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Section I:
Instructional Goals and Objectives |
Knox County Board of Education Policy |
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Descriptor Term:
Senior Classification |
Descriptor Code: I-330 |
Issued: 7/95 |
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Reviewed: 8/23 |
Revised: 12/18 |
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SENIOR CLASSIFICATION
Students will be classified as seniors who, at the beginning of the school year, have completed six (6)
terms. Those not meeting graduation requirements will be retained at the end of the 8th term.
The Valedictorian and Salutatorian at each high school shall have earned the highest and next highest
grade-point averages using Knox County's equalization formula. This formula prevents any student from
either gaining an advantage or being penalized for the number of high school courses completed. This
formula prorates the regular courses in such a way that the number of credits completed is equivalent for all students competing for the Valedictorian and Salutatorian positions. This formula considers all course weighting and bonus points for Advanced Placement (AP), Cambridge International, International
Baccalaureate (IB), Dual Enrollment, Statewide Dual Credit, National Industry Certification and Honors
courses in its calculation. All grades included on the high school transcript shall be used in this
calculation.
To become Valedictorian or Salutatorian, a student must be enrolled in a Knox County school at the
beginning of the tenth (10th) grade year and attend through the twelfth (12th) grade.
If there is a tie through the hundredth (100th) of a point for a valedictorian, all students qualifying should
be named. Senior classification beyond the positions of Valedictorian and Salutatorian will be reported
in deciles, such as “upper 10%.”
Identification of the Valedictorian, Salutatorian and the top 10% for each class, shall be calculated using
the grades from the seventh semester (fall semester of a student’s senior year).
The Director of Schools shall create an administrative procedure to determine senior classification using
the equalization formula which will include the Dual Enrollment, Statewide Dual Credit, AP, industry
certifications and IB course evaluations.
Cross Reference:
- Knox County Board of Education Policy I-341 Uniform Grading Policy.
Approved as to Legal Form
By Knox County Law Director 11/1/2018
/Gary T. Dupler/Deputy Law Director