A report released Friday by the department accused the principal, Janet Saraceno, of "poor judgment," and found she improperly changed grades and gave course credit to students at Herbert H. Lehman High School who failed their classes but passed Regents exams in the same subject.
Offering or giving any favor or something of value for the purpose of improperly influencing a grade or other evaluation of a student in an academic program is prohibited.
The principal of a Bronx high school who was found to have improperly changed student grades has agreed to resign from the school, but will continue to work for the Department of Education, possibly advising principals and teachers on curriculum and other matters, city officials said Friday.
And they will not count certain non-food-related violations, like burned-out light bulbs or improperly posted signs, toward the grade, although operators could still have to pay a fine.
A district investigation at Compton's Walton Middle School "indicated that, yes, two different teachers had told [students] they had specific questions wrong on the test and to go back and fix them". Officials also found that a 6th grade teacher had improperly divided a test into three parts and gave students more time than allowed to complete them.
The restaurant association had lobbied the health department to exempt all nonfood-related violations — like burned-out light bulbs, leaky faucets and improperly posted signs — from the letter-grade calculation.
The New York State Restaurant Association, the operators' trade group, successfully exhorted its members to turn out at the hearing in force with alerts titled "We need YOU!" The association has lobbied the health department to exempt all nonfood-related violations (involving such issues as burned-out light bulbs, leaky faucets and improperly posted signs) from the letter-grade calculation.
In fact, many gifted students have very low grades due to being improperly challenged in school.
Stone can connect parts of the landscape, but an improperly constructed patio (one with the wrong grade, or one that cracks) can cause water damage to the house.
