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Can I Take My Daughter in to the Public School to Be Tested?

I have started homeschooling my 1st grader. It is going very well. I would like to have her tested though. The public school she attended last year is performing MAP testing until Oct 2. I thought I read somewhere that I can take my children into the school to be tested, if I notify the school that I wish to do so. Is this true? And is it advisable? Is there a better alternative? PS... My goal in having her tested is to ensure that our efforts here at home are not only adequate, but superior to the education she would recieve in the public school. I feel the need to find out how she ranks with her peers since they are the ones she will compete with and interact with as an adult. The standards in which she will have to measure up to are set by our public schools. If I don't know what those standards (curriculum) are and I don't assess her abilities to meet those standards then I'm negligent in one key component of her education. Thanks to all who have and will offer advice. I do truely appreciate and respect everyone's opinion.

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I called the school district to find out where and when I could take my first grader for MAP testing. I was told that I could not take her in because it would skew their results. She said this service is for their teachers to help them evaluate the students in attendance. Not sure what in the world she meant by skewing the results unless they are using those results to meet NCLB criteria or something along those lines. I will check into this further.

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You most certainly can get your children tested and there is a world of resources out there for homeschooling. Your local library is one of them. You may be able to hook up with other homeschool moms around town as well. Do you feel a need to have them tested though? Are you planning to put them back into the school system at some point? Your curriculum is unique to your children. If you are having them tested you will only be inquiring as to how they measure up to the school systems curriculum. Remember, they are your children. They only need to measure up to your standards.... Good Luck! :)

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Call them...what is the harm. See what they say

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Yes, you can have your daughter tested in the public school, even though she is homeschooled. You just have to make arrangements with that school. BTW - our district only does MAP testing with 2nd through 5th grade. Are you sure about first graders being tested?

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S.,
You can call ###-###-####, and they should be able to tell you. Keep up the great work, it will pay off in the end!

All the Best!

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You should be entitled to MAP testing through your school district if you would like it. You are definitely entitled to speech-language, psychological, OT, PT and social work testing and services if your child qualifies. Call them and find out. Good luck!

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I think you are correct that you should be able to go have your daughter tested but ir may cost you to do this. The reason it may cost is because the state did not receive any money for your daughter because she was not enrolled. The district uses the money they get from the state to fund testing programs at each school.
Check with ICHE http://www.iche.org/ to see what they can do for you. If you are involved with a home school workshop program like Heartland Home School Workshops in Crystal Lake ask the other parents what they have done. I know there are families. from Huntley that attend Heartland Home School Workshops, I have a boy in one of my classes at Heartland that lives just outside Huntley.

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S.

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