BESE Pres Chas Roemer: Opt-out Zeroes Won’t Affect School Scores (??) | deutsch29

BESE Pres Chas Roemer: Opt-out Zeroes Won’t Affect School Scores (??) | deutsch29:



BESE Pres Chas Roemer: Opt-out Zeroes Won’t Affect School Scores (??)

 Let’s talk “opting out” of Louisiana’s “PARCC” test on the first day (Monday, March 16, 2015) as reported on the Louisiana Radio Network blog:

Calcasieu, Jackson, and Central School systems lead the state in the percentage of opt-outs during Monday’s first day of statewide PARCC testing.  Jackson had an opt-out rate of 13-percent, followed by 12-percent for Calcasieu and eight-percent for Central.  

Central School Superintendent Michael Faulk says 153 students in the district did not participate.

 “It’s really higher at Central Middle.  It’s 10-percent at Central Middle and a little bit lower at Central Intermediate.”

Statewide about one-percent of students opted-out of the Common Core testing.  Opt-outs will be given a zero on the exams and that will transfer to the school and school district scores.  Faulk says he’s concerned that his school system will be judged with no consideration to the percentage of opt-outs.

I do not have the Louisiana “PARCC” opt-out numbers for Tuesday, March 17, 2015; however, such was apparently concern enough for Central school district to seek a word from Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) president, Chas Roemer.

The following message appeared around 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17, 2015, on the Central City News Facebook page:

BESE CHAIRMAN CHAS ROEMER Says Central Schools Will Not Be Penalized Because of Opt/Out.

By Woody Jenkins, editor.

In an exclusive interview with the Central City News this afternoon, Board of Elementary and Secondary Education chairman Chas Roemer said the board will not allow the Central Community School System to be penalized because 

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