The State Board of Education has formally voted to eliminate the use of privately copyrighted academic standards in Missouri schools. This result follows the delivery of our petition to the board members and confirms that public curriculum must remain under the oversight of the state. We will monitor the transition …
June 27, 2015
Petition To The Missouri State Board Of Education Regarding The Elimination Of Privately Copyrighted Academic Standards From The State Of Missouri
Final supporters
WHEREAS, according to article I, section 1 of the Constitution of Missouri, “all government of right originates from the people . . . and is instituted solely for the good of the whole”; and
WHEREAS, article I, section 3 of the Constitution of Missouri guarantees that “the people of this state have the inherent, sole and exclusive right to regulate the internal government and police thereof . . .”; and
WHEREAS,
the National Association of State Boards of Education’s 2010 Form 990 confirms,
“. . . IN 2009 THE COUNCIL OF CHIEF STATE SCHOOL OFFICERS AND THE NATIONAL
GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ACHIEVE, ACT AND THE COLLEGE BOARD
LAUNCHED THE COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS INITIATIVE, . . . ADOPTION OF THE
STANDARDS IS VOLUNTARY BUT SHOULD A STATE CHOSE [sic] TO ADOPT, THEY MUST
ADOPT 100% OF THE COMMON CORE K-12 STANDARDS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND
MATHEMATICS AND BEGIN ASSESSMENTS ON THE COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS
WITHIN THREE YEARS . . . NASBE IS AN EQUAL PARTNER WITH THE COUNCIL OF CHIEF
STATE SCHOOL OFFICERS AND THE NATIONAL GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION ON THE COMMON CORE
STANDARDS INITIATIVE . . .
WHEREAS, the Common Core State Standards in English language arts and mathematics are copyrighted to private non-governmental organizations known as the National Governors Association/Council of Chief State School Officers, and the Next Generation Science Standards are copyrighted to the private non-governmental organization known as ACHIEVE and that Missouri incorporates copyrighted standards in English language arts and mathematics free of charge as per a public license granted by the copyright holders; and
WHEREAS,
the Missouri State Board of Education adopted the copyrighted Common Core State
Standards at its June 15, 2010 meeting, implicitly agreeing to the terms of the limitation on liability,
absolving the copyright holders from any liability of negligence or risk to the
children and families of Missouri; and
WHEREAS,
the aforementioned copyrights can be sold without consulting the states, and
licenses can be used to extract licensing payments from states at a future
point in time, making the citizens of Missouri vulnerable to the business
transactions of private corporations or entities having no accountability to
the public; and
WHEREAS, the intent of HB 1490 is the re-establishment of accountability for education standards to the citizens of Missouri through the elimination of copyrighted standards from Missouri Learning Standards which include Common Core State Standards in English language arts and mathematics and Next Generation Science Standards and the development of Missouri academic learning standards in public domain; and
WHEREAS,
as per Missouri’s March 31, 2015 ESEA Flexibility Request, student scores on
tests aligned to the Common Core State Standards in English language arts and
mathematics will be used to evaluate teachers in Missouri using a Value Added
Model, despite the rejection of this same model by 76% of Missouri voters on Amendment
3 in August of 2014[1];
and
WHEREAS,
as per a memorandum from the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium dated
September 11, 2014 confirms that the Smarter Balanced Assessments in English
language arts and mathematics incorporated into the spring 2015 statewide
assessments do not meet the stipulations of federal law or nationally
recognized professional and technical standards;
WHEREAS, Missouri students are made vulnerable to identity theft when required to complete online responses to tests aligned to the Common Core State Standards in English language arts and mathematics associated with personally identifiable information, and students are required to take such tests without parental consent to the liabilities of data breaches known to occur in online and digital environments, and despite affirmation of the constitutional protection of electronic data privacy by 75% of Missouri voters on Amendment 9, the Missouri Electronic Data Protection Act of 2014[2];
NOW
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that we the undersigned hereby petition the State
Board of Education and Commissioner of Education to
· direct the academic standards workgroups to develop Missouri academic learning standards in public domain; and
· withdraw the ESEA Flexibility Request from the U.S. Department of Education; and
· cease administration of Smarter Balanced Assessments in Missouri schools
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all K-12 school superintendents shall provide information about data security liabilities and consent forms to parents of Missouri K-12 students taking online assessments in spring 2015.
