The state has officially moved to decouple test scores from teacher evaluations. We have secured the policy shift we requested and will now monitor the implementation process to ensure these changes take full effect.
September 13, 2015
Final supporters
My children have accomplished great things while attending school in the Longwood Central District. To state that a flawed assessment process is a necessary tool to show that growth is an insult. I have the utmost confidence in the highly qualified staff of Longwood. By opting my children out of the state assessments, I believe that I am showing Governor Cuomo that I not only feel these exams have no place in my child’s learning, but that I wholeheartedly support the teachers that work with my children everyday. By opting my children out, I am clearly stating that:
• I will not support exams that look to punish those teachers.
• I will not support exams that will make up 50% of a teacher’s yearly evaluation.
• I will not support exams that require my child to sit for three consecutive days reading texts that are designed to be more challenging than their readability level.
• I will not support exams that require my child to sit for three consecutive days involved in math skills that they have not had the time to master.
• I will continue to opt my children out of these assessments and encourage others to do so if they believe it is the right choice for their child, regardless of what type of letter they receive from district administration.
I believe that changes will come. I don’t believe that I have to be forced to subject my children to a faulty system in order to change the, as you stated, “next generation of assessment.” I believe that the people with experience and knowledge of the educational field can get together and make the changes needed without subjecting current students to something developed to rank and dismiss hard working educators.
I sincerely hope that the district’s message at the beginning of the 2015-16 school year is a more positive and encouraging one than the message that was put out at the close of this school year.
Updates
June 27, 2015
The scale of this response is shifting the conversation with the district administration. I have scheduled a formal meeting with the school board to present our collective position on these assessment policies.
Reached 100 supporters
June 27, 2015
32 Comments
I refuse to punish my child, his teachers or feed the Pearson Beast. Enough is Enough...
Why would we as a district double down on a test that abuses children. If the professionals "teachers" think the tests are developmentally inappropriate why should we subject our children to it? I don't mind testing children, but it should make sense. This test does not!
I found that letter completely insulting and manipulative. If anything it made my desire to opt my children out of these tests even stronger.
I will continue to opt out my children. After Gov. Cuomo said these tests ar meaningless.
It is disingenuous to state that parents are harming their children or the school district by refusing state tests! The Longwood teachers are working hard and opting out supports them- otherwise why would the NYS United Teachers AND the Middle Island Teachers Association support the iRefuse movement? Further, the NYS PTA, the largest child advocacy organization, clearly stated that families have a right to choose what is best for their child, taking OR refusing the state assessments. To not respect this right is hurtful. This is an awful note to end the school year with!
Stop common core!
My child is more than a score!
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The state has officially moved to decouple test scores from teacher evaluations. We have secured the policy shift we requested and will now monitor the implementation process to ensure these changes take full effect.
September 13, 2015
Final supporters
My children have accomplished great things while attending school in the Longwood Central District. To state that a flawed assessment process is a necessary tool to show that growth is an insult. I have the utmost confidence in the highly qualified staff of Longwood. By opting my children out of the state assessments, I believe that I am showing Governor Cuomo that I not only feel these exams have no place in my child’s learning, but that I wholeheartedly support the teachers that work with my children everyday. By opting my children out, I am clearly stating that:
• I will not support exams that look to punish those teachers.
• I will not support exams that will make up 50% of a teacher’s yearly evaluation.
• I will not support exams that require my child to sit for three consecutive days reading texts that are designed to be more challenging than their readability level.
• I will not support exams that require my child to sit for three consecutive days involved in math skills that they have not had the time to master.
• I will continue to opt my children out of these assessments and encourage others to do so if they believe it is the right choice for their child, regardless of what type of letter they receive from district administration.
I believe that changes will come. I don’t believe that I have to be forced to subject my children to a faulty system in order to change the, as you stated, “next generation of assessment.” I believe that the people with experience and knowledge of the educational field can get together and make the changes needed without subjecting current students to something developed to rank and dismiss hard working educators.
I sincerely hope that the district’s message at the beginning of the 2015-16 school year is a more positive and encouraging one than the message that was put out at the close of this school year.
Updates
June 27, 2015
The scale of this response is shifting the conversation with the district administration. I have scheduled a formal meeting with the school board to present our collective position on these assessment policies.
Reached 100 supporters
June 27, 2015
32 Comments
Scaring parents into a personal decision of what they think is best is not what I want in my school district.
I refuse to punish my child, his teachers or feed the Pearson Beast. Enough is Enough...
Why would we as a district double down on a test that abuses children. If the professionals "teachers" think the tests are developmentally inappropriate why should we subject our children to it? I don't mind testing children, but it should make sense. This test does not!
I found that letter completely insulting and manipulative. If anything it made my desire to opt my children out of these tests even stronger.
I will continue to opt out my children. After Gov. Cuomo said these tests ar meaningless.
It is disingenuous to state that parents are harming their children or the school district by refusing state tests! The Longwood teachers are working hard and opting out supports them- otherwise why would the NYS United Teachers AND the Middle Island Teachers Association support the iRefuse movement? Further, the NYS PTA, the largest child advocacy organization, clearly stated that families have a right to choose what is best for their child, taking OR refusing the state assessments. To not respect this right is hurtful. This is an awful note to end the school year with!
Stop common core!
My child is more than a score!
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Scaring parents into a personal decision of what they think is best is not what I want in my school district.