Common use of Grade Change Clause in Contracts

Grade Change. No student’s grade will be changed without the approval of the teacher who assigned the grade at the end of the trimester, except as set forth below. If the teacher does not concur with the request for the grade change, the Principal may convene a review panel consisting of three (3) members, other than the teacher involved, of the Linden Education Association, a Board of Education member, and the Superintendent. The Panel will review the request and the teacher’s reasons for non-concurrence and reach a decision. The student and his/her parents are to be invited to the meeting of the Review Panel and are to be provided an opportunity to make a written or oral presentation to the Panel. If the Review Panel’s decision is that the grade be changed, the teacher may within thirty (30) days appeal the decision to the Board of Education. If the decision of the Panel is that the grade should not be changed, the student and/or his/her parents may appeal, within thirty (30) days, to the Board. The Board shall review the reasons for and against changing the grade and either approve or disapprove the Review Panel’s decision. Its decision shall be made in open session and will be final. The final decision is to be communicated to the teacher, student and his/her parents. If the grade is changed, it will be noted in the student’s record that the change was made by a decision of the Review Panel and/or Board of Education.

Grade Change. No student’s grade will be changed without the approval of the teacher who assigned the grade at the end of the trimester, except as set forth below. If the teacher does not concur with the request for the grade change, the Principal may convene a review panel consisting of three (3) members, other than the teacher involved, of the Linden Education Association, a Board of Education member, and the Superintendent. The Panel will review the request and the teacher’s reasons for non-concurrence and reach a decision. The student and his/her parents are to be invited to the meeting of the Review Panel and are to be provided an opportunity to make a written or oral presentation to the Panel. If the Review Panel’s decision is that the grade be changed, the teacher may within thirty (30) days appeal the decision to the Board of Education. If the decision of the Panel is that the grade should not be changed, the student and/or his/her parents may appeal, within thirty (30) days, to the Board. The Board shall review the reasons for and against changing the grade and either approve or disapprove the Review Panel’s decision. Its decision shall be made in open session and will be final. The final decision is to be communicated to the teacher, student and his/her parents. If the grade is changed, it will be noted in the student’s record that the change was made by a decision of the Review Panel and/or Board of Education.