Signatures
[1] http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/politics/2014/11/04/amendment-3-defeated-by-missouri-voters/18504025/
[2] http://ballotpedia.org/Missouri_Electronic_Data_Protection,_Amendment_9_(August_2014)
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
June 1, 2015
May 30, 2015
We are approaching 500 signatures which gives us the necessary leverage to demand a formal hearing with the Board members. Please circulate this link to your local school board representatives before the end of the business week so we can ensure they are prepared for our upcoming inquiry.
Reached 100 supporters
April 17, 2015
253 Comments
According to the law (HB1490) Missouri is pulling out of Common Core. So please pull out of the SBA testing, pull non-testing students out of testing rooms and pull together with the Work Groups to the state's law.
I am very opposed to common core. my children used to be straight a students and since the new curriculum came in place their grades have dropped drastically. they never have homework to bring home and when they do it makes no sense to me.
It is almost inconceivable that a state board of education would show to its own teachers so little professional respect by adopting a set of standards they had an infinitessimally small part in writing.
We are very opposed to this Common Core and the elimination of privately copyrighted academic standards from the State of Missouri. Three of our children teach, they are very much concerned and worried of the effects of this destrictive plan and what it will do to students and those who teach.
Leave education to the states. Get rid of Common Core and high stakes testing. As a teacher who is currently homeschooling because of the government intrusion in schools, I say let the teachers teach. We know what is best for kids. Political fat cats and corporations aren't in it for our kids.
VA
Nevada
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The State Board of Education has formally voted to eliminate the use of privately copyrighted academic standards in Missouri schools. This result follows the delivery of our petition to the board members and confirms that public curriculum must remain under the oversight of the state. We will monitor the transition …
June 27, 2015
Petition To The Missouri State Board Of Education Regarding The Elimination Of Privately Copyrighted Academic Standards From The State Of Missouri
Final supporters
WHEREAS, according to article I, section 1 of the Constitution of Missouri, “all government of right originates from the people . . . and is instituted solely for the good of the whole”; and
WHEREAS, article I, section 3 of the Constitution of Missouri guarantees that “the people of this state have the inherent, sole and exclusive right to regulate the internal government and police thereof . . .”; and
WHEREAS,
the National Association of State Boards of Education’s 2010 Form 990 confirms,
“. . . IN 2009 THE COUNCIL OF CHIEF STATE SCHOOL OFFICERS AND THE NATIONAL
GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ACHIEVE, ACT AND THE COLLEGE BOARD
LAUNCHED THE COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS INITIATIVE, . . . ADOPTION OF THE
STANDARDS IS VOLUNTARY BUT SHOULD A STATE CHOSE [sic] TO ADOPT, THEY MUST
ADOPT 100% OF THE COMMON CORE K-12 STANDARDS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND
MATHEMATICS AND BEGIN ASSESSMENTS ON THE COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS
WITHIN THREE YEARS . . . NASBE IS AN EQUAL PARTNER WITH THE COUNCIL OF CHIEF
STATE SCHOOL OFFICERS AND THE NATIONAL GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION ON THE COMMON CORE
STANDARDS INITIATIVE . . .
