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Feb 9 2012 8:43AM

As required by federal law, the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) announces its annual applications for IDEA funds are open for public review for sixty days, beginning Thursday, February 9, 2012, and ending Sunday, April 8, 2012. ODE will accept p...

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Feb 9 2012 8:09AM

February 9, 2012 In This Issue: Reminder: Last Chance for Reading Essential Skill Training for Local Facilitators! Extended Assessment Test Materials Extended Assessment Test Administrators (Qualified Trainers and Qualified Assessors) ...

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Feb 9 2012 8:02AM

In the February 2012 Social Sciences Teacher Update you will read about professional development opportunities, teacher and student competitions and awards, and much more. Distributed by listserv, the current issue and past issues are posted here. ...

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Feb 9 2012 8:00AM

The Love the Bus program is an effective means to spread the message about the value of the yellow school bus to students, parents and the community. The LTB program provides an opportunity to present the value of the yellow school bus to student...

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Feb 8 2012 2:58PM

ODE has added one more session of Level 2 and Level 3 Training of Trainers for the Essential Skill of Reading – Using Work Samples on February 22 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. The training session will show local facilitators how to present introductor...

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Feb 8 2012 2:55PM

Districts who ordered paper-based Writing tests for the winter Writing test window will receive a return kit on Thursday, February 9, 2012. This return kit includes return mailing labels, a return checklist, and an overage certification form. Distric...

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Feb 8 2012 2:45PM

The Fall Membership report was released to the public on February 8, 2012. This report reflects submissions to the 2011-12 First Period Cumulative ADM Collection, and includes all changes made before January 30, 2012. If you have questions or n...

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Feb 8 2012 2:19PM

The 2011-12 Staff Position Collection will reopen for validations on February 13, 2012. Collections Support Partners will distribute spreadsheets showing records flagged for validation along with detailed validation instructions. If you receive a s...

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Feb 8 2012 2:08PM

The March 6, 2012 Data Collection Committee agenda will include a 30-minute walkthrough of the Assessment Warehouse Extract Application. Please contact Brett Luelling to obtain WebEx information for this meeting (brett.luelling@state.or.us ). Fo...

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Feb 8 2012 2:01PM

School districts now have access to review the audit data directly online and make updates or confirm the records submitted are correct. The new audit system, which was introduced for Period 1 Cumulative ADM for 2011-12, also allows ODE to track chan...

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Feb 8 2012 8:15AM

Minority participation continues to lag (Salem, Ore.) – According to information released today in the College Board’s eighth annual Advanced Placement Report to the Nation, more Oregon students are taking, and succeeding in, Advance Placement c...

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Feb 8 2012 4:07AM

Oregon continues to see slight decrease in student enrollment (Salem, Ore.) – The Oregon Department of Education today announced that Oregon student enrollment decreased slightly this year. This marks five consecutive years of slight decreases i...

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Feb 7 2012 2:20PM

The SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) has released draft Item Specifications and Guidelines for review and comment. These item specifications will provide item writers with specific guidance on how to translate the Common Core State Stand...

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Feb 6 2012 3:01PM

The February 2012 Superintendent's Pipeline is now available online at: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=684. The Superintendent's Pipeline is the main source of ODE news, announcements, information, recruitments, grants and other ...

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Feb 6 2012 10:21AM

The Oregon Department of Education is requesting the nomination of teachers, curriculum specialists, and others who have interest and experience with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in English/Language Arts (ELA) and/or Mathematics. Nomination...

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Feb 3 2012 2:55PM

Comments accepted through Wednesday, February 8, 2012 On September 28, 2011, the U.S. Department of Education issued new regulations for Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). These new regulations, now in effect, s...

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Feb 3 2012 9:50AM

The EII Update is a monthly newsletter highlighting information from the Office of Educational Improvement and Innovation on: standards, career and technical education, title programs, professional development and other topics of interest to Oregon e...

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Feb 2 2012 2:46PM

The Assessment & Accountability Update for February 2, 2012 is now available. You can access this and past issues of the Assessment & Accountability Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: Key Assessment & Accountab...

