From the Pittsfield Public Schools Policy Handbook

The recognition of academic excellence is to be encouraged. Therefore, the Superintendent is instructed to establish procedures for the identification and recognition of students whose achievement constitutes exemplary performance at the secondary level.

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Middle School

An Honor Roll has been established to recognize the Educational Achievements of students. It is determined on a quarterly basis.

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Credits are assigned to each course based on the length of time the student participates in the course (5 for year-long courses and 2.5 for semester courses). Divide the sum total of the calculated weighted value by the total number of credits assigned to the course to determine the Grade Point Average (GPA).

Conversion from numerical grades to letter grades is as follows:

Numerical Grade Span - Letter Grade

• 97-100 - A+
• 94-96 - A
• 90-93 - A-
• 87-89 - B+
• 84-86 - B
• 80-83 - B-
• 77-79 - C+
• 74-76 - C
• 70-73 - C-
• 67-69 D+
• 64-66 D
• 60-63 D-
• 59 and lower F

High Honors GPA: 8.5 to 10.0

Honors GPA: 7.0 to 8.49