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[quote=Anonymous]A year ago, this thread on opting out of the PARCC ran for several weeks.

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/444142.page

If you opted out in 2016 in DCPS, how did it go?  Do you plan to opt out again?  How did you approach the exercise?  Did you contact OSSE and/or DCPS HQ (which department?) to ask for permission, or simply state your intent?  How far in advance of the testing period did you contact them?  Did you inform your school's principal verbally and/or in writing?  Did you seek and/or get help from an opt-out advocacy group like United Opt Out?

Did you keep your child home on the testing days for the whole day?  Or did you take them out of school after attendance was taken on testing days to try to head off truancy accusations/hassles over more than 5 unexcused absences?  How did you find out which days would be testing days?  How much advance notice did you get of the dates?   Did your school and/or DCPS HQ give you a hard time before, during or after opting out?

We have made the decision to opt out, and would greatly appreciate tips and insight from DC opt-out veterans as a jumping off point because we can't find information about opting out on DCPS.dc.gov. Child is likely to score 5s and school may twist our arms to keep her on board.  I could get into our reasons for opting out (a mix of philosophical, political, religious and practical) but won't.  Decision made for private reasons, and the language on testing in the 2015 Every Child Succeeds Act appears to support it.  Thanks a lot. [/quote]

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