerandenablesmetoprovidemorechallengingactivitiesbecausethereismoreroomwithinthegrades.

3/27/20144:33PM

91 Whateverscalesystemisusedisfineaslongasitc learlystateswhatthescale#represents(orequivalentto)forotherinstitutionsandindividualstocomprehend

3/27/20144:08PM

92 Thefirstquestionshouldhavebeenasked2nd.Whatarethebenifitsofachange?Howmuchisthisgoingtocost?Willthecostbebudgetedwithintheschoolscurrentbudgetorwil ltheytryandraisethecommuitiestaxesagainandforhowlong?

3/27/20144:07PM

93 Probablywouldbeanicechange,butitiswhatitis. 3/27/20144:06PM

94 MakesiteasierforParentsandguardianstounderstand. 3/27/20144:00PM

95 Itdoesntimprovetestscoreswhichiswhatthenewboardmemberspromised....thiswil lonlyimprovegrades.

3/27/20143:57PM

96 Thischangewouldalignwithotherschoolsintheareaandalsocollegegradingsystems. 3/27/20143:47PM

97 The10pointsackhasbeeninplacecollegiatelyfordecadesandmorerecentlyinsecondary.It'showmostparents&collegesviewthenumberscurrently.

3/27/20143:45PM

98 Havinga10pointscaleseemstobethestandardandwil lallowanapplestoapplescomparisonofgrades.

3/27/20143:41PM

99 Ihaveseentheapathyexudedfromthestudentsinthemiddleandhighschoolsfirsthand.TheteachersarenotnearlyasdemandingatPottsgroveastheyareinmanyotherschools.Ifirmlybelievethatthestudentswil lnotworkanyhardertoachievegoodgrades.Infact,Istronglybelievethatthestudentswil lgiveforthlesseffortifthat'sevenpossibleformany.Wewouldnotbedoingourchildrenanyfavorsbymakingiteasierforthem.Theyarealreadygettingarudeawakeningwhentheygraduatehighschool.Intherealworld,peopledon'tjusthandthingsoveronasilverplatteroratleasttheyshouldn't.Thestudentsneedtolearnandunderstandagoodworkethicorwewil lcontinuetoexperiencethisvic iouscycleofentitlement.Collegesdotakeintoaccountgradescalesandgradepointaverages.However,allthingsbeingequal,acollegewouldacceptastudentfromanotherschoolthanaPottsgrovestudentbecausewearerankedinthemiddleandarenotknownforourhighacademicstandardsandrigor.

3/27/20143:34PM

100 Mostcollegesandotherhighschoolsfollowthis. 3/27/20143:34PM

101 Suchanobviouslybiasedsurveyagainstchangingthegradescale!Whoeverwroteitshouldbeashamedandwhoeverapprovedit,aswritten,shouldbefired!

3/27/20143:33PM

102 Ifeelasthoughthegradingsystemtbagwehaveinelementaryschoolsistoolaxanddoesnotgiveaaccuratemeasurementofhowthechildrenareprogressingthroughtheirstudies.Thisissettingthechildrenupfordifficulttimesinschoolwhentheyareinhighschoolandcollege.

3/27/20143:26PM


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103 Ihaveachildwithseverallearningchallenges.HehasandIEPwithmanyaccommodations.Therigorousgradingscaleisverydifficultforchildrenwithlearningchallenges.Manytimesthesekidsareverysmartbutstrugglewithmanyaspectsoftheschooldaythataren’tchallengingtoachildwithoutlearningchallenges.OneexampleMany,manyc lasseshavec lassroom“checks”(i.e.notebookchecks,writingpromptchecksetc)thataregradedona3pointscale.Missingonepointresultsina67%whichisfail ingonthe7pointscale.Itissodemoralizingforthesekidstoseethattheymissedonlyonequestionandtheyfailed.Thesetypeofgradedchecksrequiredchildrentobe100%ontask.Forthelearningchallengedchild,thiscanbedifficult.Icompletelyunderstandtheimportanceofhavingarigorousgradingsystembutweforgethowdamagingandoverlyaggressivegradingsystemcanbeforthestrugglingchildwhoisveryintell igentbutstruggleswiththerigorsgradinglevels.ManytimesitputsakidwhoisaprettysolidBstudentbutduetotherigorouscutoffsbetweenBsandCs,alwaysseemstofallrightbelowa85%.TherearemanykidsatPottsgrovethatfallintothiscategory.

