Abington, MA passed their town article last night to get rid of Common Core and PARCC, and return to proven education standards. They join Brookfield, Halifax, Hampden, Hanson, Holland, Lakeville, Norfolk, Tewksbury, Uxbridge, Whitman, Wilbraham.
So where is Governor Hassan and your local Superintendent? Still pushing the inferior Common Core Standards and Smarter Balanced Assessment on your kids?
Governor Baker in Mass. is holding public meetings on the Common Core Standards and the Common Core assessment (PARCC).
You can listen to Donna Colorio speak on how the scores are DROPPING in Mass. since they abandoned the old and superior Mass standards in favor of dumbed down Common Core/PARCC.
While NH’s Governor Hassan ignores parents, Gov. Baker is engaging them and wanting to hear more.
Now the Common Core testing company is spying on your children after they take the test.
This Obama reform (supported by Jeb Bush) continues to pit parents against their schools.
Where is Governor Hassan? No where to be found. She refuses to have town halls so parents can ask her questions and let her know how this disaster is impacting their kids.
Here is an article about the PARCC in NJ and how parents are just starting to wake up about the nightmare that is Common Core aligned standardized testing. The last paragraph states that the districts are required to have 95% of the student population take the test and the uncertainty of what the ramifications are if they do not meet that number.
We know that here in NH Commissioner Barry is trying to strong arm parents via the district administrations into thinking that refusing the test is not an option. We suggest sending a REFUSAL letter to your child’s school principal this week refusing the SBAT.
If you choose to NOT opt out, we HIGHLY encourage you to sit in on the classes as your children go through the testing.
We are hearing from teachers that the process is taking a real toll on SOME of the children and if your child happens to be one of those kids, you will at least have an option to step in at that point.
http://www.njherald.com/story/27570405/2014/12/07/new-parcc-tests-no-walk-in-the-park
The Norfolk School Committee approved and sent a letter responding to the Department’s legal opinion banning parental opt out that supports parents’ right to opt their children out of PARCC pilot testing.
The Wachusett School Committee has adopted a policy that allows for parental opting out of testing not mandated by state or federal law and has taken the position that this includes the PARCC pilot. They have communicated this by letter to the Department.
The Worcester School Committee unanimously voted to respond the the Department’s legal opinion by letter, supporting parents’ rights to opt their children out of the PARCC pilot. They also requested that administration forward a clear protocol of how those students would be handled to be forwarded to the Committee, parents, teachers, and administrators. [Update: On March 21, the Worcester School Committee revisited the proposed letter and voted not to take this action. There was no change in the policy allowing parents to opt out of PARCC pilot testing.]
For the full article including embedded links, please visit: School Committee positions on opting out of PARCC pilot testing
Opting Out of Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) Field Testing
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