Kriston, as far as I know there is NO oversight in NJ. No testing, no portfolio, not even curriculum plan. Nothing. Going from nothing to something can be huge for them
Wow. I cannot believe that they require immunization! My children a fully immunized, but I know many hs, who hs for this reason itself. It looks like lots of requirements, such as keeping portfolio every year. I can see why NJ community wouldn't be happy about it, but being able to join in school activities is a nice thing. I am surprised that they don't specify how well the child has to do on the tests, neither do they state what subjects need to be taught.
I must admit that I didn't read it very carefully. What does that mean for gt students? Would gt 3rd grader have to at least on the paper work on the same material like regular 3rd graders? I hope not.
From Kriston's posts it sounds like our state has similar requirements like hers. If testing is allowed each year, then for me that's the easiest way out. Much less work than portfolio or report. Unfortunately that doesn't seem to be the case in this proposal.
