Parent Action Committee (PAC)

To “Opt Out” of High Stakes Testing

Please fill out the 2020 BNS Choose to Refuse Letter (en español) and return it to Amy Sumner in backpack mail. Here is a letter you can use for other schools.

For resources and information, please visit:

Want information on high stakes testing?

2019 BNS High Stakes Tests slideshow: Information for parents drafted by the BNS School Leadership Team and the PAC

There’s a Good Chance Your Kid was Baffled Reading These Test Questions. How About You?
Why Opt Out? New York State Allies for Public Education, January 2018
Applying to Middle Schools without NYS Test Scores? Read our survey of how NYC public middle schools evaluate applicants that don’t take the NYS Tests
HIGH SCHOOL SURVEY Read our survey of how NYC public high schools evaluate applicants that don’t take the NYS Tests
The Top Ten Reasons to Opt Out of the State Tests A short video sums it all up
Why and How to Opt Out Fact Sheet on how to “Just Say No” from FairTest
Boycott Standardized Tests Without Fear of Federal Penalties to Your School
Federal Law and Regulations on Opting Out Under ESSA,
The True Cost of the Tests Video: Jeanette Deutermann
The Uncomfortable Truth about Testing Video: Johanna Garcia
What if schools weren’t test-prep factories? Video: Jehan Senai Worthy
Teach What Matters Video: Jesse Hagopian
She Served Our Country. Now She’s Fighting For Our Kids Video: Linda Lyon
2 School Districts, 1 Truth. Video: John Kuhn
Privatization in Public Education. Video: Diane Ravitch
Middle School Admissions Q&A on middle schools and NYS test scores
State Testing Not What’s Best for Our Students, Newsday
High Stakes Testing and the Black Community Video: Jamaal Bowman
Brooklyn educators speak out Video
Opt In? Opt Out? It’s Time to Choose Forum Video

Statements from NYC elected officials about test refusal

Why get involved?

Interested in helping preserve the autonomy of our schools’ curricula? Want to stay informed about public education policy issues? Concerned about the impacts of standardized testing on classrooms, teaching, and children? Curious how education policy impacts social justice? PAC is for you!

Join us at a monthly meeting or reach out by contacting ps146pac@gmail.com and/or join the PAC YAHOO GROUP (send email to bns-bcs-pac-subscribe@yahoogroups.com).

If you’re interested in being part of the PAC conversation, please JOIN THE PAC YAHOO GROUP by emailing: bns-bcs-pac-subscribe@yahoogroups.com