Warren County School District seeks input from college admissions

[Warren Times Observer] February 2, 2011 - By COLIN KYLER

With class rankings weighing so heavily on students' futures, educators want to make sure the process provides fairness. Members of the Curriculum, Instruction and Technology Committee of the Warren County School District Board of Directors discussed the topic during their meeting Tuesday. Director of Secondary Education Amanda Hetrick said input from people who work in college admissions could help the district review its policy of awarding credits. Committee Chair Dr. Paul Yourchisin asked if she foresees a committee forming to address the issue. First, Hetrick said officials need to gather information.

According to Hetrick, it would be difficult to equate the work of a student participating in dual enrollment to that undertaken by more traditional students. Students want to collaborate among themselves, she said, and come to a solution.

The district could award recognition of the different ways students achieve success, Hetrick said, including implementing a system which gives graduates honors or high honors. Currently, she said students are simply ranked in order. Committee Member Kimberly Angove said a lot of statistics show this method is losing popularity. In fact, she said half of the high schools in the nation do not have class rankings now.

Members planned to hold their next meeting following meetings of the Physical Plant and Facilities Committee and the Personnel/Athletics and Co-Curricular Committee on Feb. 28 at Warren County Career Center. Full article here.