Final Grades to be Rounded Beginning with Second Quarter

Beginning January 5th, final grades within .5 of the next higher letter grade will be rounded up on interim reports and report cards as follows:

 

Cumulative Average		Rounded Cumulative Average		Letter Grade
91.5 – 91.9		92		A
83.5 – 83.9		84		B
74.5 – 74.9		75		C
66.5 – 66.9		67		D

 

This change affects all York County School Division students in grades 3-12. Final grades for the first quarter of the 2009-10 school year will not be rounded retroactively. Semester grades will not be adversely affected by the implementation of rounding beginning with the second quarter because first and second quarter numerical grades are averaged to determine a student’s final semester grade and only the semester and final grades are entered on transcripts and forwarded to colleges.

 

If you have any questions regarding this new policy, please contact your child’s teacher or the guidance office.

 

FAQs

 

Why is this change being made?

Since all teachers in grades 3-12 now use an online grade book, grades are averaged electronically, thus creating grades with decimal points. No division-wide rounding procedure was in place, and it is important that grades are calculated in the same manner regardless of which YCSD school a student attends.

 

Why is rounding up being implemented after school has started?

Principals and teachers agreed that implementation should be sooner rather than later. Since rounding up second quarter grades would have no adverse affect on first quarter grades and on semester averages, it was determined that the procedure could be implemented second quarter.

 

Will my child’s previous grades be rounded up?

No, there will be no retroactive rounding of previous grades.