Schools in the Palm Beach County School District will soon get letter grades from the state Department of Education.
The grades of A, B, C, D or F will mark the school either as one of excellence or one that needs to improve the academic performance of its students. Teachers and administrators will earn praise or admonishment; high-performing schools get additional state funding.
And parents will be able to use the grades in deciding whether to enroll their child in a particular school — or whether to end their enrollment in it…