One of North Carolina’s largest school system has gone old school in how it grades its elementary school students.
Johnston County was among the many North Carolina school districts that switched to “standards-based grading” that uses scales such as 1 to 4 to assess elementary school students. But following parental complaints, Johnston County returned this school year to using traditional A through F letter grades for students in grades three through five.
“We’re making updates to ensure that grades are clear, fair, and meaningful so everyone understands how our students are learning and growing,” Paige Barnes, the district’s executive director of elementary education, said in a YouTube video explaining the change. “We heard from many of you that grading could be confusing or inconsistent, especially when students move between grade levels or schools. So we’re simplifying and aligning our grading system.”…