3/27/20143:24PM

104 MyopinionthatALLPAschools(middleandhighschool)shouldbeona10pointscale. 3/27/20143:21PM

105 Mostschoolsinourareausethe10-ptscale.Whenourstudentsapplytocollegetheyareatatremendousdisadvantageiftheirgradeslooklowerbecauseofthe7ptscale.

3/27/20143:20PM

106 Idonotbelievethata10pointscalewil llowerthecurriculum. 3/27/20143:18PM

107 Collegesdon'tcarewhatthe%is,theyonlywanttoseeanA,BorC.Whystressthekidsoutw/a7%pointscale?

3/27/20143:12PM

108 Thiswil lbeapositivechangeandwil lthenalignuswithotherdistric tsinourareaandcolleges 3/27/20143:11PM

109 Takethetimetogetitrightandcommunicatereasonsforanychanges 3/27/20143:10PM

110 Youwastetaxpayermoneyeveryday.Whynotdoingsomethingthatweapproveof. 3/27/20143:03PM

111 Leaveitthewayitis.It'sbadenoughtheelementaryschoolsdon'tuselettergrades! 3/27/20142:59PM

112 Il ikethingsthewaytheyare.Idon'tl ikehowoftentheteachersupdatetheirgradessometimesweeksbeforethereisupdates

3/27/20142:57PM

113 Idon'tseehowwewil lneedtospend"monies"onmakingachangefroma7pointscaletoa10pointscale.IunderstandwerecentlychangedourHighSchoolweightsforhonorsfrom10%to5%.Didthiscosttheschool"monies"?

3/27/20142:54PM

114 Pottsgrove'sgradingscaleshouldbethesameasthemajorityofotherschooldistric tsinPennsylvania.

3/27/20142:50PM

115 Weshouldhavea10pointscale.Thekidsmightthinkthecollegeswil lbeeasiertogetahighergradesincemostcollegeshavethe10pointscaleaswell.Dowethinkthatacollegehasalessrigorousprogrambecausetheyhavea10pointscale?Idonotbelieveso.

3/27/20142:49PM

116 Itshouldbea10pointgradingscale.MostUniversitiesarea10pointscale.IhavewitnessedsomanystudentsgetsoupsetwhentheygetonequestionwrongandgetaB.

3/27/20142:47PM

117 Ifthechangebenefitsstudentsbymakingthemmorecompetitive,andimprovestheDistric t'sstanding,thenmakethechange.

3/27/20142:45PM

118 Ireallythinka10pointgradingscalewouldbebetterforthestudents.Ithinkstudentswouldtryharder.

3/27/20142:44PM

119 Whydowewantourkidstobegradedinamorelenientfashion??Thesmallerscaledemandsthattheyperformandstudy.Ifyouchangetothe10pointscale,a70becomesaC.Thisisjustpromotinglaziness.Ifkidsgeta70now,theyknowtheymustdobetter.Iftheygeta70onthisnewscale,theywil lfeelthattheyareaverageandcouldpotentiallybeveryhappywiththat.Weneedtoencourageourchildrentocontinuetobebetterthanaverage.A10pointgradingscalewil lnotaccomplishthis.Thisisaridiculousreasontospendmoneythatcouldbespentbetterelsewhere.

3/27/20142:40PM

120 The10pointgradingscaleiswhatwasaroundwhenIwasakidanditwasfair.Thesevenpointsystemisfartoovigorousanddiscouraging!Kidsshouldmorefunlearningwithouttheheavypressure!

