In a novel effort to tackle declining student performance and enrollment in San Francisco public schools, the superintendent has opted to lower performance criteria across the board and focus on “grading for equity,” according to new guidelines announced this week.

Superintendent Maria Su will be implementing her new equity-driven plan this coming fall despite not being subject to a public vote by the Board of Education, as first reported by The Voice of San Francisco.

The new effort to achieve parity across racial and social economic barriers will focus on instructing teachers on new grading practices rather than on producing a more rigorous classroom environment. The plan will affect the more than 10,000 students in the area’s 14 high schools, enabling students to receive a ‘C’ for a grade as low as 41% on a 100-point exam. Students can also achieve an ‘A’ with a score as low as 80% and pass with a ‘D’ with a mere 21%.

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