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Feb 2 2012 2:17PM

A gentle reminder to all District Test Coordinators and their Qualified Assessors that the Extended Assessment test administration window opens on February 16, 2012, but test materials will be available for download the week prior beginning on Februa...

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Feb 2 2012 2:13PM

The OAKS Online Test Delivery System, including both operational and practice tests for OAKS, ELPA, and Online Writing, will be offline for maintenance beginning at 6:30 p.m. PT on Friday, February 3. The system will be back online by 7:00 a.m. PT on...

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Feb 2 2012 2:04PM

February 3 – Last Day for Staff Position Collection February 8 – Student Enrollment Report for 2011-12 released to the public February 9 – Extended Assessment Download Launched By February 9 – DTC Kits for OAKS Paper-based Winter Writing Assessmen...

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Feb 2 2012 2:02PM

On January 31, 2012, two new summaries of Essential Skills and key implementation resources were posted on the Assessment of Essential Skills Webpage. The Essential Skill of "Apply Math" at: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=2042 Th...

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Feb 2 2012 1:53PM

There are numerous efforts to bring states together with a common ELPA aligned with the Common Core State Standards: Oregon is part of the ELL State Collaborative on Assessment and Student Standards (SCASS) http://www.ccsso.org/Resources/Pro...

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Feb 2 2012 1:51PM

Each week, we will address recent activities of the SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) of which Oregon is a governing state. Beginning in 2014-2015, SBAC will deliver the common assessment in Mathematics and English Language Arts. Com...

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Feb 2 2012 1:49PM

Opportunity to view and comment on Common Assessment (SBAC): A significant milestone in the assessment development process for the SMARTER Balanced assessment program is the development of Item Specifications and Guidelines. This is the next logical...

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Feb 2 2012 1:48PM

On Tuesday, February 14, ODE staff will facilitate a webinar on the status of the Development of the Common Assessment from 2:30 to 3:30 PM. This is one of a series of webinars being sponsored by Oregon Common Core State Standards (CCSS) Stewardship ...

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Feb 2 2012 10:18AM

Oregon Department of Education has developed a new webpage for parents of children with disabilities. The webpage located here contains information related to IDEA, Parent Rights, Eligibility as well as Special Education Programs and Services.

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Feb 1 2012 2:50PM

In the February 1, 2012 Arts Teacher Update you will read about professional development opportunities, teacher and student competitions and awards, and much more. To learn about subscribing to the Arts Teacher Update, please visit the Content Area Te...

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Feb 1 2012 11:04AM

To: Superintendents, Principals, Special Education Directors, and other District Administrators From: Jan McComb, State Board of Education Staff Re: Board Oversight of Interscholastic Activity Organizations Effective January 1, 2012, the...

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Jan 30 2012 2:20PM

Oregon Department of Education Child Nutrition Programs USDA Foods Distribution Bulletin Vol. 004 The purpose of this bulletin is to update sponsors on the most up-to-date information on the USDA Foods program. To view the bulletin, click here . T...

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Jan 27 2012 2:25PM

Superintendent Castillo's updates showcase the efforts and achievements of Oregon schools. Through these regular messages, the Superintendent hopes to increase communications regarding important initiatives for Oregon's students. Click he...

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Jan 27 2012 4:00AM

Oregon dropout rate hits all-time low (Salem, Ore.) –State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced today that student graduation rates are on the rise and Oregon is seeing an all time low in the number of students dropping out of hi...

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Jan 27 2012 12:00AM

Click Revised 2010-11 District Estimates as of January 27, 2012 to view the latest estimates.

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Jan 27 2012 12:00AM

Click Revised 2010-11 ESD Estimates as of January 27, 2012 to view the revised estimates.

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Jan 26 2012 10:48AM

The Assessment & Accountability Update for January 26, 2012 is now available. You can access this and past issues of the Assessment & Accountability Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: Essential Skills Training Avai...