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121 #3thereisnoneedtoprintanythingsincetheschoolhasgonegreen 3/27/20142:38PM

122 Thesevenpointscaleputsourchildrenatadisadvantagewhenapplyingtocollegewhenmostotherschoolsuseatenpointscale.Asitis,IconsiderthatmychildhasanAwhentheyhavea90andawardthemaccordingly.

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123 Frankly,thesevenpointsystemseemsal ittlesil ly.Ithaszeroimpactonwhat'staught.Ican'timaginethattherewasagoodmotivationforimplementingit,butI'dbehappytohearandtrytounderstandit.

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124 Idon'tthinka10-pointgradingscalewouldnecessarilyequatealessrigorouseducationalprogram.Infact,Ithinkaten-pointscalewouldinviteopportunitiesforteacherstomakecurriculummorerigorous,becausetheyhavemoreroomtochallengestudentsingeneral,notjustthemoremotivatedones.

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125 TheAdminhasshowncompletereluctancetothischangebasedonartic lesinthenewspaperstothepointwhereamemberofthecumminityvolunteeredanswersinsteadofpeoplewhoshouldbeabletoprovidetheanswers

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126 Unabletomakeacommentwithoutmoreinformation. 3/27/20142:26PM

127 Havingachildwhoislearningdisabledmakesmewantthistobechanged.Sometimesherbestworkisa70%butknowingthatitisaDreallydoesl ittletoboostherconfidence.Inhermindsheislearning,justdifferentlythanotherstudentsbuttheactualgradeshereceiveddoesnotrecognizethatfact.

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128 Idonotfeelthata3pointdifferencewil lcausestudentstoworkanyless.Ifthisisthescalethatsurroundingdistric tsareusingthenitshouldwithoutadoubtbeconsidered.

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129 Expectmoreandyougetmore.expectnothingandyougetnothing.TheyshouldearnthehighergrateofanA.

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130 MysonisastraightAstudentandalwaysstrivesfora100,howevertheanxietyovergettingmorethan2wrongandgettingaBkeepshimfromsleeping.Ibelievethatmoreroomforerrorwouldalleviatealotofpressureonstudents.Alsofromacomparativepointofview,mostschoolsuti l izea10pointsystem.

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131 Thedistric twil l needtoFINDtheextramoneyinthebudgetwithoutactuallyincreasingthebudget.

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132 Acomparisontothegradingscalesforcollegesmaybenicesothatthestudentsinthehighschoolcurriculawil lbeaccustomedtohigherleveleducationexpectations?

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133 Ihaveaveryhighachievingstudentanditisridiculousthatwhenshegetsonequestionwrong,sheonlyearnsaB.Shecan'tbeperfectallthetime,norshouldthegradingscalemakeherfeelthatonemistakeissocostly.

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134 Whichscaledomostothersschoolsinourstateuse?Whatdomostcollegeslookat?Whatdomostcollegesusethemselves?

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135 Ithinkweneedtoaskwhatisinthebestinterestofthestudent?Willthishelponcollegeadmissions?Ordocollegestakecourcurrentgradingsystemintoaccount?

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136 Whyhavea7pointsystem?Collegegradesona10pointsystem.Doyoureallyseeadifferencein3point?

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137 Idon'tfeelthatthechangefroma7pointscaletoa10pointscalewil lhaveanimpactonourrigor.Rigorisbasedonourcurriculumnotaregradingscaleinmyopinion.Theschooldistric tIattendedchangedfrom7to10andeverythingwasfine.Collegesusea10pointscale.Howdoarestudentscomparetoothersindistric tswith10points?WhenyoucalculatetheirGPAdowelooklikewehavelessstudentswithanAGPAbecausewehaveaharderscale.Also,asfarasthecosttomakethechangeinthegrandschemeofthingsitisprobablyadropinthebucketandthedistric tspendsmoneyonthingsthatseemmuchlessimportant-don'tusethatasanexcusenottomakethechange.

