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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:

"STANDARDIZED STATEWIDE GRADING SYSTEM.--The department

shall adopt and promulgate rules to establish a standardized

alphabetic or numeric grading system based on the 4.0

scale

or one hundred percent scale to be used by all public schools

for grades five through twelve that is aligned with the New

Mexico academic content and performance. A public school

shall include the results of standards-based assessments in

the standardized grading system, and may augment the

standardized grading system with a narrative or other method

that measures a student's academic, social, behavioral or

other skills."