Comments on: CSAPs allow for unfair school ratings http://community.gjsentinel.com/2008/04/03/csaps-allow-for-unfair-school-ratings/ Grand Junction, Colorado's community Web site, discussions, forums, message boards, wiki and more. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:40:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: oneperson http://community.gjsentinel.com/2008/04/03/csaps-allow-for-unfair-school-ratings/#comment-612 oneperson Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:56:18 +0000 http://community.gjsentinel.com/2008/04/03/csaps-allow-for-unfair-school-ratings/#comment-612 The reason the state requires every student to take CSAP from third to tenth is because there is no faith between those wanting accountability and those giving the test. The assumption is that given no scores instead of zeros for kids whose parents opt out, there will suddenly be an educator-driven recommendations to parents that "well, if you don't like the test, you can always opt out." In reality, currently, the number of parents opting out is very small. Which, if you think aboout it is interesting, because with all the grousing about CSAP, you think at least more teacher and administrative union members would opt out to avoid the damaging tests. Perhaps, most of them. like most parent, rally do want to have some way other than report cards and parent-teacher conferences to help them track how their kids are doing. The reason the state requires every student to take CSAP from third to tenth is because there is no faith between those wanting accountability and those giving the test. The assumption is that given no scores instead of zeros for kids whose parents opt out, there will suddenly be an educator-driven recommendations to parents that “well, if you don’t like the test, you can always opt out.”
In reality, currently, the number of parents opting out is very small. Which, if you think aboout it is interesting, because with all the grousing about CSAP, you think at least more teacher and administrative union members would opt out to avoid the damaging tests. Perhaps, most of them. like most parent, rally do want to have some way other than report cards and parent-teacher conferences to help them track how their kids are doing.

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