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FAIRGRADE Urges Revision of FCPS Grading Policies

FAIRGRADE Urges Revision of FCPS Grading Policies

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Started by Anonymous 18 years, 4 months ago
FAIRGRADE PETITION In light of the compelling data and evidence presented by the parent advocacy group, FAIRGRADE, regarding Fairfax County Public Schools unfair grading policies, we urge you to make the following revisions: Adopt a 10 point scale, defined as: 90 - 100 = A = 4.0 pts 80 - 89 = B = 3.0 pts 70 - 79 = C = 2.0 pts 60 - 69 = D = 1.0 pts 59 - below = F = 0 pts Provide a 0.5 point weight for each Honors class Provide a 1.0 point weight for each AP / IB class We believe these changes will encourage FCPS students to take more challenging courses and enable them to better compete for college admissions, honors programs, and merit scholarships. Name:____________________________ Address:___________________________ ________________________________ Date: ____________________________

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Reached 10,000 supporters

January 22, 2009

June 7, 2008

The momentum behind this petition is proving that parents are finished putting up with the rigged grading standards in FCPS. The administration can ignore us for now but this growing pressure is going to force their hand.

Reached 1,000 supporters

April 14, 2008

April 14, 2008

The school board is still hiding behind these broken grading policies while our students pay the price. We need to hit one thousand signatures right now to force them to stop ignoring us. Get this petition in front of five people who are tired of these unfair standards.

Reached 100 supporters

April 9, 2008

April 8, 2008

The administration is ignoring us because they think we will eventually just go away. We are almost at one hundred signatures so stop sitting on the sidelines and post this link to your own social media pages right now to show them we are not going anywhere.

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Benedict Dias
6 years ago Featured

Algorithms gone crazy. These children will be picking up the financial for Corona virus, let us not further burden them in depriving them of deserved further education and careers.

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David Riley
18 years ago Featured

Just make it even across the board. The current way makes no sense and hurts scholarship chances.

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Lisa Doyle
18 years ago Featured

The grading system is outdated and unfair. My son works so hard in his honors classes but his gpa looks worse than kids at other schools.

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Mark Pratt
18 years ago Featured

ABOUT TIME. We need to be on the same scale as everyone else if our kids want to get into decent colleges.

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Sarah Weber
18 years ago Featured

Fix this please. Kids are stressed enough as it is without worrying about how the numbers are stacked against them.

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Elena Mendoza
18 years ago Featured

Thanks for getting this moving finally. Really hoping the board listens to us this time around.

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Ashutosh Das
12 years ago

This will help our kids realize their dreams. Thank you very much

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