I could use some advice. It looks like USOE is telling schools that parents/students have no right to opt-out of SAGE Formative testing. I just got this from Legacy Preps test coordinator (we can opt out of Summative and Interim but not Formative) per Judy Park, Jo Ellen Schaffer of USOE and via consultation with the AGs office: Good afternoon Mr. Mortensen, Thank you for your clarifications. We are able to opt-out students from the SAGE Interim and the SAGE Summative only - per state law. A memo to school directors from Judy Park and Jo Ellen Schaffer notes the Utah Assistant Attorney Generals opinion which follows. 1. After consultation with Chris Lacombe, Assistant Attorney General, it has been determined that paragraph #1. 53A-15-1403 (9) (a) applies to state administered tests. There is no legal definition of state administered test, therefore, a plain meaning interpretation of this term must be used. The SAGE Summative and Interim tests are state administered tests as well as the ACT, ASAVB and NAEP tests. Thus, parents have the right to opt their children out of these tests. Ambiguity exists whether the ACCESS and UAA testing as well as the Direct Writing and reading assessments constitute statewide administered tests. As a result, Assistant Attorney General Lacombe is of the opinion that students may not opt out of these tests. Here is the link to this resource: schools.utah.gov/assessment/Adaptive-Assessment-System/OptOutMemo.aspx Upon reading this letter and through clarification during USOE Directors meetings we understand that SAGE Formative is not a state administered test and therefore parents may not opt - out. Thank you for your inquiries. We hope this clarifies the situation. Have a good afternoon. Sincerely,
Posted on: Tue, 06 Jan 2015 01:07:14 +0000
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