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The document argues that although over-testing concerns are real, opt-out may marginalize low-performing students and distract from strengthening assessment systems. It outlines which states allow opt-out, reviews Illinois legislative proposals HB131 and HB0306, and highlights potential unintended consequences and benefits of participation in assessments such as PARCC.",{"@graph":69,"@context":122},[70,84,105],{"@type":71,"itemListElement":72},"BreadcrumbList",[73,77,79,82],{"item":74,"name":75,"@type":76,"position":8},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":78,"name":9,"@type":76,"position":14},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/",{"item":80,"name":20,"@type":76,"position":81},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/exam/",3,{"item":83,"name":65,"@type":76,"position":19},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/standards-assessments-opting-out-spring-2015/581356/",{"url":83,"name":65,"@type":85,"image":86,"author":91,"headline":65,"publisher":94,"fileFormat":97,"inLanguage":63,"description":67,"dateModified":98,"datePublished":99,"encodingFormat":97,"isAccessibleForFree":100,"interactionStatistic":101},"DigitalDocument",{"url":87,"@type":88,"width":89,"height":90},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/standards-assessments-opting-out-spring-2015/581356.png","ImageObject",300,407,{"name":92,"@type":93},"River Wang","Person",{"url":74,"name":95,"@type":96},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-11-10","2026-10-15",true,{"@type":102,"interactionType":103,"userInteractionCount":19},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":104},"ViewAction",{"@type":106,"mainEntity":107},"FAQPage",[108,114,118],{"name":109,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":111},"What change will Illinois students face in Spring 2015?","Question",{"text":112,"@type":113},"Illinois students will take new state assessments reflecting the rigor and relevance of the new Illinois Learning Standards.","Answer",{"name":115,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":116},"Which opt-out bills will Illinois legislators consider?",{"text":117,"@type":113},"The document states legislators will consider HB131 and HB0306, both addressing assessment refusal and required district responses for opt-out students.",{"name":119,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":120},"Why does the document warn against opting out of state assessments?",{"text":121,"@type":113},"It argues opt-out could push out low-performing students from assessment and distract from efforts to improve the statewide assessment system that supports teaching and learning.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":83,"og:type":124,"og:title":65,"og:site_name":95,"og:description":67},"article",{"robots":126,"canonical":83},"index,follow",{"doc_id":128,"site_id":62},581356,1792039365,{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":131},{"doc_id":128,"user_id":132,"nickname":92,"user_avatar":133,"doc_module":4,"category_id":19,"category_name":20,"doc_title":65,"doc_description":67,"doc_content":134,"file_id":135,"file_url":136,"file_type":137,"file_size":138,"view_count":19,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":8,"is_downloadable":8,"audit_status":8,"page_count":14,"language":139,"language_code":63,"site_id":62,"html_lang":63,"table_of_contents":140,"faqs":141,"seo_title":142,"seo_description":67,"update_tm":129,"read_time":24,"preview_page_count":4},1099514067438,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/avatar/100002539ee87300030?x-image-process=image/resize,m_fixed,w_180,h_180&k=1780474512215547542","Standards, Assessments & Opting Out  \nSpring 2015  \nIllinois students this spring will take new state assessments that reflect the rigor and relevance of the new Illinois Learning Standards1. But some classmates will sit out and join the pushback against standardized testing.  \nOpt-out advocates raise concerns about over-testing, and the resulting toll on students as well asthe impact on classroom instruction2. While this underscores real concerns, it risks marginalizinglow-performing students who could be pushed out and distracts from efforts to continually improve a state assessment system that supports teaching and learning.  \nIllinois is in the throes of a transition to new standards and assessments. This will take time, and there will be challenges. But the new, improved assessments help to ensure that all students are taught to high standards and supported to achieve them3-now more than ever, all means all.  \nSeveral States Recognize A Student’s Right to Opt Out, While Others Prohibit  \nAt present, approximately seven states recognize a student’s right to opt out of state assessments: California4 , Nebraska5 , Oregon6 , Pennsylvania7 , Utah8 , Washington9 and Wisconsin10. The rationale for each statute varies, as do the potential consequences for students, educatorsand schools.  \nOther states run the gamut of being silent on student participation in state assessments to expressly requiring their participation, such as Arkansas & Texas11.  \nThe Elementary and Secondary Education Act requires that 95 percent of a school’s students take statewide assessments. Schools that do not reach this 95-percent threshold risk academic sanctions and loss of federal funds reserved for low-income students14 – students who, research shows, need additional, targeted support15.  \nThe potential impact of an Illinois opt-out bill – and the specific impact on our most disadvantaged students – is unclear given the transition to new state assessments, and the concerns raised about such a significant shift. Indeed, this moment of transition has opened wide the door for the opt-out discussion in Illinois.  \nIllinois Legislators Will Consider Two Opt-Out Bills  \nIllinois legislators this session will consider two bills that would recognize a student’s right to sit out of state assessments.  \n• HB131 would bar the Illinois State Board of Education from assessing any student whose guardian asks that they not be assessed and require that ISBE develop an opt-out form for districts to distribute16.  \n• HB0306 also would bar the assessment of any student who opts out, and prevent students, teachers and schools from being negatively impacted for evaluation or accountability purposes. Schools would be required to provide supervised enrichment for students who opt-out17.  \nIllinois currently recognizes some reasons for why a student might not participate in state assessments, such as being“medically exempt, homebound exempt, in jail or out of state/country as with a foreign exchange program18.”  \nOpt-Out Has Unintended Consequences For Students  \nAs legislators consider the opt-out proposals, it is important they also consider unintended consequences – namely, the potential push out of low-performing students from state assessments. Removing accountability considerations for educatorsand schools-considerations that shine alight on the performance and progress of all students – make this more likely. Such concerns spurred dozens of civil rights  \norganizations to issue a statement in support of annual assessment for every child.  \nIf opt-out is made an option, then it should be used judiciously.  \nOpt-Out Distracts From Improvement Efforts  \nWhen assessments reflect the standards we hold for students, they play a vital part of the educational process19. They help teachers understand what students know and are able to do, and what is needed to help them progress20. So, too, do they give families information about their child’s learning. Just as students would","cbCaifPuxclTZqNZ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifPuxclTZqNZ","pdf",90867,"English","# Several States Recognize A Student’s Right to Opt Out, While Others Prohibit\n# Illinois Legislators Will Consider Two Opt-Out Bills\n# Opt-Out Has Unintended Consequences For Students\n# Opt-Out Distracts From Improvement Efforts","[{\"question\":\"What change will Illinois students face in Spring 2015?\",\"answer\":\"Illinois students will take new state assessments reflecting the rigor and relevance of the new Illinois Learning Standards.\"},{\"question\":\"Which opt-out bills will Illinois legislators consider?\",\"answer\":\"The document states legislators will consider HB131 and HB0306, both addressing assessment refusal and required district responses for opt-out students.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does the document warn against opting out of state assessments?\",\"answer\":\"It argues opt-out could push out low-performing students from assessment and distract from efforts to improve the statewide assessment system that supports teaching and learning.\"}]","Standards, Assessments & Opting Out - Spring 2015 | PDF"]