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Send a Quick Email to the RI Senate Education Committee
asking them to support S-2059 Sub A and protect our children by placing a 3-year moratorium on high stakes testing. Copy and paste the email addresses below:
Members of Senate Committee on Education:
Senator Elizabeth A. Crowley, Senator Daniel DaPonte, Senator Louis P. DiPalma, Senator Hanna M. Gallo (Chair), Senator Nicholas D. Kettle, Senator Harold M. Metts (Vice-Chair), Senator Joshua Miller, Senator Edward J. O’Neill, Senator Adam J. Satchell, Senator, James C. Sheehan
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sen-crowley@rilin.state.ri.us,sen-daponte@rilin.state.ri.us,sen-dipalma@rilin.state.ri.us,sen-gallo@rilin.state.ri.us, sen-kettle@rilin.state.ri.us, sen-metts@rilin.state.ri.us, sen-miller@rilin.state.ri.us, sen-oneill@rilin.state.ri.us, sen-satchell@rilin.state.ri.us, sen-sheehan@rilin.state.ri.us
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In addition, for students with disabilities or English Language Learners who feel they have been denied appropriate accommodations on the NECAP test, the U.S. Department of Education encourages parents to contact the
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| Greetings!
This Wednesday, May 7th, the RI Senate Committee on Education will hear a key bill to protect our children from the negative effects of high stakes testing. Senate Bill S-2059 Sub A will provide a 3-year moratorium on the use of a state assessment (NECAP or PARCC) as a graduation requirement.
This will allow time for districts to address the many problems with the current policy and to fully assess if the PARCC is an appropriate test for such a purpose.
As reported by Dan McGowan of WPRI, elected officials may finally be willing to act on this important issue. However, business leaders and others are uninformed about the harmful effects of the policy and are trying to stop the moratorium. So, now more than ever, we need as many people as possible to attend the hearing to let our voices be heard. Information about the hearing can be found below.
Parents, students and educators need to continue to stand together and keep speaking out. Our elected officials are finally starting to listen both here and across the country. We are proud to be a part of this effort here in Rhode Island!
As always, forward this email so we can gain as many supporters as possible! Thank you! |
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Hearing Scheduled |
Senate Education Committee hearing scheduled for Wednesday, May 7th at the RI State House:
- Senate Bill S-2059 Sub A 3-year moratorium on high states testing for graduation
If you are able to testify, here is what to expect:
When: Wednesday, May 7, 2014 4:00-4:30 pm
Where: RI State House Room 313 (3rd floor)
What: Senate Education Committee
3-year moratorium on using the statewide assessment as graduation requirement
While we support a full repeal of the use of standardized tests as a graduation requirement, we do support, at the very least, a delay in implementation until we are certain that ALL students have access to the curriculum on which they are being held accountable, have appropriate supports, remediation, accommodations and assessments.
If you arrive early, there is a sign-up sheet in room 313. Even if you cannot stay to testify, having your name on the sheet as being in favor of or “PRO” S-2059 Sub A, shows the Committee that there is plenty of support for the legislation. If you do testify, generally, you may speak for 2 minutes. If you have prepared remarks, bring a copy for the Committee. Please feel free to email a copy to us as well and we will post it on the website.
Many thanks to the bill’s sponsors, Sen. Adam Satchell, Sen. Harold Metts, Sen. James Sheehan, Sen. Juan Pichardo and Sen. Joshua Miller for supporting our students and protecting them from the negative effects of high stakes testing.
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We are pleased to support the Testing Resistance and Reform Spring and join parents, students, educators and experts across the country who have said loud and clear, “Children are not test scores.”
Thankfully, public officials in other cities, towns and states across the country, have finally started to listen to parents, students, educators, education experts, child development experts, psychologists and others who have recognized the harm in placing too much emphasis on standardized testing. So, continue to speak out. Don’t give up. It’s working. Sincerely,
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