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Jan 26 2012 12:00AM

Click January 2012 First Common School Payment for 2011-12 to review the disbursements.

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Jan 26 2012 12:00AM

Please plan to attend our next New Applicant Workshop for an overview of the licensing process on April 16, 2012, from 9:00am - 12:00 noon in the Basement A conference room of the Public Service Building in Salem. Attendance at this meeting is require...

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Jan 26 2012 12:00AM

Click Revised 2010-11 District Estimates to review the January 25, 2012 revised estimates.

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Jan 26 2012 12:00AM

Click Revised 2010-11 ESD Estimates to review the January 25, 2012 revised estimates.

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Jan 25 2012 5:35PM

Click 2010-11 ADMr by County Lines to view the report.

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Jan 25 2012 5:23PM

Oregon's ESEA Waiver Request has been submitted to the US Department of Education. If the waiver is approved, then the existing AYP reporting and associated school improvement list would no longer be produced. In its place would be a revised report c...

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Jan 25 2012 2:41PM

ODE will release the Cohort Graduation and Dropout Reports reflecting the 2010-2011 data at 12:01 AM on Friday, January 27. This release was previously scheduled for March 13, but the reports were determined to be ready for publication ahead of sched...

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Jan 25 2012 12:29PM

Each week, we will address recent activities of the SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) of which Oregon is a governing state. Beginning in 2014-2015, SBAC will deliver the common assessment in Mathematics and English Language Arts. At that ...

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Jan 25 2012 12:22PM

The ELPA practice tests, found at www.oaks.k12.or.us, were updated by the American Institutes for Research on January 20. These updated versions of the ELPA practice tests now include samples of new constructed response items that are being field tes...

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Jan 25 2012 12:17PM

The order window for Spring Paper-Pencil Writing (grade 11 only) opens January 26, 2012. Districts will have from January 26 through March 19, 2012 to complete their orders for the spring test window. Districts may order Paper-Pencil writing tes...

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Jan 25 2012 12:15PM

The OAKS Online TA and Student Interfaces will be offline for scheduled maintenance during the week of March 26 - 30, 2012. The OAKS Online Reporting System and TIDE will remain available during this time. Contact(s) for this Announcement R...

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Jan 25 2012 12:10PM

The Second Period Cumulative ADM collection opened on January 23, 2012 and closes on February 1, 2012. During this period districts are allowed to verify and correct their data submission. For questions about the Audit Review, please contact your Reg...

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Jan 25 2012 11:00AM

Students who first encounter a reading, writing, or math work sample under the pressure of high school graduation are less likely to be successful. Middle school teachers are eager to use these powerful instructional and formative assessments in the...

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Jan 25 2012 12:00AM

All Marion County Home School children in grade K-5 are eligible to participate in Marion SWCD’s Annual Elementary School Poster Contest. This year’s theme is "From Soil to Spoon". Contact Janice Calkins at Marion County and you will receive the free...

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Jan 23 2012 4:19PM

To provide states with additional Common Core State Standards implementation support, CCSSO will host a webinar on Thursday, January 26th at 11:00 AM PST to share tools and resources to support teachers and districts on text complexity, which is the li...

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Jan 20 2012 2:21PM

On January 20, 2012, the State Board of Education adopted the Common Core State Standards Criteria for the Bridge Year (Interim Adoption) in English/Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. The Interim Adoption (Bridge Year) seeks to "bridge" Oregon's exis...

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Jan 20 2012 1:00PM

On January 20, 2012, the Oregon State Board of Education formally adopted the Best Practices Guide for Administering OAKS Online. ODE collaborated with its partners to develop the Best Practices Guide in response to Senate Bill 801. As directed by Sena...

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Jan 19 2012 11:09AM

The Assessment & Accountability Update for January 19, 2012 is now available. You can access this and past issues of the Assessment & Accountability Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: Assessment and Accountability ...

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Jan 18 2012 4:01PM

Opportunities for individuals to be trained to present local workshops on scoring and developing Essential Skills Work Samples will continue through the winter. Each WebEx session, held from 2:00 to 4:00 PST, provides future trainers with informatio...

