By Richard Bammer

A grading committee update Thursday prompted a somewhat lengthy discussion between Vacaville Unified leaders and district staffers about what grades on homework and tests mean and how and why they should be applied in the 12,300-student district.

Mark Frazier, the chief academic officer, and members of the grading committee — Lois Chancellor, Joanna Adams and Brian Speck — led the discussion in the Educational Services Center, where trustees heard the latest developments toward revising the district’s grading policy.

The issue of grades has long been debated in American education circles, since the early 1930s, Frazier told the seven-member governing board.

Source: Vacaville Unified leaders hear update about proposed revisions to grading policy