Opting out of PARCC

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This year it's critical for your child to take the PARCC to show the widespread learning loss due to school closures. Teachers don't want your children to take the PARCC because then there's evidence that they didn't effectively do their jobs remotely. In fact, WTU advocated for no testing this year for this very reason.

Given the preponderance of WTU members coming on this forum to attempt to shame parents who want in person school, I wouldn't be surprised if this is another concerted WTU effort to try to get parents to opt out of PARCC.

Parents, please don't opt out of PARCC if it's offered. It's critical to have PARCC scores as evidence of learning loss so schools can get more funding to remedy this.

You must not know what parcc is, it’s not an assessment nor does it tell you which questions students got incorrect. It’s a standardized test that does not actually measure what students know, it shows they know how to take a test.

And you’re an idiot if you think that’s the reason. My school has plenty of info to show learning loss from DIBLES, iReady, Anet, etc. PS at the elementary level it only measures 3-5, not great data measuring practices to leave out half of the school.

[Anonymous]

Third grade PARCC tests don’t matter, right? It’s a practice year?

With our school not bringing kids back for IPL but these tests must be taken in the building, it feels like a good year to opt out if I’m understanding the situation. Otherwise, the only time my kid would step foot in her school is to take a test that doesn’t matter?

We want our kid in school to learn and be with friends, but this seems like more DCPS insanity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Third grade PARCC tests don’t matter, right? It’s a practice year?

With our school not bringing kids back for IPL but these tests must be taken in the building, it feels like a good year to opt out if I’m understanding the situation. Otherwise, the only time my kid would step foot in her school is to take a test that doesn’t matter?

We want our kid in school to learn and be with friends, but this seems like more DCPS insanity.

Looks like no PARCC this spring. By the fall, the kids will be back in buildings taking PARCC. But you can still opt out if you're willing to taking on the attendant headaches.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This year it's critical for your child to take the PARCC to show the widespread learning loss due to school closures. Teachers don't want your children to take the PARCC because then there's evidence that they didn't effectively do their jobs remotely. In fact, WTU advocated for no testing this year for this very reason.

Given the preponderance of WTU members coming on this forum to attempt to shame parents who want in person school, I wouldn't be surprised if this is another concerted WTU effort to try to get parents to opt out of PARCC.

Parents, please don't opt out of PARCC if it's offered. It's critical to have PARCC scores as evidence of learning loss so schools can get more funding to remedy this.

You must not know what parcc is, it’s not an assessment nor does it tell you which questions students got incorrect. It’s a standardized test that does not actually measure what students know, it shows they know how to take a test.

And you’re an idiot if you think that’s the reason. My school has plenty of info to show learning loss from DIBLES, iReady, Anet, etc. PS at the elementary level it only measures 3-5, not great data measuring practices to leave out half of the school.

Well, I can see if the DC still knows hot to take the test. The test can be learned. I took several practice tests and I agree. Amazing how Parcc makers want to make it sound like it's a test that makes you think. It does, but rather, a la 'what's the trick in this question'.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Third grade PARCC tests don’t matter, right? It’s a practice year?

With our school not bringing kids back for IPL but these tests must be taken in the building, it feels like a good year to opt out if I’m understanding the situation. Otherwise, the only time my kid would step foot in her school is to take a test that doesn’t matter?

We want our kid in school to learn and be with friends, but this seems like more DCPS insanity.

Looks like no PARCC this spring. By the fall, the kids will be back in buildings taking PARCC. But you can still opt out if you're willing to taking on the attendant headaches.

Oh, good. I missed that. If our school actually opens in the fall, that's fine. I just don't want to waste more time for a kid who hasn't been in a classroom in a year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OSSE requested a waiver for all spring 2021 assessments. I'm not sure there is a public announcement yet, a notice went out today through DCPS internal.

To the DOE? Is the DOE handing out waivers? I thought it was less than two weeks ago that it determined that all states needed to perform standardized testing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This year it's critical for your child to take the PARCC to show the widespread learning loss due to school closures. Teachers don't want your children to take the PARCC because then there's evidence that they didn't effectively do their jobs remotely. In fact, WTU advocated for no testing this year for this very reason.

Given the preponderance of WTU members coming on this forum to attempt to shame parents who want in person school, I wouldn't be surprised if this is another concerted WTU effort to try to get parents to opt out of PARCC.

Parents, please don't opt out of PARCC if it's offered. It's critical to have PARCC scores as evidence of learning loss so schools can get more funding to remedy this.

