Henrico County Public Schools has completed an in-depth process to change the grading practices beginning in 2014-15. Please see the most frequently asked questions and answers:
Q: When will the new 10 point grading scale take effect?
A: The new 10 point grading scale will be in effect for all students in grades
3-12 beginning the first day of the 2014-15 school year.
Q: Will my current student’s grades be converted to the new 10 point scale, and when?
A: All student grades that are recorded in the student information system for middle and high school classes (grades 6-12) will be converted to the new
10 point scale during the summer of 2014. These changes will be reflected on the high school transcript at an undetermined date toward the end of the summer of 2014.
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A-
B+
B
A+ 97-100 4.0
93-96
90-92
87-89
83-86
4.0
3.7
3.3
3.0
B- 80-82 2.7
Q: If a student earned a failing grade in a course before the 2014-15 school year and it was between a 65%-69% will it now be a passing grade?
A: No. Any grade of “F” issued under the current 7-point grading scale will remain an “F” through the conversion process in the summer of 2014. If the class is needed for graduation, the student will have to recover the credit by taking the course again.
C+
C
C-
D+
77-79
73-76
70-72
67-69
2.3
2.0
1.7
1.3
D 65-66 1.0
Q: Will current seniors (class of 2014) be affected by the changes in grading practices?
A: No. Any student who graduates in June or August of 2014 will not be affected by the 10 point grading scale. Students who graduate in June or
August of 2014 will not have any grades converted to the new 10 point scale.
Q: How will colleges and universities find out about the new scale?
F
Below
65
0.0
A: Colleges and universities will be informed of HCPS grading changes through the profile sheet that is issued with each transcript.
Q: How will the new grading system affect class rank?
A: Students do not receive a class rank until the fall of their senior year. Class rank will still be calculated the same way it always has been using the new grading scale in the fall of 2014. The class of 2015 will be the first class to receive the ranking with the new 10-point scale.
Q: Are you making changes to quality points? (Quality points are additional GPA points added to a high school class at the honors, AP, or IB level)
A: Yes, but only for certain students. Currently students are given a .17 quality point for any high school

honors, AP, and IB class that he or she takes (excluding middle school students who do not receive
GPA points for high school classes). Beginning this year in 2013-14, freshman students will earn a 1.0 quality point for an AP and Diploma IB course and a .5 quality point for any honors and MYP IB class.
Current 10th, 11th, and 12th graders will not be subject to the new quality point system for honors, AP, and IB classes (unless a current 10th, 11th, 12th grader graduates after 2016). They will remain on the
.17 quality point system through their graduation (the formula for the current .17 quality point system can be found in the HCPS Course Planning Guide).
Q: How will honors, AP, and IB classes factor into the new grading practices?
A: Current 9th (class of 2017), as well as current 8th (class of 2018) and 7th (class of 2019) graders will see all high school honors, AP, and IB classes count as a .17 quality point on their transcript until the summer of 2016. In the summer of 2016, all honors, AP and IB classes will be converted to the new 1.0
(for AP and Diploma IB) and .5 (honors and MYP IB) system. The quality points will be retroactively applied to all high school honors, AP, and IB classes in the summer of 2016.
Q: Is this the only source of information on the new grading practices?
A: No. We plan to communicate this in multiple formats to students and parents so that they have a clear understanding of how this will affect grades beginning next school year, as well as GPA’s in the summer of 2016. Students will be instructed on how to calculate their actual GPA using the .5 and 1.0 quality point system as opposed to the .17 system that will be used on their transcript until the summer of 2016.
Q: How can I get more information right now?
A: Please contact Dave Myers at damyers@henrico.k12.va.us
* The proposed regulations are subject to change until the final legal review has been completed and the approval of the Superintendent is given.
Questions may be directed to:
Dr. David Myers, Assistant Superintendent
Secondary Education damyers@henrico.k12.va.us
804-652-3767