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Jan 18 2012 3:55PM

Friday, January 20, 2012 is the last day of Oregon’s Alternate Assessment (Extended Assessment) Braille and/or Large Print order window for Reading, Mathematics, Science, and Writing. To order please complete, sign, and submit the attached order form...

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Jan 18 2012 3:47PM

A gentle reminder to all new and returning Qualified Trainers and Qualified Assessors that the test administration window opens on February 16, 2012 and that any who plan to administer the Extended Assessments for 2011-12 must (re-)qualify on Oregon’...

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Jan 18 2012 3:22PM

The 2011-12 English Language Proficiency Assessment (ELPA) window opened on Wednesday, January 11. The list below outlines the allowable resources for use during ELPA administration. This list and additional information can be found on page H-3 of Ap...

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Jan 18 2012 3:15PM

The 2011-12 test window for the English Language Proficiency Assessment (ELPA) opened on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 and runs through Thursday, May 12, 2011. For 2011-12, as in 2010-11, the ELPA will only be available for students whose LEP flag...

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Jan 18 2012 3:06PM

Downloadable Sample Tests Translated to Spanish: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?=441 These tests are aligned to the Oregon 2007/2009 Mathematics Content Standards and are in the same format as OAKS Online assessments, with Spanish abov...

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Jan 18 2012 3:01PM

The Fourth Quarter Project Report from the SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium is available—The quarterly project report for the period ending September 30, 2011 can be found at http://www.smarterbalanced.org/Resources.aspx. The report details the...

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Jan 18 2012 2:52PM

The 2011-12 Staff Position Collection will close February 3, 2012. Please remember to check for errors and warnings before the collection closes. If you have questions or need assistance, please contact your Regional Collections Support Partner ...

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Jan 18 2012 2:47PM

The Assessment and Accountability Checklist has been updated as of January 12, 2012. It is located at http://www.ode.state.or.us/wma/teachlearn/testing/admin/asmtacctbltychecklist1112.pdf .

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Jan 18 2012 9:33AM

Comment on Proposed Changes in Special Education Administrative Rules On September 28, 2011, the U.S. Department of Education issued new regulations for Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). These new regulations, ...

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Jan 17 2012 2:05PM

Monday, January 23, 2012, 12:30-4:30 p.m. The third meeting of the Talented and Gifted Education Task Force will be held in Salem, Oregon, at the Public Service Building, 255 Capitol Street NE, in Room 251B. The Talented and Gifted Educatio...

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Jan 17 2012 12:00AM

New! The Child Development and Teen Parenting in Oregon January edition is now available for your reading pleasure. Watch for this newsletter each month.

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Jan 13 2012 2:42PM

The Spanish version of the 2011 Tax Exemption Memo is now available online. The Oregon Tax Code provides an additional tax exemption for parents of certain IDEA-eligible children with disabilities.

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Jan 13 2012 2:07PM

On September 28, 2011, the U.S. Department of Education issued new regulations for Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). These new regulations, now in effect, specify requirements for early intervention (EI) services fo...

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Jan 13 2012 10:28AM

This training is for districts that have not met AMAOs for four consecutive years. A webinar will be hosted by the ODE from Studio A. Registration is required. To register, click on the link below, select the session you will participate from, and com...

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Jan 12 2012 4:25PM

This training is for districts that have not met AMAOs for two consecutive years (2009 - 10 and 2010 - 11) . A webinar will be hosted by the ODE from Studio A. Registration is required. To register, click on the link below, select the session you will...

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Jan 12 2012 10:41AM

In the January 2012 Social Sciences Teacher Update you will read about professional development opportunities, teacher and student competitions and awards, and much more. Distributed by listserv, the current issue and past issues are posted here. T...

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Jan 12 2012 10:10AM

The Assessment & Accountability Update for January 12, 2012 is now available. You can access this and past issues of the Assessment & Accountability Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: OAKS Online Test Opportunities...