You must not know what parcc is, it’s not an assessment nor does it tell you which questions students got incorrect. It’s a standardized test that does not actually measure what students know, it shows they know how to take a test.

And you’re an idiot if you think that’s the reason. My school has plenty of info to show learning loss from DIBLES, iReady, Anet, etc. PS at the elementary level it only measures 3-5, not great data measuring practices to leave out half of the school.

That's normal. Yes, some kids before grade 3 are subjected to standardized testing, but this isn't part of what is needed from the state for accountability purposes. Actual high stakes testing doesn't begin until grade 3.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Third grade PARCC tests don’t matter, right? It’s a practice year?

With our school not bringing kids back for IPL but these tests must be taken in the building, it feels like a good year to opt out if I’m understanding the situation. Otherwise, the only time my kid would step foot in her school is to take a test that doesn’t matter?

We want our kid in school to learn and be with friends, but this seems like more DCPS insanity.

Looks like no PARCC this spring. By the fall, the kids will be back in buildings taking PARCC. But you can still opt out if you're willing to taking on the attendant headaches.

Do you have a link for this info?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OSSE requested a waiver for all spring 2021 assessments. I'm not sure there is a public announcement yet, a notice went out today through DCPS internal.

To the DOE? Is the DOE handing out waivers? I thought it was less than two weeks ago that it determined that all states needed to perform standardized testing.

I think the waivers just state that testing needs to be performed at some point this year. So they can do it in the fall.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OSSE requested a waiver for all spring 2021 assessments. I'm not sure there is a public announcement yet, a notice went out today through DCPS internal.

To the DOE? Is the DOE handing out waivers? I thought it was less than two weeks ago that it determined that all states needed to perform standardized testing.

I think the waivers just state that testing needs to be performed at some point this year. So they can do it in the fall.

Oh, I thought they had specified this academic year, since they'd been clear that they waived the requirement for the 19-20 year but not the next AY.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have no intentions of allowing my kids to take PARCC this year. Please don't believe the hype about schools needing the "data". This data isn't as useful to teachers for driving their future instruction as some would have us believe. Assess the kids to plan accordingly for closing learning gaps...yes. Parcc...no. Thanks for coming to my TedTalk!

I've opted my kids out every year. None have ever taken PARCC. You can send the Principal an email saying that you are refusing/opting out. My school Principal always gives a lot of pushback but in the end the kids don't take the exam. The last time the Principal was giving me a lot of trouble the Ombudsman's Office for Education suggested having the kids break the seal then read a book. Once the seal is broken the test cannot be admistered. I assume the virtual version is just opening the test. Other Principals don't care. It's very school dependent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This year it's critical for your child to take the PARCC to show the widespread learning loss due to school closures. Teachers don't want your children to take the PARCC because then there's evidence that they didn't effectively do their jobs remotely. In fact, WTU advocated for no testing this year for this very reason.

Given the preponderance of WTU members coming on this forum to attempt to shame parents who want in person school, I wouldn't be surprised if this is another concerted WTU effort to try to get parents to opt out of PARCC.

Parents, please don't opt out of PARCC if it's offered. It's critical to have PARCC scores as evidence of learning loss so schools can get more funding to remedy this.

You must not know what parcc is, it’s not an assessment nor does it tell you which questions students got incorrect. It’s a standardized test that does not actually measure what students know, it shows they know how to take a test.

And you’re an idiot if you think that’s the reason. My school has plenty of info to show learning loss from DIBLES, iReady, Anet, etc. PS at the elementary level it only measures 3-5, not great data measuring practices to leave out half of the school.

That's normal. Yes, some kids before grade 3 are subjected to standardized testing, but this isn't part of what is needed from the state for accountability purposes. Actual high stakes testing doesn't begin until grade 3.

That wasn't the issue, the response was speaking to 'unveiling' learning loss through PARCC. It makes not sense to only unveil half of the school's children.

And standardized testing is a sham.

[Anonymous]

PARCC is canceled according to my child’s teacher’s weekly email

[Anonymous]

Mixed feelings about the cancellation ... on the one hand I think preparing for PARCC and administering it takes an inordinate amount of time away from instruction, and we’ve already lost way too much instructional time. On the other hand, I think it would have been good to measure learning loss, and I wanted to see how my child did.

[Anonymous]

Does this mean students will be expected to take PARCC twice in SY 2021-22 - once in the fall and again in the spring?