Tell the New York State Education Department that you support the creation of a new education evaluation system.

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You may use one of the examples provided below to submit your comment or you may write your own. The submission deadline is June 16, 2017. Comments may also be delivered by mailing letters to: New York State Education Department, ATTN: ESSA Comments, Office of Accountability, Rm 400, 55 Hanson Place, Brooklyn, New York 11217
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1. My name is [Insert Name]. My [son/daughter] attends Opportunity Charter School, in Harlem. More than 50% of students at OCS have a moderate to severe learning disability. Therefore, I support a new education evaluation system that aims to consider multiple facets of student performance.
2. My name is [Insert Name]. My [son/daughter] attends Opportunity Charter School, in Harlem. More than 50% of students at OCS have a moderate to severe learning disability. Therefore, I believe schools such as OCS that serve unique student populations deserve a fairer evaluation system that recognizes the wide range of challenges students must overcome to succeed.
3. My name is [Insert Name]. My [son/daughter] attends Opportunity Charter School, in Harlem.  More than 50% of students at OCS have a moderate to severe learning disability. Therefore, I support the creation of a new evaluation system that takes a school’s unique student population into consideration.