Hauppauge High School Class Rank Board Presentation August 28, 2012
History • In 2003-2004, the rank regulation was reviewed and the current system was implemented for the Class of 2006 and thereafter. • As more students and colleges requested weighted grade point averages ( GPA’s), the quality point system was extended to generate a weighted GPA.
Reasons for Update: • Create transparency in the ranking process. • Currently rank is calculated ONLY one time in the fall of the senior year. The weighted GPA is being requested as early as ninth grade. • The current quality point system creates an extremely high weighted GPA. This is not in line with the weighting in surrounding districts. • Need to include International Baccalaureate (IB) courses in the regulation.
Comparison to Current Rank Updated Current • Level II (Electives) and • Level II (Electives) do Level III (Regents) not have quality points courses will not have any added. Level III quality points added. (Regents) courses have quality points added. • Rank will be generated • Rank is generated in for students in Grades September for Grade 12 10, 11, and 12 each only. September.
Current Updated • Rank will be reported numerically for • Rank is reported numerically for the all students with a weighted GPA of top 50% of the class only. 80.00 or higher. Percentiles are used for the remainder of the class. • Report an unweighted and weighted • Current transcripts report only an GPA on transcripts. unweighted GPA. • Seniors must have earned 15.5 • Seniors must earn 15 credits in order to be ranked with their cohort. Grades credits in order to be ranked with 10 & 11 will be ranked with their their cohort. cohort regardless of credits earned. • IB courses are not included. • IB courses will be Level VI (equivalent to AP courses). • Quality points assigned to each level: • Quality points assigned to each level • will be: Level 2: Electives: 0 pts • • Level 3: Regents & Electives: 0 pts Level 3: Regents: 5 pts • • Level 4: Honors: 3 pts Level 4: Honors: 10 pts • Level 5: College: 6 pts • Level 5: College: 15 pts • Level 6: AP/IB: 9 pts • Level 6: AP/IB: 20 pts
Goal • Re-calculate the weighted GPA in order to be comparable to surrounding districts. • Continue to have the valedictorian be the student who takes the most rigorous courses and earns the highest grades.
Phase In Process • Transcripts will report both a weighted and unweighted GPA. • Rank will be calculated in September of 2012 using the current quality point system for students in Grades 10, 11, & 12. • Starting with the 2012-13 school year, and thereafter, all courses will be weighted using the updated quality point system. • For the Class of 2017 the updated quality point system will be fully implemented.
In Addition : • The High School profile will be revised each year. • An early graduate that is eligible to be ranked as a senior will need to have the weighting of their courses on their transcript changed to match the cohort they will be graduating with.
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