When should parents inform the school district of their choice of a standardized test or alternative evaluation method?
No date is specified in the regulation but it is recommended that parents provide this information by the end of the third quarterly reporting period. • When is it necessary for parents to obtain the consent of the school district if they are using a norm-referenced achievement test for the annual assessment? • If the parents are having the student tested at a registered nonpublic school, the consent of the public school district is not required. • If the parents are having the student tested at the public school, the testing should be done at the time of the school’s own testing program, unless a mutually agreeable alternative is reached. The district should give the parents several weeks’ notice of the dates for this testing. • If the parents are having the student tested at another location, the school district is required to review, and (if in agreement) consent to the parents’ selection of the test administrator. • Are students instructed at home required to take any State tests s
