The school board has officially voted to eliminate the SAT-10 testing requirement for all grade levels. I am now coordinating with administration to ensure these assessment days are removed from the master calendar before the next academic term. We will monitor the implementation of this policy to confirm the schedule …
February 26, 2016
Final supporters
On January 28th a group of concerned parents will be meeting with Superior School at their board meeting to discuss our deeply concerned about the amount of standardized testing Plato Schools are electing to administer above and beyond what is required by state and county. In a time when bi-partisan congress is calling for the reduction of testing overall, but especially standardized testing, Plato Schools are administering more standardized testing days than any other school in the county. At this time Plato Schools are volunteering to administer approximately 6-8 extra testing days with standardized testing that are not required by the state or county. I believe administering the SAT-10 as a pre and post measure to our students is not only unfair, it is not measurable in the way intended. In fact, there is no other school requiring additional standardized testing. Plato is electing for 6-8 extra days, even in Kindergarten.
We are concerned parents who care about our kids, volunteer for field trips, donate money each year to our schools, serve on a SAC committees, support our teachers, and want to help make decisions that will improve our children's education. We are not trying to start an opt-out movement, however several of us choose not to have our children take the SAT-10 test this year, which will be given again in 2 months. We are hoping the board will eliminate the SAT-10 testing. No other school in the district uses this. We vote for engaging, hands on learning, with teacher and assessments that come from weekly lessons that improve classroom instruction. We would also like to see the extra money saved (these test are expensive) to go towards classroom materials such as books and science materials. If you agree please sign and perhaps join us on Thursday. We would like to collect the most signatures possible so please encourage spouses to sign as well. We however want to make this a powerful petition, so please only sign if you are a Plato (any campus) parent and forward to other Plato parents.
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Updates
January 21, 2016
The growth of this movement has moved the petition into a position that now commands the attention of the school board. I am currently finalizing the formal request for the elimination of the SAT-10 for delivery to the administration ahead of our scheduled meeting.
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I want Plato to put more time and money into learning and materials. Do the minimum testing required instead of add more testing. I'm sad and disappointed that our children are spending so much time being prepped for tests and taking tests. They deserve better, and I would expect better from Plato.
I'm ok with an occasional standardized test, but Plato has gone way overboard with the additional SAT-10 tests when there are better alternatives for measuring progress.
I think we are spending Way to much Time on Tests. The Kids get nervous and under so much pressure so early . I would like to see more doing , learning, exploring instead of all those test .
Testing is hard enough on the students. Putting them through extra standardized testing that isn't required, costs money from the school and in my opinion is not necessary, is upsetting.
Time testing is time taken away from learning.
I would like my children to spend more time learning and less time testing!
I want my children to gain more time learning in the classroom rather than extra time testing....lets give our children the opportunity needed and not waste $$ but save and put it to better use!
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The school board has officially voted to eliminate the SAT-10 testing requirement for all grade levels. I am now coordinating with administration to ensure these assessment days are removed from the master calendar before the next academic term. We will monitor the implementation of this policy to confirm the schedule …
February 26, 2016
Final supporters
On January 28th a group of concerned parents will be meeting with Superior School at their board meeting to discuss our deeply concerned about the amount of standardized testing Plato Schools are electing to administer above and beyond what is required by state and county. In a time when bi-partisan congress is calling for the reduction of testing overall, but especially standardized testing, Plato Schools are administering more standardized testing days than any other school in the county. At this time Plato Schools are volunteering to administer approximately 6-8 extra testing days with standardized testing that are not required by the state or county. I believe administering the SAT-10 as a pre and post measure to our students is not only unfair, it is not measurable in the way intended. In fact, there is no other school requiring additional standardized testing. Plato is electing for 6-8 extra days, even in Kindergarten.
We are concerned parents who care about our kids, volunteer for field trips, donate money each year to our schools, serve on a SAC committees, support our teachers, and want to help make decisions that will improve our children's education. We are not trying to start an opt-out movement, however several of us choose not to have our children take the SAT-10 test this year, which will be given again in 2 months. We are hoping the board will eliminate the SAT-10 testing. No other school in the district uses this. We vote for engaging, hands on learning, with teacher and assessments that come from weekly lessons that improve classroom instruction. We would also like to see the extra money saved (these test are expensive) to go towards classroom materials such as books and science materials. If you agree please sign and perhaps join us on Thursday. We would like to collect the most signatures possible so please encourage spouses to sign as well. We however want to make this a powerful petition, so please only sign if you are a Plato (any campus) parent and forward to other Plato parents.
***After signing a
petition, you will receive an email confirming that your signature has
been recorded. iPetitions will not use your email or information for any
other purpose unless you have checked a box on the petition indicating
that we can contact you for other petitions and iPetitions-related
information
Updates
January 21, 2016
The growth of this movement has moved the petition into a position that now commands the attention of the school board. I am currently finalizing the formal request for the elimination of the SAT-10 for delivery to the administration ahead of our scheduled meeting.
8 Comments
I would like to see my children's teachers classroom data drive instruction and not focus on standardized test scores. 2nd graders do not need to take standardized tests.
I want Plato to put more time and money into learning and materials. Do the minimum testing required instead of add more testing. I'm sad and disappointed that our children are spending so much time being prepped for tests and taking tests. They deserve better, and I would expect better from Plato.
I'm ok with an occasional standardized test, but Plato has gone way overboard with the additional SAT-10 tests when there are better alternatives for measuring progress.
I think we are spending Way to much Time on Tests. The Kids get nervous and under so much pressure so early . I would like to see more doing , learning, exploring instead of all those test .
Testing is hard enough on the students. Putting them through extra standardized testing that isn't required, costs money from the school and in my opinion is not necessary, is upsetting.
Time testing is time taken away from learning.
I would like my children to spend more time learning and less time testing!
I want my children to gain more time learning in the classroom rather than extra time testing....lets give our children the opportunity needed and not waste $$ but save and put it to better use!
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I would like to see my children's teachers classroom data drive instruction and not focus on standardized test scores. 2nd graders do not need to take standardized tests.