CCSD changing third quarter grade policy for schools amid shutdown

Schools across Nevada remain closed for the rest of the month, and CCSD is now changing how grades are being calculated with the end of the school year coming up.

Jeremy Chen reports.

MONTH...AND C-C-S-D IS CHANGING HOWGRADES ARE BEING CALCULATEDWITH THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEARCOMING UP.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER JEREMYCHEN IS LIVE TO TELL YOU THEIMPACT IT WILL HAVE FORSTUDENTS...ESPECIALLY HIGH SCHOOLERS.TODD...THIS POLICY INVOLVESTHIRD QUARTER GRADES- NOWBECOMING THE FINAL GRADESFOR THE SECOND SEMESTER FORC-C-S-D SCHOOLS-SIGNALINGSTUDENTS MIGHT NOT BE COMINGBACK TO CAMPUS FOR THE REST OFTHIS SCHOOL YEAR.ONLINE TEACHING IS THE NEWREALITY FOR HIGH SCHOOLTEACHERS LIKE JEREMIAHRIESENBECK- WITH C-C-S-DSCHOOLS SHUT DOWN UNTIL APRIL30TH.THE HISTORY TEACHER IS MAKINGSURE HIS STUDENTS STAY ENGAGED-ASSIGNING AN OPEN-ENDEDPROJECT."OKAY, YOU STUDY WHATEVER KINDOF TOPIC INTERESTS YOU,WHATEVER YOU FIND INTERESTINGAND THAT'LL HOPEFULLY GET THEMOUT OF THEIR HEAD OF BEINGSTUCK AT HOME AND FINDSOMETHING INTERESTING FOR THEMTO DO." IT'S HIS WAY OFADJUSTING TO A NEW C-C-S-DPOLICY WHERE THIRD QUARTERGRADES-- ARE NOW FINALGRADES- WITH AN OPPORTUNITY FORSTUDENTS TO IMPROVE THAT GRADETHROUGH MAKE UPASSIGNMENTS.RIESENBECK SAYS WHEN THE POLICYWAS PUT IN PLACE MONDAY- THATWAS A SIGN HE BELIEVES STUDENTSWON'T BE RETURNING TO CAMPUS."SEEING WHAT OTHER STATES HAVEDONE AND KNOWING THAT WE'RE NOTEVEN CLOSE TO THE APEX YET INNEVADA, THERE'S NO SENSE,BECAUSE WE'RE AT APRIL 30TH ANDAFTER THAT THERE'S ONLY THREEWEEKS OF SCHOOL LEFT ANYWAYS."HE SAYS THIRD QUARTER GRADESHAVE TYPICALLY BEEN LOWER THANOTHER QUARTERS- WITH SOMESTUDENTS SLACKING...BUT HE'S BEEN PROMOTING THISPOLICY AS A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITYFOR STUDENTS TO IMPROVE THEIRG-P-A OR GAIN ENOUGH CREDITS TOPASS AND GRADUATE."TRYING TO MAKE THEM REALIZETHAT HEY, THAT IT'SUNPRECEDENTED.IT'S SOMETHING WE'VE NEVER DONEBEFORE, BUT YOU STILL HAVEEXPECTATIONS." RIESENBECK TELLSSTUDENTS TO REMAIN IN TOUCHYOU STILL EVEN THOUGH WE'RENOT FACE TO FACE.WE'RE STILL ROOTING FOR YOU."AGAIN--SCHOOLS REMAIN CLOSEDUNTIL APRIL 30TH..AS TEACHERS CONTINUE TO CONDUCTONLINE LEARNING.JEREMY CHEN 13 ACTIONNEWS.C-C-S-D IS ALSO BANNING THE USEOF THE "ZOOM" VIDEO CONF