CAASPP Parent Notification and Parental Exemptions

Good afternoon,

As discussed in the CAASPP Coordinator meeting on 3/27/15, the parent notification letters regarding the CAASPP assessments were mailed on Monday and will arrive at homes later this week. All parent opt out requests need to be documented and reported in TOMS (online management system for the CAASPP program).  If you receive requests for exemptions, the following procedures need to be implemented:

• The parent needs to notify the principal in writing of the request. In this request, the parent needs to specify which test they want the student exempted from. This needs to be done annually. 
• The SBAC Coordinator needs to complete the information on this spreadsheet. 
• The SBAC Coordinator needs to upload an electronic copy of the parent letter to this Google Drive Folder. 

Full Link to Regulations

Section Regarding Pupil Exemptions

§ 852. Pupil Exemptions.      (a) Each year the LEA shall notify parents or guardians of their pupil’s participation in the CAASPP assessment system in accordance with Education Code section 60604.      (b) The notification to parents or guardians, as defined in subdivision (a), shall include a notice of the provisions outlined in Education Code section 60615.      (c) A parent or guardian may annually submit to the school a written request to excuse his or her child from any or all parts of any test provided pursuant to Education Code section 60640 for the school year. If a parent or guardian submits an exemption request after testing has begun, any test(s) completed before the request is submitted will be scored and the results reported to the parent or guardian and included in the pupil’s records. An LEA and its employees may discuss the CAASPP assessment system with parents and may inform parents of the availability of exemptions under Education Code section 60615. The LEA and its employees shall not solicit or encourage any written exemption request on behalf of any child or group of children.NOTE: Authority cited: Sections 33031 and 60640, Education Code. Reference: Sections 60604, 60605, 60607, 60612, 60615, 60640 and 60641, Education Code.