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Federal and state legislation requires Madison Plains to administer several tests that have been created by different entities including:  \n● American Institute of Research (AIR) for Science Test and Social Studies Tests  \n● Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers ( PARCC) for Mat hand English Language Arts  \n● OAA for 3rd grade Reading and OGT for 10th graders  \nPARCC assessments ask my child to provide private information about our family.  \nMYTH.  \nAt no time are students asked to supply personal information about themselves or their families. There is no data being collected about our students’ family lives. We believe this misunderstanding was based on an incident in another state where a school district gave an unrelated social issues survey to students after they completed their PARCC assessments.  \nStudent data is well protected.  \nTRUE.  \nStudent data has always been protected, and nothing will change. Privacy of all student information is protected by federal and state law. Student identifiable information has not andwill not be shared with the federal government, nor sold by PARCC or anyone else. This is defined by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, otherwise known as FERPA.  \nOhio created a plan that allows parents to exempt their children from taking the tests.  \nMYTH.  \nOhio has not passed any laws nor does the Ohio Department of Education have an official opt out form or procedure to withdraw a child from the assessment. The form currently in circulation is from a special interest group.  \nThe tests do not test what Madison Plains is teaching.  \nMYTH.  \nAll state tests are aligned to Ohio’s new learning standards. Madison Plains teachers have worked diligently over the past few years to implement the measures.  \nUpdated: 3.5.15 Page 1 of 4  \nIf my child does not take the assessment, it will impact my child’s teacher(s)  \nevaluation.  \nTRUE.  \n50 percent of the a teacher’s evaluation in grades 4 9 is based on the results of the student state test scores. If a student does not take the test, the score will be considered a zero and averaged into the teacher and school’s evaluation.  \nMadison Plains Local Schools could face financial consequences if students opt out.  \nTRUE.  \nIf participation rates drop below 95 percent for all students and/or any specific demographic group of students, Madison Plains could face consequences from the federal government and have funding restricted or dictated for how it is utilized.  \nOn March 3 , 2015 , Ohio’s Superintendent of Public Instruction Richard A. Ross said the state will not penalize a district financially due to non test takers. An excerpt from a letter he sent to all districts explains in more detail: State law forbids the Ohio Department of Education from funding a student who does not take a state test in the prior school year. However, Ohio law also allows the state superintendent to issue a waiver that permits the department of education to fund that student the following school year. Under that authority, the department has, in the past, automatically funded these students for many years. We plan on continuing the same practice this year. This means that we will continue to fund each student in your district, regardless of their participation.  \nOhio passed a bill that eliminates consequences for the school district if children do not take these assessments.  \nMYTH.  \nAn individual teacher, school and the district may face consequences from the state based on the participation rates and results of the state assessments. Ohio passed HB 487 that provides a safety net for district sanctions based on receiving an overall letter grade for 2014 2015. The district and the schools will still receive letter grades (A F) based on student performance, progre","cbCaioaN2AYDFjW7","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaioaN2AYDFjW7","pdf",167109,"English","# Myths vs. Facts about Ohio’s Assessments\n## Mandates and testing participation\n## Student privacy and data protection\n## Opt-out and legislative claims\n## Teacher evaluation and district funding consequences\n## State waivers and HB 487 context","[{\"question\":\"Do PARCC assessments collect private information about students or their families?\",\"answer\":\"No. Students are not asked to supply personal information about themselves or their families, and no data is collected about students’ family lives.\"},{\"question\":\"Is it true that Ohio offers an official way to opt a child out of the tests?\",\"answer\":\"No. Ohio has not passed laws providing an official opt-out form or procedure, and the circulating form is from a special interest group.\"},{\"question\":\"If a student does not take PARCC, how can it affect teacher evaluation?\",\"answer\":\"In grades 4-9, 50% of a teacher’s evaluation is based on student state test results. If a student does not take the test, the score is treated as zero and averaged into the evaluation.\"}]","Myths vs. Facts about the state of Ohio’s assessments - PARCC | PDF",1790685593]