Those schools in Delaware where there is a substantial opt-out from the state assessments tests could find themselves facing penalties.
The U.S. Department of Education says states must have “consequences” for those schools which don’t have at least 95 percent participation in the assessment exams.
The Wilmington News Journal reports that one of those could be lowering the score of the schools that have low participation rates.
The paper reports that school administrators as well as teachers and parent complain that this would diminish a school’s reputation among parents and the community.
Another approach would be to require schools to outline why their rates were not 95 percent or higher and what plans they have to correct that.
