Endnotes/Resources
The following endnotes correspond to the Proposal and/or content within the website.
1 What students should know about the GPA scale: U.S. News & World Report (11/30/2018)
2 The case for abolishing class rank: Washing Post (12/16/2016)
3 NC switching all high schools to 10-point grading scale this fall: The News & Observer (1/8/2015)
4 10-Point uniform grading scale approved by State Board of Education: S.C. DOE (2016).
5 2019 State of College Admission: National Association of College Admission Counseling (NJACA)
6 Investigating who gets into Harvard and why: Patch (12/14/17)
7 Academic Eligibility: NCAA (11/20/19)
8 High School GPA Scales Explained: U.S. News & World Report, 11/30/18
9 NJ high schools not ranking graduating seniors, naming valedictorian: MSN, northjersey.com (6/19/19)
10 More top high schools drop out of class-rank system: by Kathy Boccella, Phila. Inquirer (10/30/16)
11 Kingsway Regional Electronic Survey of College Admissions Offices (May, 2018)
12 Kingsway Regional Phone Interview with Garnet Valley Personnel (10/18/19)
13 Results from college survey on admission decision factors: Educational Advocates (11/16/19)
14 Grade-Point Average: NCAA.org (11/26/19)
15 Mason High will eliminate valedictorian honor in effort to improve students’ mental health (5/9/19)
16 Kingsway Regional Correspondence with Rutgers Admissions Offices (12/3/19)
17 Class rank weighs down true learning, by Thomas Guskey, Kappanmagazine.org (8/6/15)
18 Grading Scale, Hunterdon Central Regional High School (12/3/19)
19 Academic Recognition and Latin Honors, Great Schools Partnership (12/12/19)
Additional Resources
New grading system approved in Marple Newtown (5/7/17)
Garnet Valley Class Rank, Grading Scale and GPA Scale Presentation (11/7/18)
Factors in Admission Decisions, National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC)