Comment Period is Open for A-F Grading System for Schools

The West Virginia Board of Education has put a policy out for comment that would move forward with giving A through F grades to entire schools and counties, but would base ratings on more than just standardized tests and graduation rates. State Department of Education Chief Accountability Officer Michele Blatt tells the Gazette-Mail that the policy would also consider attendance, students at risk of dropping out, third graders reading below grade level, eighth graders performing math below grade level and career and college-readiness indicators. The plan is to release A-F grades by late fall. The policy will be posted online for comment at wvde.state.wv.us/policies.