Gainesville schools have changed the way they grade middle school students, but the change is not a drastic one, according to Sarah Bell, the district’s chief academic officer. Instead of receiving four reports and four sets of grades each year, middle school students will receive one grade for each class at the end of the year. Parents will still receive quarterly reports that will keep them up to date on their child’s progress, but the grades on those reports won’t be part of the student’s final grade.
How Gainesville schools are changing grading practices