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138 Thesoonerthebetter.Iteffectsselfesteemandchamgesatscholarships.Itshouldhaveneverveenmadetoa7pointsystem.

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139 Howmuchwoulditcosttochangethecurrentgradepointsystem?Thatinformationneedstobeprovidedtosolic itaproperopinion.

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140 Ibelievethischangewil lbringusinl inewithotherschooldistric tsandpost-highschooleducation.Itwil l helpwhenprospectiveresidentscompareustootherdistric ts.Itwil l helpourstudentswhentheyarecomparedtootherstudents.THANKYOUSOMUCHFORREQUESTINGINPUT!!!!Thatmeansalottomeandshowsthatthingsarechanginginthedistric t.

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141 Idon'tseewheretheDistric twouldhavetoinvestmonies.TherewasnoadditionalmoneyspenttotransitionfornextyearschangeforweightingforAPvs.Honorscourses,andthatwasdonewithnocommunityinputwhatsoever.ItwasonlyduringcourseselectionwasImadeawareofsuchchanges.Youonlyprintreportcards2xayear.Mostcollegetranscriptsaresentelectronically.Youwanttojustifyspendingextramoneyisthegeneralconsensusindicatesthatyoushouldchangetoa10pointscale.IwouldthinkMr.Wagmanandhisstaffof9wouldbeabletohandlethistask.

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142 IbelievethiswouldhelpwithoverallGPAscoresasmychildrenattimesreceivea92%anditaffectstheirhighhonorsstatus.

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143 Iagreethatthesystemneedstobechanged.Ifyoulookatschooldistric tsinourareathatarecategorizedasexcellentschooldistric ts,theyrunona10pointsystem.IdoNOTthinkanygradebelowa70shouldbepassing.examplebelow

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144 theGPAisnumericandwon'tchangesoitdoesn'tmatterwherearbitraryl inesaredrawnforaletter.muchadoaboutnothing.absolutewasteoftaxpayer$$$

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145 Itseemsthiswouldbeabenefittoourstudents. 3/27/20141:52PM

146 Thesekidshaveiteasyenough. 3/27/20141:52PM

147 stop.getridofcommoncoreandgetbacktowhattheschoolhasdoneinthepast. 3/27/20141:52PM

148 Ifeelthedistric tshouldworrymoreabouttheactualGRADESthatthekidsgetthenhowtheyweightthegrades!

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149 Imarkedeverythingasneutral,mainlybecauseIdon'tunderstandthewhyandhowwearrivedata7pointscale.Doesa7pointscaleindicatethatthecourseworkisnotavigerousasschoolswitha10pointscalegradingsystem?IfthecourseworkisthesamethenIdonotunderstandthechange,otherthenitwouldhelpimprovestudentsgradepointaveragefortheircollegeapplications.Ifthedecisionismadetoimplementachangeinthegradingscale,wouldthechangeberetroactive-Meaningitwouldbeappliedtoallgradesthatthecurrentstudentsreceivewhileinhighschool.

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150 Encouragesstudentstodojustenough.7pointmovesthestudenttostriveforexcellenceitisalignedwithcollegescalesandbetterpreparesthestudentforcollege

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151 ItisshockingtomethatPGMSandPGHSaresti l l ona7pointscale.Iamalmost40yearsoldandeveryschooldistric tthatIamawareofhada10pointscale,eventthatlongago.PGkidsareatadisadvantagebecausemostotherschoolsarescoringinthisway.

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152 Mostcollegesanduniversitiesusethisasastandard. 3/27/20141:49PM

153 Wecamefromdifferentschooldistric tandfoundthat10pointscalewaseasierforbothparentsandchildren.itisabetterindicatorofchild'ssuccess

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154 Thecurrent7pointsystempushesstudentstoworkharderforthegradestheyreceive.Achangeto10pointsdoescreatealax.

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155 Getridofthe7pointscale.Ineverfoundituseful.Ifmykidcamehomewitha91%grade,IconsidereditanA.