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Jan 11 2012 4:51PM

On Wednesday, January 11, ODE introduced additional test items into the OAKS Online assessments. For those districts with policies allowing for students to take multiple test opportunities, this means that students may now retest. ODE supports up to ...

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Jan 11 2012 4:43PM

The English Language Proficiency Assessment (ELPA) window opened on Wednesday, January 11, 2012. This state assessment is required each year for all students eligible to receive NCLB Title III services. For 2011-12, students must take the ELPA if the...

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Jan 11 2012 4:35PM

In 2011-12, reading passages on the first segment of the ELPA will have the same print functionality as other OAKS content areas. This allows students the option to print a secure ELPA reading passage. As with all printing of secure items, the TA m...

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Jan 11 2012 4:30PM

Oregon and colleague states governing the SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium will vote on the Content Specifications claims for ELA/literacy next week. ODE is interested in your feedback. ODE’s vote is due on January 18. As you may know, the...

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Jan 11 2012 4:19PM

The window to order Oregon’s Alternate Assessment (Extended Assessment) in Braille and/or Large Print opens November 10, 2011. To order please complete, sign, and submit the attached order form via email or fax to Bob Disher at Oregon's Textbook an...

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Jan 11 2012 4:14PM

ODE has developed and posted new model Scientific Inquiry Student Feedback Forms for educators to use in order to document student scores, and to give allowable feedback for possible revision(s). The student feedback forms are similar to the math stu...

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Jan 11 2012 4:10PM

Each week, we will address recent activities of the SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) of which Oregon is a governing state. Beginning in 2014-2015, SBAC will facilitate delivery of the common assessments in Mathematics and English Langua...

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Jan 11 2012 4:05PM

The 2011-12 Class Size Collection will open January 19, 2012. It will close on March 2, 2012. The 2011-12 Manual has been updated and posted to the Schedule of Due Dates page. If you have questions or need assistance, please contact your Region...

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Jan 11 2012 3:53PM

During the last legislative session the Oregon legislature amended ORS 329.105 relating to school and district report cards. These amendments included a revision in the school and district report card distribution requirements. In response, the State...

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Jan 11 2012 3:37PM

On Tuesday, January 17 AIR will launch a new feature in the online reporting system. On the home page of the online reporting system there will be two new buttons: Scores for students who were mine during the selected administration Scores for my...

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Jan 11 2012 2:38PM

Encourage high school seniors to apply for the 2012 National Youth Science Camp! The National Youth Science Camp (NYSC), hosted and sponsored by the National Youth Science Foundation, is an intense all expenses paid three-week camp (June 27-July 2...

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Jan 11 2012 10:59AM

The January 2012 Math Teacher Update is now posted! The Math Teacher Update is a monthly e-newsletter that provides teachers and other educators with information about professional development opportunities, teacher and student competitions and awards...

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Jan 11 2012 12:00AM

Click January 2012 District Warrants to view the warrants.

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Jan 11 2012 12:00AM

Click January 2012 ESD Warrants to view the warrants.

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Jan 10 2012 2:55PM

Schools can apply for new Sustainable School Awards (Salem, OR.) The Oregon Department of Education is pleased to announce the launch of the Oregon Sustainable Schools Awards. The Oregon award program identifies nominees for the U.S. Department o...

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Jan 10 2012 11:29AM

The Oregon Department of Education in collaboration with The New Teacher Center is offering two training opportunities for Analysis of Student Work. Trainings will be held in Salem and in Bend. Please see the flyer for registration and location...

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Jan 10 2012 11:09AM

The Oregon Department of Education in collaboration with The New Teacher Center is offering two training opportunities: Coaching in Complex Situation (February 23) and Mentoring for Equity (March 21-22). This training is a requirement for distri...

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Jan 9 2012 12:00AM

In December students in Dallas and Hermiston were the first to use the new Braille Interface for the OAKS Online system. The Braille interface provides students with access to the adaptive OAKS Online test with the same number of testing opportunitie...

