Parents were told to take it to the state...so we did!
Colorado Department of Education State Board Meeting 08/13/2014
Public Comments:
Douglas County Parent
My name is XXXXXXX I have children attending schools in Douglas County. I've spent the last year and a half researching the CCSSI.
I am here today to appeal to you as a parent. The CCSS are unproven, untested, and there is no empirical data anywhere that proves this will be effective.
I have a very difficult time turning my children over the the system to serve as guinea pigs in this grand experiment. I’m sure most of you are parents too. Are you comfortable with your child serving as guinea pigs?
I want to see Colorado shine in our country as a true leader in education, not the place where we experimented and destroyed the future of thousands of children.
The implementation was done in a shroud of secrecy.
Give control back to our local school boards and to the parents. Do the right thing and stop Common Core.
Douglas County Parent
My name is XXXXXX I am a mother in Douglas County, Colorado.
I am here today to support my school district’s resolution against the CCSSI that was passed last summer.
I am a mother concerned about an increased assessment time that will be taking away from my children’s learning experience. I do not believe an “across the board” style of teaching and assessments is a benefit to my children’s education. A square peg does not fit in a round hole. My children learn at different levels, they should be assessed by their teachers and their local school support staff to have their growth measured of to see the areas needed for improvement...NOT a fund driven, unproven, state mandated, standardized test. Our children are NOT standard.
Colorado is a local control state, I implore you to give the control of education back to our local school districts where it belongs.
Cherry Creek Parent
As a mother of 2 children, who are both currently enrolled in the Cherry Creek School District, I am extremely concerned about the new Common Core State Standards (CCSS) which are to be fully implemented in the upcoming 2014-2015 school year. The more research I do and the more fact checking I do, the more upset I get as it pertains to CCSS. In fact, as you can tell by the time that I am sending this email to you, it keeps me awake at night.
I would like to ask each of you a series of questions and ask that you answer them honestly with a YES or NO:
1) Did State Legislatures have any input and control over the content, standards, test, and costs?
2) Did State School Boards have any input and control over the content, standard, and tests?
3) Did Parents have any input and control over the content, standards, and costs?
4) Did Teachers have any input and control over the content, standards, tests, and costs?
5) Did Local School Boards have any input control over the content, standards, tests, and costs?
6) Did the Local School Boards call a general meeting for parents to explain the Common Core curriculum and costs before the program was adopted?
7) Did experimental research support the effectiveness of Common Core content and standards and digital learning with computers?
How many questions did you answer with the word NO? Wow - all 7 questions! Just as I thought.
If Common Core were really a state standards initiative, would it not have originated from the individual states, with input and control over content and standards from State legislatures, State School Boards, local parents, teachers and local school boards?
This is not a political issue. It does not matter if you have a D or an R behind your name. This is about having local control of our education system, in addition to having an education system with representation.
I ask that you be truthful to yourself, as well to the students, teachers, local school boards, state legislatures, and parents of Colorado, AND that you do the right thing by taking action by putting a stop to the Common Core State Standards in the great state of Colorado. It is not to late, but time is of the essence and you need to act now.
Thank you for your time and I am confident that you will all do the right thing.
Public Comments:
Douglas County Parent
My name is XXXXXXX I have children attending schools in Douglas County. I've spent the last year and a half researching the CCSSI.
I am here today to appeal to you as a parent. The CCSS are unproven, untested, and there is no empirical data anywhere that proves this will be effective.
I have a very difficult time turning my children over the the system to serve as guinea pigs in this grand experiment. I’m sure most of you are parents too. Are you comfortable with your child serving as guinea pigs?
I want to see Colorado shine in our country as a true leader in education, not the place where we experimented and destroyed the future of thousands of children.
The implementation was done in a shroud of secrecy.
Give control back to our local school boards and to the parents. Do the right thing and stop Common Core.
Douglas County Parent
My name is XXXXXX I am a mother in Douglas County, Colorado.
I am here today to support my school district’s resolution against the CCSSI that was passed last summer.
I am a mother concerned about an increased assessment time that will be taking away from my children’s learning experience. I do not believe an “across the board” style of teaching and assessments is a benefit to my children’s education. A square peg does not fit in a round hole. My children learn at different levels, they should be assessed by their teachers and their local school support staff to have their growth measured of to see the areas needed for improvement...NOT a fund driven, unproven, state mandated, standardized test. Our children are NOT standard.
Colorado is a local control state, I implore you to give the control of education back to our local school districts where it belongs.
Cherry Creek Parent
As a mother of 2 children, who are both currently enrolled in the Cherry Creek School District, I am extremely concerned about the new Common Core State Standards (CCSS) which are to be fully implemented in the upcoming 2014-2015 school year. The more research I do and the more fact checking I do, the more upset I get as it pertains to CCSS. In fact, as you can tell by the time that I am sending this email to you, it keeps me awake at night.
I would like to ask each of you a series of questions and ask that you answer them honestly with a YES or NO:
1) Did State Legislatures have any input and control over the content, standards, test, and costs?
2) Did State School Boards have any input and control over the content, standard, and tests?
3) Did Parents have any input and control over the content, standards, and costs?
4) Did Teachers have any input and control over the content, standards, tests, and costs?
5) Did Local School Boards have any input control over the content, standards, tests, and costs?
6) Did the Local School Boards call a general meeting for parents to explain the Common Core curriculum and costs before the program was adopted?
7) Did experimental research support the effectiveness of Common Core content and standards and digital learning with computers?
How many questions did you answer with the word NO? Wow - all 7 questions! Just as I thought.
If Common Core were really a state standards initiative, would it not have originated from the individual states, with input and control over content and standards from State legislatures, State School Boards, local parents, teachers and local school boards?
This is not a political issue. It does not matter if you have a D or an R behind your name. This is about having local control of our education system, in addition to having an education system with representation.
I ask that you be truthful to yourself, as well to the students, teachers, local school boards, state legislatures, and parents of Colorado, AND that you do the right thing by taking action by putting a stop to the Common Core State Standards in the great state of Colorado. It is not to late, but time is of the essence and you need to act now.
Thank you for your time and I am confident that you will all do the right thing.