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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 49-6-407

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(1) Each LEA shall adopt and use the uniform grading system developed by the state board of education for students enrolled in grades nine through twelve (9-12). Each LEA must report students’ grades using the uniform grading system for the purposes of application for postsecondary financial assistance administered by the Tennessee student assistance corporation.
(2) The uniform grading system developed by the state board of education for students enrolled in grades nine through twelve (9-12) must use the following grading scale:

(A) A student earns an “A” letter grade if the student scores a percentage of points within the range of ninety (90) to one hundred (100);
(B) A student earns a “B” letter grade if the student scores a percentage of points within the range of eighty (80) to eighty-nine (89);
(C) A student earns a “C” letter grade if the student scores a percentage of points within the range of seventy (70) to seventy-nine (79);
(D) A student earns a “D” letter grade if the student scores a percentage of points within the range of sixty (60) to sixty-nine (69); and
(E) A student earns a failing or “F” letter grade if the student scores a percentage of points within the range of zero (0) to fifty-nine (59).
(b)

(1) The state board of education shall develop a uniform grading system for students enrolled in kindergarten through grade eight (K-8) that LEAs may adopt and implement.
(2) Beginning with the 2019-2020 school year, the state board of education shall not modify the uniform grading system for students enrolled in kindergarten through grade eight (K-8) more than once every two (2) years.
(c) This section does not prohibit the state board of education or an LEA from developing, adopting, or implementing a grading system for purposes other than reporting students’ grades for postsecondary financial assistance under subsection (a).
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