Resources
Here are a collection of Resources you may find helpful! They include links to other sites with good information, documents including sample Opt Out letters and sample letters to legislators!
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Opting Out - follow the link for information on Opting your child Out of Testing, including a sample letter.
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Find a Local Florida Opt Out Group - If one does not exist in your area, consider starting one.
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Florida Statutes - Click the link and search for Chapter 1008.
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State Document Regarding Development and Construction of Exams - The most recent version available is for the FCAT 2.0, but the same procedures apply to the new FSA exams. We particularly find the application of "psychometrics" and statistically-predetermined failure a distressing interpretation of whether a child has met a determined standard (Sections 4.3 and 4.4). The testing probability values used are really setting the standard here.
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Parents Across America - A national parent group