Winton-Salem school officials have developed their own grade scale that incorporates the city's poverty rate into the results. This may pre-empt a grading system approved by the state.
A plan passed by the Republican-led General Assembly in 2013 calls for nearly every school in the state to be assigned a letter grade, “A” though “F.”
Thirty-two Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools will receive a “D” or an “F.”
The Winston-Salem Journal reports that district officials, like many educators in the state, have taken issue with the way the state is calculating those grades.
So the district has come up with its own scale, which bumps up a full letter grade those schools that met or exceeded expected growth for its students.
It also adds a “plus” to the grades of high-poverty schools, a consideration not included in the state model.
The district is home to some of North Carolina's poorest schools.
Administrators presented the plan Tuesday to a Board of Education committee. A vote on the plan is expected to take place next week.
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