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If you ask high school students today—almost all of them will say that they have at least once experienced a grade or evaluation that was undeserved or unfair. Maybe they said something about it, maybe they held it in, who knows what they did to handle it?

If you ask high school teachers today—almost all of them will say that they have at least once experienced disrespect, trouble, or confusion when handling a grading dispute. Maybe it was a student’s email, or case that required outside opinions, who knows what happened?

Sketch of a person in a cowboy hat sitting at a desk with a telephone, papers, and a key; in front of a door labeled 'Executive Board'.

The high school system, among millions of students and teachers today, lacks any accepted guidelines, procedures, or protocol towards resolving academic, grading disputes. Students, teachers, administrators, counselors, families, and so on, act under inconsistent and unproductive rules and processes.

Over the past several years, StAfAA has undertaken considerable research and time towards this exact purpose. Currently, colleges and universities across the United States have adopted independent academic appeal review systems, often involving advocacy advisors and qualification forms—where StAfAA looks to achieve the same for high schools. Beyond stigma or controversy, StAfAA understands that grades are the primary and most trustworthy measure of academic participation, so they should be addressed with clarity and fairness.  

StAfAA works in partnership with high school districts towards school-wide endorsements of the StAfAA platform and resources. Regardless, students of any school are welcome to use the resources.