Written by Lynne Hobbs, Steering Committee Faculty Member
Many parents are wondering where things stand with CU-06, the policy passed in May of 2019 regarding honors labeling and weighting of core classes for grades 9-12. During the 2019-20 school year, Steering Committee was in the process of working out details for completing the district mandated honors review process when Covid-19 hit, and our attention shifted to on-line schooling. This year, we have restarted discussions. Following the recommendation of the honors task force assembled last year, Mr. Griffin will be working with our community superintendent Tom McMillen to request a waiver from the district, allowing D’Evelyn to weight honors courses at 4.5 instead of the district standard of 5 points. Among other things, this grading scale will differentiate between the weighting of AP courses and honors courses where Advanced Placement can be taken to replace regular track classes like Chemistry, U.S. History, U.S. Government, Economics, and Senior English. If this waiver is approved, we will begin the review process required by the district. Virtual Steering Committee Meetings How to join/listen in and where to find the agenda? Due to COVID 19, the Steering Committee meetings will be virtual until further notice. Please visit the Steering Committee calendar for a list of all meetings and to find all meeting agendas and log in information. The link to connect will be available on the meeting agendas, available at least one day prior to the meeting. PLEASE NOTE: if you do not have a Jeffco email account, you will only be able to join by phone. The calendar is also where you will find all minutes once they have been approved (usually at the subsequent meeting). Public commentary: Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and remote Steering Committee meetings, public commentary will be delivered differently than when we host live meetings. Please email your public commentary to the entire Steering Committee no later than 3:00 pm the day before the meeting. We will read up to the first 5 minutes of your comment out loud during the scheduled time. As always, public commentary may be limited to a total of 20 minutes, which could further limit the length of the reading of your comment, though SC members will read them on their own in their entirety. Shorter, more concise comments will have the advantage of a full read out loud during the meeting. |
The Steering Committee is the governing board of the school and establishes policies designed to maintain and enhance its liberal arts philosophy. The Steering Committee appoints Directors to the Board of the D'Evelyn Education Foundation. Archives
March 2023
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