Greenport Advanced Placement Analysis

It’s safe to say that our new principal, Gary Kalish, has started to feel a more comfortable in our little school, especially on the dance floor at homecoming! This is the first full school year GHS will have Mr.Kalish as its principal! Starting even before his time here, things as Greenport High School have been changing. In a recent interview Mr.Kalish was asked deeper questions, clarifying some questions that have been floating around this year. Here at Greenport Advanced Placement (AP) courses are not weighted. Over the years, this has caused both teacher and student conflicts. The teachers feel like they might have to take things slower to ensure every student passes the intensive college­ level course and the students resist joining such classes because they know that it will be challenging and no weighted grade is there to assure them. Will GHS start weighting grades? And what is the reason that you are changing/keeping this policy?

“That’s a question that has a lot of different things to consider, and it isn’t something that I take lightly. Certainly if this is an issue the district is looking into it isn’t an answer that can be found with one person. As people are concerned with the issue of weighting grades the way to attack the issue would be to first, take a look at what …show more content…
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