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North Dakota Assessment Opt-Out Bill Advances

March 11, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

north-dakota-state-flagA Common Core repeal bill unfortunately is off the table in North Dakota this year.  There is a bright spot however.  HB 1283 last month passed the North Dakota House of Representatives on a 74 to 18 vote.  It simply codifies that parents have the right to opt their children out of assessments.

Here is the pertinent language:

1. If a parent directs that a test or an assessment not be administered to a child, as permitted under sections 15.1 – 21 – 08, 15.1 – 21 – 17, 15.1 – 21 – 18, and 15.1 – 21 – 19, the parent may withhold the child from school during the period of time within which normal classroom activities are not occurring because of the test or assessment administration.
2. A child withheld from school under the provisions of subsection 1 is deemed to be in attendance for all purposes under this title.

It also requires parents of minors to be informed of proposed tests and their right to opt-out.

Prior to administering any tests required by this section, the parents of students under the age of eighteen must be informed of the proposed test and their right to direct that the test not be administered to their child. This information must be conveyed by means of a notice posted on the school district’s website or by any other method determined to be appropriate by the board of the school district.

There is similar language for interim assessments, career interest inventories, and summative assessments.  This was passed with an emergency clause so if the bill is signed into law it will go into effect immediately.

The version that passed the House can be read below.  It was heard before the North Dakota Senate Education Committee yesterday.

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments Tagged With: 2015 Bills, HB 1283, North Dakota, North Dakota House of Representatives

Comments

  1. ND Mom says

    March 11, 2015 at 10:34 pm

    Thanks for writing this article, Shane. My friend had a suggestion, however: update the flag graphic to include a current North Dakota flag. 🙂

    • Shane Vander Hart says

      March 12, 2015 at 11:05 am

      If you would send me a copy of the current flag graphic I’d be happy to. When I search for images this is what pops.

  2. kcoadob says

    March 12, 2015 at 1:18 pm

    http://northdakotaflag.facts.co/northdakotastateflagof/northdakotaflag.php

    • Shane Vander Hart says

      March 13, 2015 at 4:17 pm

      Thanks, I’ll pull one down and make sure it’s in my media files for future use.

    • Shane Vander Hart says

      March 13, 2015 at 4:19 pm

      Ok, this link said the flag was adopted in 1911. It’s the same as the one I have up.

  3. Angie Faut says

    March 13, 2015 at 11:57 am

    Can anyone explain to me whether this affects the testing required for homeschool students?

    • Shane Vander Hart says

      March 13, 2015 at 4:16 pm

      Is testing the only option? Can you select which assessment you use? In Iowa pre-Independent Private Instruction we had to select either doing an assessment (which we were able to choose which one we did), a portfolio or a supervisory teacher (which you select). I wish I could tell you for certain, but I’m not familiar with North Dakota homeschooling law.

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