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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am also going to guess that MCPS made the decision that students would only do one or the other to minimize the loss of instructional time. If you are upset about not getting the MSA results, you may be able to request that your child take that also.[/quote]

I will ask the school to see if my child can take the MSA for scores.  What they sent home was a letter that my child's class was selected to take the PARCC Field Test.  On days the other kids are taking the MSA's, my child has the option of coming in late or being assigned a quiet room with adult supervision while the other kids take the MSA's elsewhere in the building.  Doesn't seem that there would be any additional loss of instruction if my child took the MSA.  It is just with the PARCC field test that 5 instructional days would be used separate from the days designated for the MSA's.  The letter was vague on how much time each day the children would be spending on the test and if it would interfere with other class periods.

It seems that there is no upside for my child to participate in the PARCC Field Testing because there will be no individualized scores.  The downside is that the test is in an area of concern for our child.  Past MSA scores have been vital data points that are red flags for intervention.  If my child could take both tests (MSA's for a score and the PARCC Field Test to improve the test) I would not be as concerned.

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