Former Florida Ed Commissioner Under Jeb Bush Says Current School Grade Formula Demonstrates a “Disconnect” that “Sends the Wrong Signal”
A top state education official — and one of the architects of the A+ plan first put in place by Gov. Jeb Bush –said a new formula for grading the state’s high schools is flawed.
John Winn, a former education commissioner now working as chief of staff for Commissioner Gerard Robinson, said Thursday that students are getting a disservice with a new grading system that is more complex than previously used performance-based rankings.
The changes in the grading system, which were implemented during the 2009-2010 school year,
