Board reviews proposed changes to AR 5121 (grades) to match Infinite Campus and clarify grades

At the Sequoia Union High School District board meeting on May 8, staff presented a first reading of proposed amendments to Administrative Regulation 5121 (Grades and Evaluation of Student Achievement) intended to align policy language with Infinite Campus grading codes and to clarify appropriate uses of select grades.

Miss Hansen, who led the presentation, told trustees that district practice and Infinite Campus options have drifted since the 1998 grade legend and changes introduced during COVID. Four adjustments were proposed:

• H (Health): Add AR language to allow an H grade when a student has a doctor’s note excusing them from physical education; the student still must make up the equivalent credits (for example, via electives) toward graduation. Hansen said H was used in practice but not yet reflected in the AR.

• IP (In Progress): Create an IP code to mark a student who is in the process of credit recovery (for example, using Edgenuity) so receiving counselors and other campuses can see that work in progress; when the recovery is completed the IP would be replaced by the recovered grade.

• CR (Credit): Clarify appropriate uses of CR (credit/no‑grade) — athletics, exhibitions, student clerk/teacher assistant roles and similar activities — and discourage casual use that can unintentionally affect college eligibility and A‑G requirements.

• WF removal from GPA: Update Infinite Campus and the AR language to reflect that WF (withdraw failing) will not be calculated into GPA; subject‑area councils recommended removal of the GPA penalty and staff said the AR already reflects that change but Infinite Campus needed correction and a clarifying sentence.

Trustees and staff discussed Infinite Campus limits (inability to hide old grade codes, limited free‑text explanation fields) and how the IP code would behave if a student never completed credit recovery. Hansen clarified operational mechanics (IP can remain or be removed at graduation; IP does not affect GPA while in place). Trustees asked for parent communications and training to reduce misuse of CR and to avoid harming students’ college access.

Because this was a discussion (first reading) item, no adoption occurred; staff will bring a revised AR and required Infinite Campus changes back to the board for formal action.