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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP never says that the teacher agreed to re-grade the work. Kids were permitted to resubmit. I guess everyone is assuming that meant it got re-graded but now here does OP ever state that was anything more than an assumption- and an apparently a mistaken one. [/quote]

It is very clear that if the teacher permitted resubmissions that it was to improve the grade. Otherwise there is no point. If the teacher encouraged resubmissions but never had any intention of grading them then that’s even worse and the parent has even more grounds to complain.[/quote]

I don’t think that’s clear at all. The teacher may have agreed to resubmissions for feedback purposes but not to improve a grade. That happens all the time.

I totally get being concerned - especially when an A student fails on a major assignment. I’d certainly want to talk to the teacher. But unless the assignment was eligible for resubmission for a higher grade, that the teacher didn’t change the grade is not a legitimate concern. And many people have asked this question directly and [b]OP has not answered, which speaks volumes[/b]. [/quote]

OP here - I haven't answered because I am not on this forum during weekends! Yes she was asked to re-submit for regrading. 
I know it is middle school but my DD wants to go to magnet program in high school (in her sisters footsteps) and yes grades matter as MCPS has switched over to relying exclusively on grades and MAP scores for magnet selection! So this teacher might be ruining her chance of getting into magnet program. 
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Parents frequently request resubmission on the grounds that even if the grade can’t be improved, the student could benefit from feedback. Before the grading policy allowed multiple redo attempts, I allowed resubmission a second or even third time for feedback only. I stopped once MCPS changed the reassessment policy because suddenly, we were in this murky ground where I thought a particular resubmission was for feedback, but parents thought it was for credit. Even when I specified in advance, I’m just giving feedback on this, later the demand was to increase the grade. I’m all for maximizing grades, but work redone at home a third time several weeks after the initial assessment and dramatically improved sometimes hints at the hand of a parent or tutor. Now I stick with one redo, under my supervision. Per MCPS policy, it can only help, not hurt.[/quote]

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