Board Of Ed Weighs Making Changes to Honor Roll Criteria

MONROE, CT -- The school board is considering a new system that will make qualifying for the honor roll at Jockey Hollow Middle School both simpler and easier for students to comprehend, the Monroe Courier is reporting.

Currently, students receive letter grades. The new system would change these to numerical grades, which would allow the honor roll to be calculated by the district's online Power School program.

The current system also weighs advanced-level classes more highly. The proposed system would afford equal weight to all classes: a 95 in algebra will count towards honor roll standing the same as a 95 in physical education.

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Students with a grade point average of 83 or better will qualify for the honor roll under the new criteria. For high honors, a student will need to have a GPA of 90 or better.

Officials estimate that the new system will result in a 7-10 percent jump in the number of honor roll students.

The new honor roll criteria was one of the topics of discussion at the July 16 meeting of the Board of Education. It has not yet been voted upon or approved.

For more on the story, see the Monroe Courier.