WHEREAS, the Common Core State Standards in English language arts and mathematics are copyrighted to private non-governmental organizations known as the National Governors Association/Council of Chief State School Officers, and the Next Generation Science Standards are copyrighted to the private non-governmental organization known as ACHIEVE and that Missouri incorporates copyrighted standards in English language arts and mathematics free of charge as per a public license granted by the copyright holders; and
WHEREAS,
the Missouri State Board of Education adopted the copyrighted Common Core State
Standards at its June 15, 2010 meeting, implicitly agreeing to the terms of the limitation on liability,
absolving the copyright holders from any liability of negligence or risk to the
children and families of Missouri; and
WHEREAS,
the aforementioned copyrights can be sold without consulting the states, and
licenses can be used to extract licensing payments from states at a future
point in time, making the citizens of Missouri vulnerable to the business
transactions of private corporations or entities having no accountability to
the public; and
WHEREAS, the intent of HB 1490 is the re-establishment of accountability for education standards to the citizens of Missouri through the elimination of copyrighted standards from Missouri Learning Standards which include Common Core State Standards in English language arts and mathematics and Next Generation Science Standards and the development of Missouri academic learning standards in public domain; and
WHEREAS,
as per Missouri’s March 31, 2015 ESEA Flexibility Request, student scores on
tests aligned to the Common Core State Standards in English language arts and
mathematics will be used to evaluate teachers in Missouri using a Value Added
Model, despite the rejection of this same model by 76% of Missouri voters on Amendment
3 in August of 2014[1];
and
WHEREAS,
as per a memorandum from the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium dated
September 11, 2014 confirms that the Smarter Balanced Assessments in English
language arts and mathematics incorporated into the spring 2015 statewide
assessments do not meet the stipulations of federal law or nationally
recognized professional and technical standards;
WHEREAS, Missouri students are made vulnerable to identity theft when required to complete online responses to tests aligned to the Common Core State Standards in English language arts and mathematics associated with personally identifiable information, and students are required to take such tests without parental consent to the liabilities of data breaches known to occur in online and digital environments, and despite affirmation of the constitutional protection of electronic data privacy by 75% of Missouri voters on Amendment 9, the Missouri Electronic Data Protection Act of 2014[2];
NOW
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that we the undersigned hereby petition the State
Board of Education and Commissioner of Education to
· direct the academic standards workgroups to develop Missouri academic learning standards in public domain; and
· withdraw the ESEA Flexibility Request from the U.S. Department of Education; and
· cease administration of Smarter Balanced Assessments in Missouri schools
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all K-12 school superintendents shall provide information about data security liabilities and consent forms to parents of Missouri K-12 students taking online assessments in spring 2015.
Signatures
[1] http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/politics/2014/11/04/amendment-3-defeated-by-missouri-voters/18504025/
[2] http://ballotpedia.org/Missouri_Electronic_Data_Protection,_Amendment_9_(August_2014)
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
June 1, 2015
May 30, 2015
We are approaching 500 signatures which gives us the necessary leverage to demand a formal hearing with the Board members. Please circulate this link to your local school board representatives before the end of the business week so we can ensure they are prepared for our upcoming inquiry.
Reached 100 supporters
April 17, 2015
253 Comments
I taught kindergarten for 22 years in the Sikeston Public Schools. There is no reason for all of this data to be collected on our children. I am strongly opposed to it as a parent and educator for many, many reasons. Primarily, it is putting our children at risk.
According to the law (HB1490) Missouri is pulling out of Common Core. So please pull out of the SBA testing, pull non-testing students out of testing rooms and pull together with the Work Groups to the state's law.
I am very opposed to common core. my children used to be straight a students and since the new curriculum came in place their grades have dropped drastically. they never have homework to bring home and when they do it makes no sense to me.
It is almost inconceivable that a state board of education would show to its own teachers so little professional respect by adopting a set of standards they had an infinitessimally small part in writing.
We are very opposed to this Common Core and the elimination of privately copyrighted academic standards from the State of Missouri. Three of our children teach, they are very much concerned and worried of the effects of this destrictive plan and what it will do to students and those who teach.
Leave education to the states. Get rid of Common Core and high stakes testing. As a teacher who is currently homeschooling because of the government intrusion in schools, I say let the teachers teach. We know what is best for kids. Political fat cats and corporations aren't in it for our kids.
VA
Nevada
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I taught kindergarten for 22 years in the Sikeston Public Schools. There is no reason for all of this data to be collected on our children. I am strongly opposed to it as a parent and educator for many, many reasons. Primarily, it is putting our children at risk.