New DCPS grading policy?

[Anonymous]

Is there a distinction made to colleges about superscoring?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is there a distinction made to colleges about superscoring?

No. There are maybe 3 schools (Georgetown is one) that require you send them all your SAT scores...but basically every other school asks for your highest Math and highest verbal and then you only send those two tests to confirm what you wrote is true. Many schools, even Top 10 schools, only require the actual scores after acceptance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have DCPS kids who transitioned to privates (Sidwell, St. Albans..) for high school and the private schools give ZERO credit for late work (even a day late) and they have no retakes. You do it on time or it's a zero. You take quizzes and tests once.

It's a major shift in thinking from DCPS but the kids who come to these privates from public internalize the policies VERY quickly. DCPS kids who want to do well (with this new DCPS policy) will learn quickly as well.

It's actually cut down on the academic stress significantly in household. My kids do the assignments when they are due 100% of the time. They study for tests 100% of the time.
Things were FAR more stressful for us at Deal when I was nagging them at the end of the quarter: "did you make up this WS assignment? Did you retake that exam?"

I have two kids with ADHD and all sorts of executive function issues and they have fallen into line too. I are actually extremely happy that the "no late work" policy exists for them. Having hard deadlines is hard for them but allowing them to turn anything in at any time was actually REALLY BAD for their executive functioning. They needed to learn how to deal with deadlines.

Give your kids some credit. They will adapt. And doing things on time is invaluable for life. Allowing procrastination for years on end is really bad for kids.

I totally agree with this. My ADHD started JR (then Wilson) before the pandemic and she would turn her assignments on time. With the pandemic kids could turn their assignments by the end of the term and my kid started procrastinating snd ending up on the Christmas break with tens of late assignments. It was a mega nightmare having her finish all assignments that time snd then hovering around constantly to make sure it would not happen again. Teachers also told me it was a nightmare for them because they had hundreds or missing assignments kids would turn in the last two days and teachers did not have material time for grade them before the deadline. My kid is now in college, without parents around checking her assignments and she is doing great. Assignments cannot be late snd are not late.

So DCPS prior late assignment policy was a nightmare for kids like mine who need firm deadlines and structure. My second kid, now in HS, always turns things on time so she will he fine

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have DCPS kids who transitioned to privates (Sidwell, St. Albans..) for high school and the private schools give ZERO credit for late work (even a day late) and they have no retakes. You do it on time or it's a zero. You take quizzes and tests once.

It's a major shift in thinking from DCPS but the kids who come to these privates from public internalize the policies VERY quickly. DCPS kids who want to do well (with this new DCPS policy) will learn quickly as well.

It's actually cut down on the academic stress significantly in household. My kids do the assignments when they are due 100% of the time. They study for tests 100% of the time.
Things were FAR more stressful for us at Deal when I was nagging them at the end of the quarter: "did you make up this WS assignment? Did you retake that exam?"

I have two kids with ADHD and all sorts of executive function issues and they have fallen into line too. I are actually extremely happy that the "no late work" policy exists for them. Having hard deadlines is hard for them but allowing them to turn anything in at any time was actually REALLY BAD for their executive functioning. They needed to learn how to deal with deadlines.

Give your kids some credit. They will adapt. And doing things on time is invaluable for life. Allowing procrastination for years on end is really bad for kids.

I totally agree with this. My ADHD started JR (then Wilson) before the pandemic and she would turn her assignments on time. With the pandemic kids could turn their assignments by the end of the term and my kid started procrastinating snd ending up on the Christmas break with tens of late assignments. It was a mega nightmare having her finish all assignments that time snd then hovering around constantly to make sure it would not happen again. Teachers also told me it was a nightmare for them because they had hundreds or missing assignments kids would turn in the last two days and teachers did not have material time for grade them before the deadline. My kid is now in college, without parents around checking her assignments and she is doing great. Assignments cannot be late snd are not late.

So DCPS prior late assignment policy was a nightmare for kids like mine who need firm deadlines and structure. My second kid, now in HS, always turns things on time so she will he fine

Great. Yet another way pandemic school closures screwed my kid. Now exactly when grades matter, they tighten the policy with zero notice and zero preparation or ramping up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Something needs to be done. Colleges are aware that DCPS grades are completely inflated.

If your work is more than a week late you should get a 0.

Yes. College admissions were pretty crappy this year, even from Walls. Colleges can't trust DCPS transcripts because they don't know if they're getting a top student with a 4.0 or a completely average one.

I don't understand this comment whatsoever...college admissions were generally what they always are, even from Walls.

It's also a silly comment because Walls had a fair amount of Presidential Scholars (12+), which means that group scored a 1580+ on the SAT in just one sitting. I am sure plenty more superscored to 1500+.

No, Walls’ college admissions this year were noticeably mediocre, compared to last year. Look at the IG pages for both classes (‘23 and ‘24). There were far fewer students heading to Ivy/Ivy+/T20 universities in 2024.

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Anonymous wrote:

No, Walls’ college admissions this year were noticeably mediocre, compared to last year. Look at the IG pages for both classes (‘23 and ‘24). There were far fewer students heading to Ivy/Ivy+/T20 universities in 2024.

I’m very confused by this. Why is Ivy the barometer?

Ivys are filled with wealthy people who can afford them. The average student can’t afford an Ivy and the student would be better off with a scholarship from a non-T20.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

No, Walls’ college admissions this year were noticeably mediocre, compared to last year. Look at the IG pages for both classes (‘23 and ‘24). There were far fewer students heading to Ivy/Ivy+/T20 universities in 2024.