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156 Notnecessary 3/27/20141:47PM

157 N/A 3/27/20141:43PM

158 Notsurewhatreportcardsneedtobe'reprinted'andthetechnologychangeisminor,justasettingschangewithinPowerSchool.Ireallyfinditoffensivewhentheworkofsomethingsareoverstatedthisinflatingthecost-it'sacognitivetrick.Wearen'tallthatstupid.

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159 Inquestion#3-Icanunderstandthereprogramming,butwhatkindofprofessionaldevelopmentforstaffwouldbeneeded??

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160 Iwouldreallyl iketohear/seeacompletel istorprosandcons.IknowwhyIamforthischangebutIhaveneverheardanyreasonswhyitshouldbekeptatthe7pointscale.Guessthisismoreofasuggestion...

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# Responses Date

1 Usetheplusandminusaswell. 4/4/201412:38PM

2 putintoeffectnextschoolyear 4/4/20147:18AM

3 Ithinktheplusandminusprogramworksbest 4/2/201411:47AM

4 Changeitandchangeitassoonaspossible.Thankyou. 4/2/201412:37AM

5 Putthemoniesandenergyintoactuallydeterminingandresolvingtheissuesathandthatarecausingstudentstotestlower.

4/2/201412:22AM

6 Isuggestthatfuturesurveysaretakenmoreseriouslythanthisbiasedandirrelevantexample.Thedisconnectbetweentheadministrationandthecommunityisbecauseyoutreatusl ikeweareidiots.Iamanintell igent,collegeeducatedtaxpayerandsoismyhusband.Weexpectmorefromtheadministrationanddemandsomerespect.

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7 Morerigorousacademicstandards,teachertestedtoensurethatwehaveeducatorswhoarequalifiedandnotjusttenured.GETRIDOFCOMMONCORE!Ourchildrendonot"belong"totheschoolsystem.Stoptreatingparentsassecondaryeducators,weareprimaryandyouaresecondary.Bemorerespectfulofparentalrightsandstopbehavingasthoughweliveinacommunistcountry.Theschoolsystemisnotabranchofthegovernment.Stoptryingtoalienatechildrenfromtheirparentsandworkinconcertwiththeparentsinsteadoftryingtoreplacethem.

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8 Makethechange.Giveourkidsaanequalchance 3/29/201410:26AM

9 Makethechange. 3/28/20144:01PM

10 Askyourselfthis.HowmanyHonorstudentswil lcomeoutofPottsgroveSchools?Howproudwil lyoube?Helpingthemachievetheirgoals.Makingabrighterfuturepossible.

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11 Thechangethatmostneedstobemadeischangingfromagradingsystemthatemphasizestesting.Achildwhotestspoorlybutwhoisstellarwithhomeworkandprojectscansti l l findherselfatornearfail ing.Intherealworld,puttingintheworkcountsformorethantesttakingskil ls.Let’steachourchildrenrealworldsuccessnottesttaking!

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12 acceptthefeedbackparentsandtownspeoplearesharingatthemeetings 3/28/20143:07PM

13 shouldbedone!!! 3/28/20141:01PM

14 DOTHISATONCE!!!! 3/28/201411:10AM

15 Shouldhaveneverbeenchangedto7point. 3/28/201410:58AM

16 Adoptstatemandatedgradingscale.Liketheonesthathavealwaysbeenfomwaybackbeintroducedagain.

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17 doitnow.don'twastetimeandmoneyonalltypesofresearch 3/28/20149:01AM

18 Thisshouldbedoneimmediately. 3/28/20148:55AM

19 Maywanttoconsidera10pointwith+/- 3/28/20148:54AM

20 Keepthegradingsystemthewayitis.Let'snotspendunnessaryfunding. 3/28/20148:32AM

21 Howaboutanexplanationbeforesurvey.Ican'tevenanswerthissurvey! 3/28/20147:54AM

22 DONOTCHANGETHIS.ITWILLLESSENTHERIGORSANDSTUDENTDRIVE.INREALITYONLYAFEWRESIDENTSOFOURCOMMUNITYAREDRIVINGTHIS.

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23 Dismisssomeboardmembersandgetnewonestodotheirjobscorrectly. 3/28/20147:37AM

