FILE: IHC
CLASS RANKINGS AND AWARDS
Each high school shall recognize its Top Graduates. To determine the Top Graduates, every high school in Rapides Parish shall use the following procedure beginning with the graduating class of 2019:
The Rapides District final Grade Point Average (GPA) shall be calculated using the added-value method (weighted classes determined by using the BESE Approved TOPS Core Weighted GPA Grid). All transcripted, Carnegie unit grades will be used to calculate students’ GPA with the exception of courses assigned a P (pass) or E (exempt).
All students with a 4.0 added-value GPA will be recognized as TOP Graduates. In the event there are no students with a GPA of 4.0 or higher, the high school will recognize the top ten percent (10%) of the class as Top Graduates.
The school will have the discretion to recognize the Valedictorian and Salutatorian.
Revised: October 7, 2014
Revised: August 7, 2018
Ref: La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §17:81
Board minutes, 9-3-96, 6-17-02, 10-7-14, 8-7-18
Rapides Parish School Board