Post by pavel on May 13, 2016 5:15:09 GMT -6
MONTGOMERY — Members of the Alabama State Board of Education on Thursday questioned and pushed back against four-year-old legislation that requires public schools to be assigned an A through F letter grade.
Board member Jeff Newman, who represents the Shoals, Lawrence County and part of Limestone County, said no one has explained to him why assigning each school a grade is necessary.
“I’ve missed the point in this A through F (grading),” he said. “What’s it ultimately going to be used for?” Newman is a former Lamar County superintendent.
Interim State Superintendent Philip Cleveland, who has being working on a grading formula for more than a month, told board members the new measurement stick is state law. He later said the grades should be made public by the end of the year.
Read more: www.timesdaily.com/news/local/state-boe-questions-school-grade-legislation/article_52b02b14-1d10-5457-9bc3-3630236da10f.html
Board member Jeff Newman, who represents the Shoals, Lawrence County and part of Limestone County, said no one has explained to him why assigning each school a grade is necessary.
“I’ve missed the point in this A through F (grading),” he said. “What’s it ultimately going to be used for?” Newman is a former Lamar County superintendent.
Interim State Superintendent Philip Cleveland, who has being working on a grading formula for more than a month, told board members the new measurement stick is state law. He later said the grades should be made public by the end of the year.
Read more: www.timesdaily.com/news/local/state-boe-questions-school-grade-legislation/article_52b02b14-1d10-5457-9bc3-3630236da10f.html