24 Changethesccaletoa10pointgradingsystem. 3/28/20147:22AM

25 Thisshouldbeeffectivenextschoolyear 3/28/20147:15AM


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26 DoawaywithCOMMONCORE! 3/28/20145:50AM

27 Explainthesurvey. 3/27/201411:13PM

28 Implementthe10system,andapplyitretroactivelytothegradesofallstudentsingrade6andhigher.

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29 Ithinkitwouldbuildthechildren'sconfidenceandselfesteemlevels.Weneedtodowhatisbestforthechildren.Theyareourfuture.

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30 Howaboutwesavemoneybygettingridoftheexpensiveadminthatattemptstoswayapollbyaskingquestionsinthismanner?

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31 Makeiteffectivefornextschoolyearplease 3/27/20149:34PM

32 Util izea10pointscale,however,65shouldbepassand64afail.Thisisstandardinmanystates. 3/27/20149:16PM

33 Redothesurveyprovidingthisinformation 3/27/20148:06PM

34 Sorry,IcannotofferanysuggestionsasI'mnotsurewhatproblemisattemptingtobesolved. 3/27/20147:31PM

35 Weneedtocompetewithotherschoolsequally.Ifeelstronglythatthe7PTsystemshandicapsourstudentsmakingthemlesssuccessful.

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36 Youwil lfindlessstudentsfall ingbehindorfail ingwhentheywouldactuallypassinauniversitysetting

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37 Keepitasis 3/27/20144:38PM

38 Thisneedstobeathoughoutprocessandnotrushed!Iftheschoolwantstomakethechangeaplanshouldbedeveloped,presentedtothepublic withadecentwindowoftimeforreviewandquestionsorcomments,thenschooloffic ialsshouldrevisetheplanandrepresentittothepublic .Theadults/teachersruntheschoolbutthestudentsopinionshouldbeconsideredsincetheyaretheonesbeingeffectedbyit,nottheteachers.Somepowerneedstobeputinthehandsofthestudentbodyinsteadofsolelyinthehandsoftheadministration.

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39 Providepeoplewiththisinformation7-pointscale.93-100=A85-92=B77-84=C70-76=DBelowthatisanF

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40 Thissurveyneedsalotmoreinfo,whatimgettingisthat.Agreetochangethecurrent(noinfoonwhyoldwaywasntworking)agreetospendmoney(howmuchandwhereitscomingfrom)agreetochange

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41 Keepasis.Determinewhystudentsdonttestbetter 3/27/20143:57PM

42 Rollitouttohighschoolfirst 3/27/20143:45PM

43 Keepthegradescalewhereitisandstopspendingmyhardearnedmoneyonunnecessarynonsense!Icouldn'treadthroughmyabovecommentsduetothesystemlimitations.Iwouldfixthatforfuturesurveys.

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44 Focuslessongrades,andmoreonlearning.Kidsnolongercareforlearningorunderstandingcurriculum.Theystrivetoachievebettergradeswithoutcareofcontent.Youspendtoomuchenergyputtingmuchpressuregettingonhigherscoresratherthantryingtopeaktheirinterestandhelpthemreallyunderstandthesubject.

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45 Icanthinkofbetterwaystospendthetax-payer'smoney. 3/27/20143:27PM

46 Wedoneedtochangethegradingsystem. 3/27/20143:26PM

47 IwouldalsostronglysuggestrestructuringofgradePOINTSforhomework,quizes,tests,projects,c lasswork.Ihaveobservedonmanyoccasionsacrossseveralacademicc lasseswheretheTOTALPOINTSofallthegradesinagivenmarkingperiodrangedfrom120-250points.Thegradepointsaretoolowforquizesandtestsespeciallywhentheyareweighted.Thisshouldbeaddressedaswell.

