The Spring of 2015 should prove to be an interesting time when CPS has to administer the new PARCC test. This test, aligned with Common Core state standards, is to given in place of the old ISAT test.
The Illinois State Board of Education has already warned parents against opting out of the PARCC. State Superintendent Christopher Koch recently wrote to the district administrators stating that 'opting out' of PARCC is not option. This stance is based on the federal law which states that there is prohibition for children to opt out of taking the test.
A number of PARCC people opposed to the test state that requiring the test to be given isn't the same as requiring children to take it. In a show of common cause, both the alliance, Raise Your Hand Illinois, and CPS CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett want to stave off the full impact of PARCC implementation for at least another year.
Whether this joint effort will allow CPS some breathing room on the PARCC test is yet to be seen.
From my vantage point, this merry go round, regarding the constant standardized testing and ever changing forms of testing, is but a reminder of some of its negative consequences.
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