Uniform Grading Policy State Board of Education April 12, 2016

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Uniform Grading Policy State Board of Education April 12, 2016 Dr. Julie Fowler Dr. Sheila Quinn

Summary of Work Work Group #1 outlines the pros and cons of 7 v. 10 point scale Conversion Chart to Work Group #1 & Superintendents Second Conversion Chart to Work Group #1 Meeting with Commission on Higher Education Meeting with General Assembly members Final Recommendation of Work Group #1 to Superintendent Spearman

Rationale for 10 Point Scale Gives South Carolina Students a fair opportunity to apply for admissions and scholarships All surrounding States are on a 10 point scale Lack of GPA conversions Provide continuity for military families and students Provides a seamless transition from high school to college outlined in the Profile of the South Carolina Graduate Dual Credit 10 point scale

Grade Conversion Chart 10 Point Scale State Department’s Objectives Examine the new 10 point scale and quality point conversion chart for GPAs Make a recommendation to State Board of Education to adopt a 10 point grading scale in grades 9-12; and a Quality point conversion chart to begin with the 2016-17 school year

Tale of Two GPAs in South Carolina Uniform Grading Policy GPA Used in conjunction with the Conversion Chart Used to calculate HOPE, LIFE, and Palmetto Fellows scholarships Rewards students for taking more rigorous classes Used to calculate rank in class, honor graduates, valedictorian, etc. College 4.0 GPA Converts all courses a student takes back to the 4.0 scale Is used by colleges for admission for in- state and out-of-state students

Student Example From a North Georgia high school Student A Student B From a North Georgia high school Applies to Clemson University Clemson equates all grades to 4.0 grading scale 92 = A = 4.0 in GPA From the Low Country South Carolina Applies to Clemson University Clemson applies UGP for scholarship purposes Clemson equates all grades to 4.0 grading scale 92 = B = 3.0 in GPA

Grade Conversion Chart

Current Uniform Grading Scale

New 10 Point Conversion Chart Grade in Course CP Weighting Honors Weighting AP/IB Weighting 100 5 5.5 6 99 4.9 5.4 5.9 98 4.8 5.3 5.8 97 4.7 5.2 5.7 96 4.6 5.1 5.6 95 4.5 94 4.4 93 4.3 92 4.2 91 4.1 90 4 89 3.9 88 3.8 87 3.7 86 3.6 85 3.5 84 3.4 83 3.3 82 3.2 81 3.1 80 3

How PowerSchool Determines GPA 1st Grades are entered in PowerSchool Grade Scale is determined by Course Section 2nd Grade Scale determines two values (weighted and unweighted quality points) Three values are permanently stored in PowerSchool (original grade and the two GPAs) 3rd Weighted and Unweighted GPAs are calculated “on the fly” and transferred to transcript Transcripts and GPAs are calculated when you make the request per what was stored

Details of Implementing a 10 Point Scale PowerSchool Lock and store all grades at the end of the 15-16 school year under the 7 point scale. Enter and store summer school grades on the 7 point grade scale After August 1, import 10 pt grade scale Beginning with the 16-17 school year, implement the 10 point scale going forward for grades 9-12. PowerSchool will store all grades and associated quality points going forward with the new grading scale. At the conclusion of the 16-17 school year, PowerSchool will average the quality points stored on 7pt scale with the quality points on the 10 pt. scale to determine a GPA

Phase in with 9th Grade Class Discussion PowerSchool will not accommodate a phase in due to how it processes GPAs for transcripts North Carolina did not phase in Student examples of why phasing in new scale could be problematic

Impact on Lottery Scholarship Program Items for General Assembly to Consider Based on Changes to Grading Scale

Lottery Scholarships HOPE Scholarship – 3.0 GPA $2500 one time scholarship LIFE – 3.0 GPA; top 30% of class; 24 on ACT Composite Score or 1100 SAT $5000 scholarship annually if student maintains 3.0 GPA in college Palmetto Fellows – 3.5 GPA; top 6% of class; 27 on ACT Composite Score or 1200 on SAT $6700 or $7500 if STEM major annually if student maintains 3.0 in college

Impact of Students Earning a 3.0 (“B” average) •   2013 40,999 students would score “B” or better approximately 13,000 more students •   2014 41,588 students would score “B” or better approximately 12,700 more students •   2015 42,874 students would score “B” or better approximately 12,000 more students

Impact to Lottery Funding Budget Neutral Using the past 3 years: Final 12th Grade GPAs 2015: 30,858 students scored 3.0 or better on the 7 point grade scale; the GPA for the equivalent # of students to qualify for Hope/Life on the 10 point scale = 3.503 2014: 28,929 students scored 3.0 or better on the 7 point grade scale; the GPA for the equivalent # of students to qualify for Hope/Life on the 10 point scale = 3.504 2013: 27,963 students scored 3.0 or better on the 7 point grade scale; the GPA for the equivalent # of students to qualify for Hope/Life on the 10 point scale = 3.505

If General Assembly asks for a revenue-neutral phase in for Scholarships 10 Point scale has a higher top end only available for one year for current Juniors If you want to fund approximately the same number of students per year: 2016-2017 cut should be 3.2 2017-2018 cut should be 3.3 2018-2019 cut should be 3.4 2019-2020 cut should be 3.5

Discussion of Conversion Chart Positive Negative Raises the top end of the scale from 4.875 max on the CP column to 5.00 (creating more inflation) Doesn’t reduce the granularity between each numeric value Doesn’t diminish the .5 weighting for honors and 1.0 weighting for AP/IB Will have the greatest impact on HOPE scholarship qualifiers if 3.0 is not raised 3.5 (Palmetto Fellows requirement) = 85/B Presents least change to current conversion chart by minimally moving interval between each numeric average from .125 to .100 Continues to reward students for higher averages in each grade range by issuing increasing quality points Should have minimal impact on LIFE and Fellows scholarship because other factors of rank and ACT/SAT are still discriminators

Preparation for Changes to UGP

School Considerations What is impacted by this change? National Honor Society Beta Club Program of Study Student Handbooks Are there other items to add to this list?

Communications Local School Board Teachers: prior to the end of the year, reflected in grading practices/guidelines Students: course syllabus, beginning of the year expectations Parents/Community: letter home in final report cards this spring, beginning of the year packets, school newsletters, information posted on websites, school/district social media, SICs, PTOs

Commission on Higher Education At Superintendent Spearman’s suggestion, the SCDE will Work with CHE to co-chair committees to examine the impact of the new scale on lottery scholarships; and Will recommend including new measures such as WorkKeys to Hope and/or Life scholarship levels

Discussion and Questions

Recommendation State Board of Education approve the new 10 point grading scale for South Carolina Students and the corresponding GPA conversion chart for quality points