Pittsburg schools to move to nine-week grading period

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By Jeremy Weber
 
An important change is coming to the Pittsburg ISD schedule beginning this fall. During the regular February board meeting last Monday, the PISD Board of Trustees approved moving to a nine-week grading period over the current six-week format.
Deputy Superintendent Beth Anne Dunavant presented a report to the board on why this move is necessary. She said that the fall semester is longer than the spring semester, which means that the number of class days do not even out under the six-week grading period.
Jonathan Hill, Pittsburg High School Principal, said he thinks the new grading period “will present some new opportunities to the students and staff of PHS.”
 
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