JEFFERSON â Studies have shown that high schoolers are under unprecedented stress during this pandemic year as they negotiate high level classes, on-again, off-again extracurriculars and a roller-coaster ride of fluctuating in-person and virtual schooling.
In response to this high level of stress students are experiencing, and in recognition that many students may have missed crucial academic lessons through no fault of their own as they went through quarantine or isolation for COVID-19, the Jefferson school board has approved a measure eliminating semester exams for the 2020-21 school year.
Traditionally, the semester exams have accounted for 20 percent of a studentâs final grade in a particular class.
Jefferson School Board waives credit requirements
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Rollefson to step down as superintendent
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JEFFERSON â Mark Rollefson has stood at the head of the classroom and at the helm of two district schools, and, for the last four years, he had headed up the Jefferson school district as a whole.
The veteran educator, who has logged almost 32 years in education â the last 23 of those in administration â announced Thursday afternoon that he would be retiring at the close of this school year. He will serve out his current contract, which runs through June 30.
During his time in administration, Rollefson has helped lead countless initiatives, from the districtâs state and nationally recognized character education initiatives to trauma-informed teaching efforts, and, most recently, the lightning-swift transition to virtual learning and all of the other changes necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic.