A new grading policy in Monroe County (Tenn.) Schools has set the minimum failing grade at 60 percent for ninth- through 12th-grade students.
Tim Blankenship, Monroe County director of schools, said the change in policy is “to give hope to struggling students who demonstrate academic improvement.”
The new policy does not affect the schools’ grading scale. The range for an “F” remains 0 to 69 percent. However, when a student is failing a course, the teacher uses strategies based on the specific student’s learning deficiencies to close learning gaps, Blankenship said.
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