Monroe County School District - File #: 1920212

• File #: 1920212
• Type: Agenda Item
• Status: Job Description, First Reading
• File created: 10/11/2019
• In control: School Board
• On agenda: 10/22/2019
• Final action: 10/22/2019
• Title: The Student Progression Plan Committee recommends phasing out Valedictorian-Salutatorian with the incoming class of 2019-2020. -Summa cum laude - Weighted GPA greater than or equal to 4.5 -Magna cum laude - Weighted GPA greater than or equal to 4.25 -Cum laude - Weighted GPA greater than or equal to 4.0 Alternative Valedictorian-Salutatorian Calculation (phased in for 2019-2020 (class of 2023): -To be eligible a student must have an unweighted GPA of 4.0 (unless there are no students meeting this ) -Courses taken in middle school will not count toward the calculation

Date	Action By	Action	Result
10/22/2019	School Board	read into the record

High School Plan

The Student Progression Plan Committee recommends phasing out Valedictorian-Salutatorian with the incoming class of 2019-2020.

-Summa cum laude - Weighted GPA greater than or equal to 4.5

-Magna cum laude - Weighted GPA greater than or equal to 4.25

-Cum laude - Weighted GPA greater than or equal to 4.0

Alternative Valedictorian-Salutatorian Calculation (phased in for 2019-2020 (class of 2023)

-To be eligible a student must have an unweighted GPA of 4.0 (unless there are no students meeting this criteria)

-Courses taken in middle school will not count toward the calculation

NOTE:

Principal Amber Acevedo spoke during the meeting supporting the recommendation of the Student Progression Plan Committee.

Julio Torrado spoke in favor of keeping the Valledictorian-Salutatorian designation.