DISTRICT TO WEIGH RAISING MINIMUM GPA FOR GRADS.Byline: Karen Maeshiro Daily News Staff Writer In an attempt to raise the academic bar for students, Eastside Union School District officials are considering raising the grade-point average that students must achieve before graduating from the eighth grade. The minimum grade-point average would increase from 1.5 to 1.83 - roughly from a low C-minus to a low C - under a proposal to be discussed by trustees at today's board meeting. ``(A GPA GPA abbr. grade point average Noun 1. GPA - a measure of a student's academic achievement at a college or university; calculated by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number attempted of) 1.5 feels a little low to us. Students have to be able to compete when they leave our district and when they leave high school,'' said Colleen Larson, assistant superintendent Assistant Superintendent, or Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), was a rank used by police forces in the British Empire. It was usually the lowest rank that could be held by a European officer, most of whom joined the police at this rank. for educational services. ``We want to ask the kids to push a little harder.'' The board will hold its meeting at 6 p.m. in Room One at the district office, 6742 E. Ave. H. Under the plan, the district would require a 1.83 GPA for eighth-graders as a graduation requirement. Those who do not achieve that would not attend a regular high school but be referred to a community school operated by Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County to get extra help, Larson said. At present, eighth-grade graduation requirements include passing tests in reading, writing and math. Raising the GPA falls in line with efforts by seven elementary school elementary school: see school. districts in the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley to develop common minimum skills that they say eighth-graders should possess before moving on to high school. Proposed recommendations include teaching eighth-graders algebra or a math course now taught to high school freshmen, and expecting them to be able to write coherent, focused essays and research reports that contain a balance between research and original ideas. The recommendations, drawn up by math and language arts language arts pl.n. The subjects, including reading, spelling, and composition, aimed at developing reading and writing skills, usually taught in elementary and secondary school. committees consisting of teachers, principals and administrators from the Antelope Valley Union High School District The Antelope Valley Union High School District (A.V.U.H.S.D.) is located in the Antelope Valley area of California, in northern Los Angeles County. The district includes eight public high schools, one trade school, and two continuation high schools in the cities of Palmdale and the elementary school districts, will go to elementary school boards for review and input. The proposed standards represent what committee members believe are basic, minimum criteria, and each district will have the flexibility to expand upon or enhance them, officials said. The Eastside board also will discuss at today's meeting whether to align the district's eighth-grade ``exit criteria'' with those recommended in the valleywide proposal. ``We are happy with the way it is. We had representatives on the teams,'' Larson said. |
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