The Board of Education acknowledges the usefulness of a system of computing grade point averages and class ranking for high school students, both to inform students of their relative academic placement among their peers and to provide students, prospective employers, and institutions of higher learning with a predictive device so that each student is more likely to be placed in an environment conducive to success.

The Board authorizes a system of class ranking, by grade point average, for students in grade(s) 9 – 12.

The grades of students transferring to the high school from a chartered school will be recognized; however, such students shall have no established class rank for purposes of graduation honors, such as Valedictorian, etc.

Students entering the high school from non-chartered or home-based schooling shall have no established grade point average (GPA) or class rank for purposes of graduation honors, such as Valedictorian, etc.

No student shall be eligible for graduation honors, such as Valedictorian, etc. unless they have been enrolled for two (2) consecutive full semesters prior to the final semester utilized for purposes of determining such honors. Students eligible for Valedictorian or Salutatorian status must have completed the following courses and the prerequisites for each course:

This shall take effect for all students in grades 9-12 effective with the 2008-2009 school term.

The Superintendent shall develop procedures for the computation of grade point averages and the assignment of class rank to implement this policy.

Revised 11/16/05
Revised 7/23/08