RE: Statewide Grading Policy for K-11 due to COVID-19 School Closure

K-12 NC Public School Principals and other educators,

The State Board of Education approved a Statewide Grading Policy for K-11 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and extended school building closures yesterday.

The NCDPI Grading Workgroup developed this recommendation after significant feedback from many stakeholders, including students.  

The new SBE-approved grading policy positively impacts as many students as possible while mitigating negative implications of COVID-19 for NC’s public school students.  The policy responds to both issues of equity and excellence and addresses many concerns from stakeholders.  Providing feedback and engagement to support continued student growth and well-being and not just evaluation is critical for our students during this unprecedented time. 

NCDPI will be doing a webinar next week to review this policy further with you.  We will send out this information later today.

NCDPI will also be developing an Implementation Toolkit to help you work with principals, teachers and parents.  Attached you will find a one-pager in PDG and JPG that will help you immediately.  This one-pager has also been sent to Superintendents and PIOs.

Attached you will also find:

• The newly approved SBE K-11 Grading policy
• NCDPI/SBE Press Release
• Graduating Seniors grading policy, reminder from March 27 SBE meeting

We remain grateful for your continued hard work during this remarkable time.  We are in awe of your grace and generosity as you continue working on behalf of NC’s public school students.

All our best -

Sneha Shah-Coltrane, Chair of NCDPI Grading Workgroup

• FINAL-FAQ-One Pager-Student Grading and Promotion 4.23.20.pdf
• FINAL-SBE Recommendation-SENIORS-.3.27.20.pdf
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• FINAL-SBE Recommendations GradingK-11-4.23.20.pdf
• SBE news release 04232020.FINAL.pdf