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48 ItisobviousbyQuestion#3thatthePGSDisnotbehindthischangebyinsightingthefear-mongeringtactic ofneedingmoremoneyfromthetaxpayers,especiallyasitcomesjustpriortoaskingifthesurveyedagreeswiththechange.Idon'tbelievetheteacherswouldneedanyadditionaldevelopment...asimpleemailreflectingthechangeismorethanappropriate.Let'sgivethemsomecredit,Ithinktheycanreadagradingscale.Thenumberdoesn'tchange,justtheletterassociatedwithit!Nicetryforanunbiasedsurvey!

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49 Thankyou 3/27/20143:12PM

50 Removesomehighpayingpositionsl ikeviceanythingandlowerourtaxes. 3/27/20143:03PM

51 Iwouldhighlyrecommendthatastudybedonetoseehowmanystudentswouldbepositivelyeffected.Ifoneofthemissionsistoprepareourstudentsforcollege,thenshouldanothermissionbetohelpgetthosestudentsintothebestschoolsavailablewiththemostamountofscholarships.Letscompareapplestoappleswiththeotherschoolsandgetourstudentsthemaxmeritaid.

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52 Noneedtogobackandchange.Itisonlyanumberbutmovingforward10pointscale 3/27/20142:54PM

53 Changethegradingsystemtoa10pointscale;butifyoureceiveagradelowerthanaC;youdonotpassthatc lass.

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54 Leavethegradingsystemthewayitis. 3/27/20142:40PM

55 TheAdminshouldgetbehindthischangeinsteadofblockingit. 3/27/20142:27PM

56 Whywouldyouneedtoreprintreportcards?Pickadateandgol ivewiththat. 3/27/20142:09PM

57 Il ikethatasurveywassenthoweverl istentothesurvey.Manyfeelthedistric tdoessurveysandfocusgroupsjusttoappeasethecommunitybecausethedistric talreadyhastheplanonwhattheyaredoingwellbeforetheyhavethesurveysandfocusgroups.

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58 Needstobechangedstat. 3/27/20142:00PM

59 Canyouaskforcommunityvolunteerstohelpre-keydataetc.tokeepcostsdown? 3/27/20142:00PM

60 Inusinga10ptscale,+and-needtobeusedtodifferentiateeachindivduallettergrade,soastudentwil lsti l l strivetoattainthehighestpossible.HighestGPAthenavailablewouldbe4.3.Ibasemycomments/suggestionsontheUnionvil le-ChaddsFordpowerpointI'veseenandreadandagreewith.

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61 exampleofwhatIwouldl iketoseeGradePointAverages(GPA)areunweighted.GradeGPApercentageA4.090–100B3.0–3.980–89C2.0–2.973–79D1.0–1.970–72F00–69

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62 leaveitalone 3/27/20141:55PM

63 Stoptheslidingscales,second/thirdchancesandgivethemthegradestheydeserve!Iftheydon'tcompleteanassignment,theygetaZERO,notachancetomakeitup.Preparethesekidsfortheoutsideworld.Iftheygointotheworldwithasenseofentitlement,theywil lfailmiserably.Ifi tisn'tbroken,don'tfixit

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64 LookintoIndianaonhowdesolvecommoncoreandimpimentabetter,strongereducationsystem.Thisdisrtic tisjustbecommingmoreandmorel ikePottsown.LookatthestaterankingwehaveotherchoiceshereinMontgomerycounty

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65 Pleaseswitchto10pointgrading 3/27/20141:49PM

66 Considernotusinglettergradesatallandjustusepercentage. 3/27/20141:48PM

67 N/A 3/27/20141:43PM

68 Makethischangeassoonaspossible. 3/27/20141:40PM

69 Couldacommunicationbeprepareddescribingthecurrent7pointscaleandtheproposed10pointscale?Whataretheprosandcons?Thiswil lenableindividualstoappropriatelyprovidetheirinput.

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