Academic Recognition Policy Exemplar

Policy: IKD

Central School District

Academic Recognition: Latin Honors and Grade Point Averages

To recognize high academic achievement as determined by students demonstrating proficiency in the school’s cross-curricular and content-area graduation standards, East High School uses a system of Latin honors and proficiency-based Grade Point Averages to award academic recognition and distinction. Using a system familiar to prospective colleges and universities, East High School does not rank order students based on relative performance, but awards Latin honors based on individual achievement as measured against consistently applied learning standards.

LATIN HONORS

The categories of academic distinction are as follows:

  1. Summa Cum Laude (with highest honors)
  2. Magna Cum Laude (with great honors)
  3. Cum Laude (with honors)
GRADE POINT AVERAGES

East High School will employ a consistent system of grading, scoring, and aggregating proficiency that will produce a rolling and cumulative Grade Point Average for each student. The Grade Point Average will be reported on the official East High School transcript and will be used to determine Latin honors in accordance with the following categories:

  1. Summa Cum Laude: a minimum GPA of 3.9
  2. Magna Cum Laude: a minimum GPA of 3.7
  3. Cum Laude: a minimum GPA of 3.5

Legal Reference
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Cross References
IKA: Grading and Reporting System
IKC: Transcripts

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