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WPCNR SCHOOL DAYS. From the White Plains City School District. April 20, 2018:

Less than 10% of Elementary School Children in 3rd to 5th grades opted out of the New York State English Language Arts assessment tests last week administered in the White Plains Elementary Schools.

The opt-out  rate was higher in Middle School. A 12% of 6th graders did not take the tests; 19% of 7th Graders opted out; 21% of 8th graders did not take the tests.

The mathematics version of the tests will be administered beginning  Tuesday, May 1

In all, 418 of 3,287 3rd to 8th graders were kept out of the tests by parents, a total of 13%, less than the 2017 total of 16%.

Here is the chart breaking the opt-outs by  school.

 JOHN BAILEY INTERVIEWS

Anne Vaccaro-Teich

Assistant Superintendent for Business

ON THE WHITE PLAINS SCHOOLS BUDGET V0TE COMING UP MAY 15.

THE THINKING THAT HELD THE BUDGET INCREASE TO 1.5%

EFFECT ON YOUR TAXES

THE THREE PROPOSALS YOU WILL BE VOTING ON

THE CAPITAL PROJECT EXPENDITURE ALREADY PAID FOR

THE FUNDING OF THE DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAM GOING FORWARD

THE NEW SECURITY EXPENDITURES

ON PEOPLE TO BE HEARD

THE TRI STATE AREA’S MOST RELEVANT INTERVIEW PROGRAM.

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