| The School Board of Polk County |
| Bylaws & Policies |
| Unless a specific policy has been amended and the date the policy was revised is noted at the bottom of that policy, the bylaws and policies of The School Board of Polk County were adopted on November 12, 2013 and were in effect beginning November 12, 2013. |
5430 - CLASS RANK
The School Board acknowledges the usefulness of a system of computing grade point averages and class ranking for high school students, both to inform students of their relative academic placement among their peers and to provide students, prospective employers, and institutions of higher learning with a predictive device so that each student is more likely to be placed in an environment conducive to success.
The Board authorizes a system of class ranking, by grade point average, for students in grade(s) 9 through 12.
No student shall be eligible for graduation honors, such as Valedictorian, etc., unless they have been enrolled for two (2) consecutive semester(s) prior to the final semester utilized for purposes of determining such honors.
The Superintendent shall develop procedures for the computation of grade point averages and the assignment of class rank to implement this policy which shall include:
| A. | provisions for students transferring from non-chartered, chartered, and home-based schooling; | |
| B. | a provision for students completing graduation requirements before their class; | |
| C. | a system for fairly averaging makeup courses; | |
| D. | a statement of the methods for such computation and assignment to be made available for those to whom a student's grade point average or rank in class is released; | |
| E. | recognition of the heavier burden of certain work, classes, courses, etc. |
F.S. 1003.437
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