This parent did not permit his child to take the state test. She opted out. But through a computer glitch (surprise, surprise!), the parent received a report on the assessment that his child did not take. As he looked at the component parts, he was reaffirmed in his conviction that the test is utterly meaningless.
The test was given in May, but the results arrive in September. What is the value of that? And there are no examples of test questions that a student was able to answer or not able to answer. In fact, none of the information on the report was informative.
His conclusion: Opt out. Don’t let your child take the tests.
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It is encouraging to see parents refusing to allow their children to take these tests. I hope more parents see the light.
In Florida, we are still waiting on our value-added scores from the 2011-2012 school year.
NY State residents, please consider supporting the online petition to demand that New York develop a non-punitive opt out process: http://signon.org/sign/give-new-york-state-parents.fb1?source=s.fb&r_by=322644
Done.
It sounds like a great idea to “opt out”. However, in Louisiana if the student doesn’t test, the school receives a zero for that student. Those zeroes really pull down an average.
Diane, Thank you for sharing my story. I have been so encouraged by number of people who have contacted me wanting to opt-out their child.
In NY the Niagara Region PTA has a resolution to suspend state assessment.
Dr. Don Sternberg wrote an amazing letter to parents.
Another Long Island Principal wrote a great piece on the SLO teacher evaluation process which is a complete disaster: http://leadingmotivatedlearners.blogspot.com/2012/10/slo-squashed-learning-opportunities.html
The Rochester CIty School Board passed a resolution about the use of high-stakes testing. http://www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/NewsBlog/archives/2012/09/28/rochester-school-board-opposed-to-standardized-testing
Hopefully the revolt is just getting started!