SENATE BILL 160

48th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2007

INTRODUCED BY

Sue Wilson Beffort

AN ACT

RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS; REQUIRING SCHOOLS TO USE THE STANDARDIZED ALPHABETIC OR NUMERIC GRADING SYSTEM ADOPTED BY THE PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     Section 1. A new section of the Public School Code is enacted to read:

     "[NEW MATERIAL] STANDARDIZED STATEWIDE GRADING SYSTEM.--The department shall adopt a standardized alphabetic or numeric grading system based on the 4.0 or one hundred percent scale to be used by all public schools in the state. A public school may augment the standardized grading system with a narrative or other means to convey a student's success in developing academic, social, behavioral or other skills."

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