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[quote=Anonymous][quote] I think you are mis-stating what the policy was temporarily changed to, for only the spring 2020 semester final grade:

"For the 4th Marking Period (MP4), middle and high schools will continue to use a Pass/Incomplete grading system, based on established criteria. By passing the 4th Marking Period, high school students will be able to earn a semester grade in each course that is one letter grade higher than the grade they received at the end of the 3rd Marking Period (MP3). If a student selects the option of receiving a letter grade, the final semester grade will then be reported on the transcript and factored into the cumulative grade point average (GPA)."[/quote]

You realize this is worse than the way it was described, right?  All a student had to do was pass in the 4th quarter (when MANY MCPS teachers were just phoning it in - basically giving free periods), and they would end up with a semester grade one letter grade higher than the previous quarter? That means that a kid that got a low B third quarter could get a low C (or even a D) fourth quarter, and end up with an A for the semester.  That is grade inflation in the extreme![/quote]

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