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[quote=Anonymous]This has been implemented at Edison HS.  Parents learned about it at Back-to-School Night.  It has been a disaster.  The school did not get buy-in from the faculty.  Teachers were not adequately trained on the new system.  We were told in a heated meeting in September that grades will be the same.  Anecdotal evidence indicates that grades were lower.  Although it has been promised, we still do not have the grade comparisons after the end of the 1st quarter or 1st semester.

Another thing that we learned during this process was that Supt. Braband ordered schools to not proceed with any grade system changes until Dr. Reid wad aboard and had a chance to review.  Teachers at Edison were informed the next day via email that SBG would be implemented for the 22-23 year.  We have asked for a comparison of grades under the new system vs the old system.  We have yet to be provided that information.  We are not fully aware of the impact of first semester grades on college acceptances.

Truthfully I'm not convinced SBG is a bad thing, but the haphazard implementation at Edison with zero accountability by the Administration, who let the students bear the brunt of hasty unvetted decision-making, has been a disaster.  Our students are compared to other FCPS students who operate under an entirely different grading system.  Make it make sense.

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