PARENTS ARE ENCOURAGE TO “REFUSE” THE SMARTER BALANCED ASSESSMENT!!
See: http://nhfamiliesforeducation.org/content/parents-have-right-opt-out-or-refuse-allow-their-child-take-statewide-assessments-such
Testing Window for Spring 2015 Smarter Balanced Assessment Administration
The Smarter Balanced Assessment Testing Window will open statewide on Monday,
March 16, 2015. The window is 12 calendar weeks and will end on Friday, June 5, 2015.
All assessments must be completed by grade spans within the 12 week window; however
you do not need to take the whole 12 weeks if you are able to test in a shorter span
using the overlapping week schedule described below. The grade spans within the window
are:
Grades 3 & 4 during weeks 1-6
Grades 5 & 6 during weeks 3-8
Grades 7, 8, & 11 during weeks 5-12
Makeup assessments will occur during the appropriate window. Each school
district will determine, based on their own calendar, when they can begin
testing and their testing schedule. It is important, however, that grades 3-8 have completed at least 66% of instructional days prior to beginning testing and Grade 11 must have completed
80%.