Common Core opt-out form to submit to your school district, courtesy of the group Truth in American Education.Common Core State Standards Opt Out As the parent or legal guardian of ___________________________(child’s full name), having the fundamental and legal right to direct the upbringing and education of this child, I hereby respectfully and formally demand that this child: [_] be placed in a classroom that will not be using the Common Core State Standards. [_] be placed in a classroom that provides explicit example-based instruction, guided practice, and independent practice to reinforce the learning. [_] not be administered any assessment related to the Common Core State Standards. [_] not be administered any assessment involving the use any computer or electronic device. Keep this demand on file in my child’s cumulative folder. I further request: that this school avoid enabling or otherwise lending legitimacy to the usurpation by the federal government of power regarding education, which power the tenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America denies to the federal government and gives to the states and the people. that the adoption by this school of any part of the Common Core State Standards be preceded by disclosure, to the parents or legal guardian(s) of all students, of a true and honest accounting of any and all direct and indirect costs related to the adoption and implementation of the Common Core State Standards and all related assessments. that any expenditure by this school for anything related to or supporting the adoption and implementation of the Common Core State Standards or related assessments, professional development for teachers and administrators, or CCSS-aligned instructional materials, be preceded by approval from a majority of the taxpayers of the school district. that this school avoid disclosing to the state longitudinal data system, or to any other state or federal or private entity whatsoever, any child-specific data or information, without prior full disclosure to and approval from the parent or legal guardian of the child, of the data and information to be disclosed, how and to whom it is to be disclosed, and how it is to be used. Child’s name___________________________ Grade Level_________ Parent’s name___________________ Parent’s signature__________________________ Date___________ School Name_____________________________ School District_____________________________ School Year_________ lkaneshiki says MARCH 18, 2013 AT 1:21 PM Home Schoolers will not be able to opt out of Common Core unless you are not college-bound, because there is going to be a college entrance exam based on Common Core. Monday says MARCH 26, 2013 AT 11:12 PM College is not the end-all be-all of a persons life or career. There are other ways to succeed.
Posted on: Thu, 11 Dec 2014 02:21:50 +0000
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