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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]are electives (art, music, gym) included in the calculation?

or just the 5 core classes?

-math
-ELA
-history
-science
-foreign language[/quote]

Everything that has a grade is input into GPA.[/quote]

Here is how they calculated GPA: https://enrolldcps.dc.gov/sites/dcpsenrollment/files/page_content/attachments/SWW%20GPA%20Scale_SY%2022-23%20Admissions%20Update%20FINAL.pdf[/quote]

It doesn't make a difference a SWW since the cutoff was almost 4.0, but the footnote infuriates me.

[i]*Note: In response to the COVID-19 health emergency DCPS has prioritized equity and rigor in our
grading policies to ensure all students are supported academically as they navigate the challenges of the
pandemic. For SY19-20, SY20-21, and SY21-22 DCPS has modified its grading policy so that students who
earn a “C” and/or “D” grade will see it displayed on their transcript as passing grades of “P,” indicating
that a student demonstrated proficiency in the course.[/i]

Homogenizing a C and D and pretending like both "demonstrated proficiency" illustrates the degree to which DCPS is just passing kids along in the system and setting them up for failure.
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How is it equitable to have a grading policy - that was put in place to support children who had material challenges through COVID and then say - just kidding.
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I doubt SWW expected the cut off to be at 4.0. If you look at the rubric, most of the score is for the interview, but there are a few points for GPA, according to a scale. Had they known that every kid would have a 4.0, and therefore get the exact same points in their score in the rubric, they wouldn't have bothered scoring GPA. This year (maybe last year too), the interview is the entire score.

https://enrolldcps.dc.gov/sites/dcpsenrollment/files/page_content/attachments/SY22-23%20SWW_Admission%20Process%20Rubric_final_0.pdf[/quote]

It's not a 4.0..Think it's like 3.87. I doubt the cutoff will ever be a 4.0. Things will come back to normal and it will probably drop a little. [/quote]

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