SDLA Compliance Resource
Tell Title I Families How to Request Assessment-Participation Policy Information
A beginning-of-year notice of the federal right to ask what state and local participation policies require, including any available opt-out process under state or local law.
In Plain Language: Notify parents that they may request—and the LEA will provide—information about state and LEA policies governing participation in required assessments, including any policy, procedure, or parental right to opt out where applicable.
Why this matters
This federal notice is a right to obtain accurate policy information. It does not itself create a nationwide opt-out right or replace California’s specific written CAASPP exemption rule.
Joint ownership
Owner: Title I/federal programs lead. Partners: assessment, legal/policy, school communications, language access, principals, and family engagement.
Operational workflow
- 1. Inventory current federal, California, and local participation/opt-out rules by assessment.
- 2. Issue the beginning-of-year notice in accessible language and formats with a clear request channel.
- 3. Route requests to staff who can provide current, assessment-specific information promptly.
- 4. Retain notice/delivery evidence and the response provided; update materials when policy changes.
Rights-information map
Evidence to retain
- Approved annual notice
- Policy/source inventory
- Translation/accessibility versions
- Delivery evidence
- Requests and responses
Official guidance and help
- U.S. ED Assessment Transparency GuidanceESEA section 1112(e)(2) explanation
- Education Code section 60615California CAASPP written request
- CDE CAASPP Annual NotificationState implementation context
Source review completed August 30, 2026. Verify current federal and California law, CDE and test-contractor manuals, local board policy, adopted instruments, individual student circumstances, and live system status before acting.