Office of the Superintendent Keyport Public Schools Lisa Savoia Superintendent February 9, 2015 Dear Parents, KeyportPublicSchoolswillbeparticipatinginPARCC(PartnershipforAssessmentofReadinessforCollegeand Careers).TheDistrictrecentlycompletedaparentpresentationonthePARCCassessment.Thepresentationand otherresourcesarelocatedonourwebsiteatwww.kpsdschools.organdaredesignedtohelpfamiliesbetter understandallaspectsoftheassessment. Irecognizethatsomecommunitymembersareopposedtothestate‐mandatedPARCCassessment.Duringthe presentationlastweek,administrationclarifiedforfamiliesthatthesefirst‐timebaselinePARCCscoreswouldnot impactstudentgrades,norwouldtheybeusedforretentiondecisionsortoqualifyforanyDistrictprograms. Iamconfidentintheteachingandlearningthatoccursonadailybasisinourschools.Therefore,theanxietythatis promptedbythefirsttimeadministrationofPARCC,likeotherfirsttimeendeavorsisunderstandable.Iassure youthatwewillmeetthischallengetogether.Ihavenodoubtthatinpreparingourstudentsforcollegeandcareer readiness,wewillgrowasadistrictfromthisexperience. Onceitisfinalized,thePARCCtestingschedulewillbeaccessibleviaourwebsiteatwww.kpdschools.org.Please understandthatPARCCispartofthestaterequirededucationalprogram,andtherewillnotbeanalternative educationalprogramduringthetestingperiod. Thankyou, LisaM.Savoia SuperintendentofSchools 370 Broad Street Keyport, NJ 07735‐1694 Voice 732‐212‐6100 X1000 Fax 732‐212‐6115 [email protected] www.kpsdschools.org