1. Starting with the school year 2015-2016, honors and AP classes will be weighted for incoming freshmen.  This means that those classes will be awarded an extra point; in the weighted system, an A= 5, a B = 4, and a C = 3. D and F   grades will remain D’s and F’s.
2.  Students graduating in 2016, 2017, and 2018 who continue to take at least one honors or AP class (same course all year) and have the highest cumulative unweighted grade point average based on full-time attendance at the end of seven semesters will be recognized as valedictorian at their graduation ceremony.
3. Incoming (2015-2016) freshmen will fall under the new system for determining valedictorian. The student with the highest weighted grade point average after eight semesters of high school course work will be deemed valedictorian. In the case of a tie, multiple valedictorians will be recognized.
4. In order to maintain a level playing field, all students vying for valedictorian must earn at least 24 credits.
5. A district committee will determine future classes that are eligible for weighted grades.
6. Each high school will be encouraged to explore ways to recognize outstanding achievement in their building. Those students will also be recognized at graduation.