Appoquinimink School District Responds To Parent Opt Out Issue

I received an email from Lilian Miles, the Public Information Officer with the Appoquinimink School District in regards to the letter the parent received from the district after opting their child out of the Smarter Balanced Assessment.

Ms. Miles informed me in an article earlier today their letter was based on a template provided by the Delaware Department of Education in November, 2014.

Below is the Delaware DOE suggested template sent to school districts and Appoquinimink’s letter sent to parents who have opted their child out of the state assessment.