Students at Destrehan High School (LA) recently received their School Performance Score cards, or SPSs. An SPS tallies the points that a student received based on his or her standardized test performances and attendance record. The twist is that it seems to be like a little credit card, where privileges can be purchased with the points:
The card has a maximum of 24 points, which can be used for privileges.
The first opportunity to use SPS points was Jean Day. For one point, students could wear denim shorts, pants or skirts to school with their uniform shirts...
A student also may skip a lunch detention or be excused from a tardy with the use of one SPS point. Future SPS card days will be dress down days.
Seems to me that the school is essentially setting in stone what was once an informal set of rules, where teachers were more likely to be lenient with the "good" kids who worked hard and only screwed up every once in a while. I'd have loved to have a card getting me out of a detention based on my test scores, I'll tell you that much.
Posted by kswygert at October 23, 2003 12:07 PM