How does this system align with GPA requirements for Honor Roll and National Junior Honor Society?
The system is in complete alignment with eligibility requirements for the National Junior Honor Society. As a matter of fact, RHMS’s requirements for NJHS have been and will continue to be set above the national minimum. As far as Honor Roll is concerned the requirements for this year have been modified to reflect the definitions in the grading guidelines. I don’t understand “most recent evidence,” most comprehensive evidence,” or “most important learning goals. “Why aren’t grades just “averaged?” Because the purpose of standards-based grading is to report what students know and are able to do, averaging does not necessarily present an accurate picture of where a student is in his learning. A student who struggles in a class at the beginning of a grading period and receives poor grades, but who keeps working and by the end of the grading period can clearly demonstrate competence in the subject, should receive a grade that reflects that competence. For example, it’s a good thing that th
