Teachers in Lake County say they are overworked and students are suffering, and the Lake County School Board said that's because of the new Sunshine State Standards that replaced FCAT testing.
Dozens of teachers planned to take their concerns to Monday's School Board meeting, but board members are already asking state officials to make changes.
The Lake County School Board met Monday afternoon with principals of the district's lowest-performing schools.
Debbie Stivender, chairwoman of the Lake County School Board, said if changes aren't made, dozens of schools could end up failing in the first year of testing under the new statewide standards.
"There have been so many chances and so much that (teachers) are being held accountable for," Stivender said. "It's too much, too soon."
Teachers complain they've had to rip up their lesson plans and teach more difficult material at an accelerated pace.
Lake County Education Association President Stuart Klatte said the changes brought about by Common Core are just the tip of the iceberg for what Lake County teachers are dealing with.
"There's also the new grading computer program, the new attendance computer program, the new professional development and new blended learning," Klatte said.
After meeting with Dr. Susan Moxley, the superintendent for Lake County Schools, the School Board is taking its concerns to the state in its 2015 Legislative Priorities, which are expected to be approved Monday night.
If the district wins its fight, it would mean no individual school grades this year and no impact from the tests on student promotion or teacher evaluation the next two years.
The district would also do away with the Value Added Model, which ties end-of-course exams to teacher evaluations and pay.
The state of Utah used the same standards as Florida and just got its first test results back last week. In may subject areas, nearly 66 percent of students failed.