Parents - Just say NO to the 2017 SBAC Testing Scheme - Wait What?

Parents - Just say NO to the 2017 SBAC Testing Scheme - Wait What?:

Parents – Just say NO to the 2017 SBAC Testing Scheme

SBAC  testing will begin soon in Connecticut’s schools.

FACT:  Parents have a fundamental and inalienable right to REFUSE to have their children take the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) test – Period, End of Story.

Do not be bullied into believing that you have lost your right to protect your children from the unfair, inappropriate and discriminatory “test and punish” SBAC testing system.

When considering the refusal (opt-out) issue it is critically important that parents understand that there is no federal or state law that eliminates a parent’s right to refuse to allow their children to take the SBAC test.

While there are federal and state laws that direct states and school districts to try and achieve a 95 percent participation rate for the standardized tests, the State Department of Education’s own instruction on the matter makes the truth clear.

In a February 29, 2016 PowerPoint presentation entitled “Improving Participation Rates on State Assessments,” the Connecticut State Department of Education states;

There are no penalties for students and families for not participating, however, there may be unintended consequences that have an effect on students and families in the school district

As to these consequences, the Connecticut the State Department of Parents - Just say NO to the 2017 SBAC Testing Scheme - Wait What?: