Policy changes for the class of 2018 and beyond.

Current Freshman

GPA calculations and Class Rank

Cumulative GPAAll high school courses taken in grades 9-12 will be calculated in the cumulative GPA with the exception of:

• Summer school courses taken between the 8th and 9th grade year

• Summer school courses taken for credit recovery

• Credit by examination, with or without prior instruction

• Traditional correspondence courses, with the exception of courses taken through TXVSN

Class Rank

Effectively immediately, the district shall not calculate or report class rank except for students in the top 10% as required by law.

Class rank for students in the top 10% will be provided on a certification of class rank.

The lowest weighted GPA used to determine class rank for each class will be listed on each high school counseling website and will be updated at least once annually.

Ranking GPA:To determine the top 10%, including

valedictorian and salutatorian, only grades earned in English, Math, Social Studies, Science, Languages Other Than English (LOTE), and AP courses not associated with these subjects will be included in calculating the Ranking GPA.

GPA Scale and Course Weighting

Special Course Weighting

Dual credit courses will be given Pre-AP weight.

Courses for which AP is a prerequisite will be given AP weight.

This weighted grading scale will be used starting in the 2014-2015 school year.

GPA Reporting OptionsStudents will have three options when

requesting GPA for college admissions or other GPA requests.

Cumulative GPA –all courses taken in grades 9-12, except as excluded in district policy. For general reporting purposes, this is the GPA the district will use.

Ranking GPA - Only courses taken in English, Math, Social Studies, Science, LOTE, AP courses not associated with these subjects.

Unweighted 4.0 GPA- All courses taken in grades 9-12, except as excluded in district policy with no weight assigned.

Contact Information

High School Counselor Contact: Leslie Walden, 817-515-6776 leslie.walden@gcisd.net

Director of Counseling Emberly Spillman: Emberly.spillman@gcisd.net 817-251-5415