STAR
(Standardized Testing and Reporting)
Parent
Exemption Request Information
Parent Exemption Request Policy:
Upon
enrolling in an IEM Charter school, parents and students are made aware of
the requirement to participate in state-mandated assessments by initialing
that
area on school enrollment documents. It is now a federal requirement of the
No Child Left Behind ACt that all public school students participate yearly
in these mandatory assessments.
We
wish to respect the choices made by our parents/students regarding their educational
programs while at the same time complying with California Department of
Education's requirements and the national NCLB requirements in order to
continue offering an educational choice school.
Parents/students
may choose not to have test scores resulting from these mandated assessments
included in
their cumulative files.
Parent Exemption Request
Process:
To request an exemption for your student, you (the parent, not the ES) will need to mail a letter, following the state suggested format shown below, to (select the information for your school below):
For CWCS:
CWCS,
219 N. Reinway,
No requests will be accepted after
For OGCS/SSCS:
Assessment,
1166 Broadway, Suite Q, Placerville, CA 95667.
Please
send exemption requests as early as possible!!
State Suggested Request Format:
To _(your charter school name here) Director:
I choose
not to have my child participate in the STAR testing.
The
student's name is ______________________
The
student number is______________________
(parent/guardian signature here)
_________________________