In June of 2015, House Bill 2655 was signed into law and gave families the ability to opt-out of state assessments for English Language Arts and Math for any reason, not just disability or religion. Opt-out requests for any other state assessments must still be due to religious beliefs or disabling conditions. We encourage families to participate in the Oregon State Assessment System.

Our state assessments are the best available assessment to measure students’ progress toward grade-level proficiency on State Standards. Assessment results help our schools and districts compare our performance to others across the state and nation. Students will need to take assessments throughout their lives. If we do not have 95% participation in Oregon State Assessments, our district risks losing federal funding.

Families who want to opt students out of Science need to  complete the opt-out form, explain their rationale, and provide an alternative learning activity. Families who want to opt students out of taking the Language Arts and Math tests need to fill out the state provided opt-out form and leave with the administrator they are meeting with.