Letter for online programs and assessments such as PSSA and keystone exam test prep, CASEL, surveys, questionnaires etc.
I am writing to inform you that
[my child] be excused from all CDT, Study Island and any other computer
assessments, questionnaires, surveys and programs. If there is a computerized assessment or program my
[son/daughter] must take, I require prior written parental informed consent. I would also request an anonymous
student login where [his/her] name or student ID is not attached or
paper/pencil assessment where data mining would be limited.
Please remove my child from any
and all CASEL programs, including, but not limited to the programs listed
below.
After much research regarding
common core, Pennsylvania’s statewide longitudinal data system and its collection
and sharing requirements, I have become even more suspicious and skeptical on
the state's ability to secure data.
Since my [son/daughter] is not of legal age to legally bind
[herself/himself] to ownership of [her/his] personal data, that responsibility
falls on [her/his] parents. Since
the Pennsylvania Department of Education will not allow parents to opt out of
the increasingly invasive data collection through PIMS I will remove [him/her]
from the means for data collection.
I am sure you can appreciate my
desire to protect [name] from the possibility of identity theft at an early
age. While I do have concerns with
the educational value, security and privacy of the common core aligned CDT, Study Island, GAFE (Google Apps For Education) and especially the new CASEL
programs, my biggest concern with electronic assessments is data collection and
privacy of my minor child and the adverse repercussions of personal data on
college and career opportunities.
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