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Again, 3rd graders do not have PARCC testing and CES decisions are not based on PARCC results.

They do include MAP testing, which is a wonderful test and here to stay. The reason it's wonderful is because the test adapts to the child and it is not timed. This allows outliers to really shine, as the questions get progressively harder if the child answers them correctly and you can take all the time you want. So a student who functions several grades ahead can get the same score that a middle or high schooler would on the same test, which is what happened to my children.

There was a discussion some months ago on DCUM about how certain schools illegally limited the time students had on MAP, so if this is happening at your school, you should speak up. If it is administered in a timed manner, this completely defeats the purpose of the test, which is to find out to what point each student can stretch themselves to answer more difficult questions.

And yes, PARCC is being phased out.

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