I’m very confused by this. Why is Ivy the barometer?

Ivys are filled with wealthy people who can afford them. The average student can’t afford an Ivy and the student would be better off with a scholarship from a non-T20.

The ivies are now free up to at HHI of least $150k.
Plus most people find a way to pay for them. I don't buy it that Walls kids are turning them down.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

No, Walls’ college admissions this year were noticeably mediocre, compared to last year. Look at the IG pages for both classes (‘23 and ‘24). There were far fewer students heading to Ivy/Ivy+/T20 universities in 2024.

I’m very confused by this. Why is Ivy the barometer?

Ivys are filled with wealthy people who can afford them. The average student can’t afford an Ivy and the student would be better off with a scholarship from a non-T20.

This is a dangerous misconception. Ivies have the highest percentage of financial aid. Ivies have the most generous financial aid. Ivies are need blind. Actually poor kids are very well served by going to Ivies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

No, Walls’ college admissions this year were noticeably mediocre, compared to last year. Look at the IG pages for both classes (‘23 and ‘24). There were far fewer students heading to Ivy/Ivy+/T20 universities in 2024.

I’m very confused by this. Why is Ivy the barometer?

Ivys are filled with wealthy people who can afford them. The average student can’t afford an Ivy and the student would be better off with a scholarship from a non-T20.

Careful reading is increasingly a lost skill:

“There were far fewer students heading to Ivy/Ivy+/T20 universities in 2024.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

No, Walls’ college admissions this year were noticeably mediocre, compared to last year. Look at the IG pages for both classes (‘23 and ‘24). There were far fewer students heading to Ivy/Ivy+/T20 universities in 2024.

I’m very confused by this. Why is Ivy the barometer?

Ivys are filled with wealthy people who can afford them. The average student can’t afford an Ivy and the student would be better off with a scholarship from a non-T20.

Careful reading is increasingly a lost skill:

“There were far fewer students heading to Ivy/Ivy+/T20 universities in 2024.”

Ironic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Something needs to be done. Colleges are aware that DCPS grades are completely inflated.

If your work is more than a week late you should get a 0.

Yes. College admissions were pretty crappy this year, even from Walls. Colleges can't trust DCPS transcripts because they don't know if they're getting a top student with a 4.0 or a completely average one.

I don't understand this comment whatsoever...college admissions were generally what they always are, even from Walls.

It's also a silly comment because Walls had a fair amount of Presidential Scholars (12+), which means that group scored a 1580+ on the SAT in just one sitting. I am sure plenty more superscored to 1500+.

No, Walls’ college admissions this year were noticeably mediocre, compared to last year. Look at the IG pages for both classes (‘23 and ‘24). There were far fewer students heading to Ivy/Ivy+/T20 universities in 2024.

IG pages aren’t anything definitive. If that’s what you are using, that’s the problem.

Sorry…college admissions have not changed much for Walls and it is silly to think a DCPS grading policy is to blame.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Something needs to be done. Colleges are aware that DCPS grades are completely inflated.

If your work is more than a week late you should get a 0.

Yes. College admissions were pretty crappy this year, even from Walls. Colleges can't trust DCPS transcripts because they don't know if they're getting a top student with a 4.0 or a completely average one.

I don't understand this comment whatsoever...college admissions were generally what they always are, even from Walls.

It's also a silly comment because Walls had a fair amount of Presidential Scholars (12+), which means that group scored a 1580+ on the SAT in just one sitting. I am sure plenty more superscored to 1500+.

No, Walls’ college admissions this year were noticeably mediocre, compared to last year. Look at the IG pages for both classes (‘23 and ‘24). There were far fewer students heading to Ivy/Ivy+/T20 universities in 2024.

IG pages aren’t anything definitive. If that’s what you are using, that’s the problem.

Sorry…college admissions have not changed much for Walls and it is silly to think a DCPS grading policy is to blame.

Actually, you're wrong. The 2024 Walls page is 122 kids out of 139 grads. The grads I know who did not post are not going to elite colleges.
It's remarkably complete.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Something needs to be done. Colleges are aware that DCPS grades are completely inflated.

If your work is more than a week late you should get a 0.

Yes. College admissions were pretty crappy this year, even from Walls. Colleges can't trust DCPS transcripts because they don't know if they're getting a top student with a 4.0 or a completely average one.

I don't understand this comment whatsoever...college admissions were generally what they always are, even from Walls.

It's also a silly comment because Walls had a fair amount of Presidential Scholars (12+), which means that group scored a 1580+ on the SAT in just one sitting. I am sure plenty more superscored to 1500+.

No, Walls’ college admissions this year were noticeably mediocre, compared to last year. Look at the IG pages for both classes (‘23 and ‘24). There were far fewer students heading to Ivy/Ivy+/T20 universities in 2024.

IG pages aren’t anything definitive. If that’s what you are using, that’s the problem.

Sorry…college admissions have not changed much for Walls and it is silly to think a DCPS grading policy is to blame.

The Walls guidance counselor has actually said to parents that last year’s admissions were a bit off the norm.

[Anonymous]

Fully concur with holding kids accountable for getting assignments in on time, but can we hold teachers to a deadline as well? Some of my kid's teachers don't enter anything into Aspen until 6 weeks after the due date, at which point it is too late to resubmit. Fair is fair.

[Anonymous]

Maybe now people won't roll their eyes at every kid in DCPS having all A's.