RANK IN CLASSSeptember 7, 2017

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Committee Members 2015-16

John Yonker Laurelyn Arterbury - WHS Principal

Becky Donald Natalie Nichols - RRHS Principal

Christina Wiswell Gary Vaden - McNeil Counselor

Kelly Moreno - RRHS Parent Stephen Polk - Stony Point Counselor

Julie Lewin - SPHS Parent Denise Gallego - Cedar Ridge Counselor

Karen Elliott - WHS Parent

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Committee Members 2016-17

Becky Donald - Secondary Schools

John Yonker - Educational Support

Dr. Christina Wiswell - Counseling Services

Mario Acosta - WHS Principal

Natalie Nichols - RRHS Principal

Sania Ali - Educational Support

Maritza Gallaga - Community Relations

Denise Gallego - CRHS Lead Counselor

Julie Presley - MHS Lead Counselor

Stephen Polk - SPHS Lead Counselor

Julie Lewin - SPHS Parent

Karen Elliott - WHS Parent

Lori Hutson - RRHS Parent

Janet Reber - MHS Parent

Blake Herrera - RRHS Student

Marshayla Dukes - SPHS Student

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Current POLICY - EIC (LOCAL)

Grade point average (GPA) shall be calculated for all students using all courses taken that are awarded state credit, using an unweighted 4.0 scale. It shall be possible for a student to have a higher GPA rank than his or her rank in class (RIC). Only the core courses (English, science, mathematics, and social studies) and languages other than English shall count toward RIC. These courses shall be weighted, if classified as honors, including Pre-Advanced Placement/International Baccalaureate, Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, or Talented and Gifted.

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District History of GPA/RIC

● District Committee - 2010 Voted to keep GPA/RIC on the transcript but encouraged the district to revisit in the future.

● New Innovative Courses are being added as options for students to consider. ● Colleges and Universities typically utilize a rubric to holistically review a

transcript and application. RIC is one factor out of several but may vary.● More districts with multiple high schools have either changed their policies or

are in the process of review.

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GPA and RIC Recommendations by Student Cohort Year(CR - committee recommendations)

Cohort Year 2025 & beyond 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018

Grade Level 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th

Grad Plans TBD TBD TBD Foundations Plan Foundations Plan Foundations Plan Foundations Plan Foundations Plan orRecommended 4x4

GPA Courses ● All Core Courses including Optional HB5 Approved Courses

● HS Credit Courses from MS

● Dual Credit (CR)

●Advanced Concurrent Enrollment Courses

● All Core Courses

● Optional HB5 Approved Courses

● Dual Credit(CR)

●Advanced Concurrent Enrollment Courses

● All Core Courses

● Optional HB5 Approved Courses

● Dual Credit (CR)

●Advanced Concurrent Enrollment Courses

● All Core Courses

● Optional HB5 Approved Courses

● Dual Credit(CR)

●Advanced Concurrent Enrollment Courses

● Core Courses*

● LOTE *as identified in course catalog

● Core Courses*

● LOTE *as identified in course catalog

● Core Courses*

● LOTE *as identified in course catalog

● Core Courses*

● LOTE *as identified in course catalog

GPA Exempt Courses

● See Exclusion Course List

● See Exclusion Course List

● See Exclusion Course List

● See Exclusion Course List

● See Exclusion Course List

● See Exclusion Course List

● See Exclusion Course List

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Exclusion Course ListCommittee recommendations

Cohorts2025 & beyond

Cohorts2022, 2023, 2024

Cohorts2017, 2018, 2019, 2020

● Summer School Courses● Courses taken in any non-accredited schools● Local Credit Courses● Credit Recovery Courses● Pass/Fail● Credit by Exam (with or without prior

instruction)● Distance Learning or online courses, unless

the grade is earned in a distance learning/online course offered by the district

● Summer School Courses● Courses taken in any non-accredited schools● Local Credit Courses● Credit Recovery Courses● Pass/Fail● Credit by Exam (with or without prior

instruction)● Distance Learning or online courses, unless

the grade is earned in a distance learning/online course offered by the district

● High School Credit Courses taken during Middle School

● Summer School Courses● Courses taken in any non-accredited schools● Local Credit Courses● Credit Recovery Courses● Pass/Fail● Credit by Exam (with or without prior

instruction)● Distance Learning or online courses, unless

the grade is earned in a distance learning/online course offered by the district

● High School Credit Courses taken during Middle School

● Dual Credit (except for student graduating from ECHS)

● Optional HB5 Approved Courses

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Rank In Class Tiers - Future RecommendationTier 1 (6.0) Tier 2 (5.5) Tier 3 (5.0)

Potential College Credit: All AP/IB, Dual Credit, & Advanced Concurrent Enrollment Courses

Advanced Academic Courses: Pre-AP/ IB Prep

On level academic courses

Rank In Class Tiers - CurrentTier 1 (6.0) Tier 2 (5.0)

Potential College Credit: All Pre-AP/IB, & AP/IB

On level academic courses

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Rank in Class Survey May 2017 4,737 responses

Student responses differed across

class rank, grade level, high schools.

Parent responses differed across

class rank, high schools.

Teacher responses differed across

high schools.

Parent responses (n = 1,800) to, “It would be beneficial to exclude Rank in Class from transcripts of students’ who are not in the top 10%, as required by law.”

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Questions?

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