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Jan 6 2012 10:36AM

The EII Update is a monthly newsletter highlighting information from the Office of Educational Improvement and Innovation on: standards, career and technical education, title programs, professional development and other topics of interest to Oregon e...

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Jan 6 2012 9:10AM

The 2011 Tax Exemption Memo is now available online. The Oregon Tax Code provides an additional tax exemption for parents of certain IDEA-eligible children with disabilities.

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Jan 6 2012 8:00AM

The application for 2012 Bus Driver Instructor Courses is now on the Pupil Transportation web site. You can go directly to the application by clicking here.

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Jan 5 2012 3:00PM

In the January 2012 Health Teacher Update you will read about professional development opportunities, teacher and student competitions and awards, and much more. To learn about subscribing to the Health Teacher Update, please visit the Content Area Te...

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Jan 5 2012 2:40PM

In the January 2012 Physical Education Teacher Update you will read about professional development opportunities, teacher and student competitions and awards, and much more. To learn about subscribing to the Physical Education Teacher Update, please v...

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Jan 5 2012 8:19AM

Superintendent Castillo and Governor Kitzhaber’s Education Policy Advisor Ben Cannon will participate in two live webinars to discuss Oregon’s first draft of its application for an ESEA Flexibility request - providing an overview of a new accountabilit...

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Jan 5 2012 8:00AM

The Assessment & Accountability Update for January 5, 2012 is now available. You can access this and past issues of the Assessment & Accountability Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: 2011-12 Winter Writing Test Win...

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Jan 4 2012 11:43AM

Summer food trainings will be held in March 2012. All sponsors must attend a training to sponsor a summer food program. If you are a continuing sponsor you will automatically receive registration notification. If you would like to attend the 2012...

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Jan 4 2012 10:18AM

The final posting of Cohort Graduation Reports and NCES Dropouts and Graduation Reports has been scheduled for January 12. These refreshed reports should reflect all approved updates, resolved merged student issues, and updated Cumulative ADM records...

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Jan 4 2012 10:11AM

Week of January 2nd: Second Preview sent to districts for review. Week of January 16th: Third Preview sent to districts for review. Week of January 30th: Final Preview sent to districts. February 8: Fall Membership Press Release Note that a...

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Jan 4 2012 9:52AM

An update of the Assessment Warehouse Extract application will allow users to download all historical test data for a student that they have claimed, regardless of where the test was taken. The update will take place January 5, with the data becoming...

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Jan 4 2012 9:44AM

The Second Period Cumulative ADM data collection is currently open and will close January 13, 2012. The collection will remain closed January 16-20, 2012 to allow ODE to review the submitted data. The collection will be reopened again to all district...

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Jan 4 2012 9:40AM

Stakeholders - including IT Managers, the Assessment Advisory Committee, and the ELPA Content Panel - provided feedback in regard to benefits and risks associated with student use of mobile devices for taking summative assessments like OAKS Online or...

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Jan 4 2012 9:37AM

On December 1, 2011 ODE presented the draft Best Practices Guide to the State Board of Education for the Board’s consideration. The updated Best Practices Guide will be presented to the Board for formal adoption on January 19, 2012. In response to st...

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Jan 4 2012 9:34AM

In the January 4, 2012 Arts Teacher Update you will read about professional development opportunities, teacher and student competitions and awards, and much more. To learn about subscribing to the Arts Teacher Update, please visit the Content Area Tea...

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Jan 4 2012 9:31AM

Due to budgetary restrictions, during its 2011 Session, the Oregon State Legislature determined that the Writing Performance Assessment will only be available for students enrolled in Grade 11 who have not already met or exceeded the state achievemen...

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Jan 4 2012 9:24AM

The English Language Proficiency Assessment (ELPA) window opens on Wednesday, January 11, 2012. This state assessment is required each year for all students eligible to receive NCLB Title III services. For additional information about the ELPA, pleas...

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Jan 4 2012 9:11AM

The Winter Writing test window opens for Grade 11 students only on Wednesday, January 11, 2012. The online writing test window lasts from January 11 - March 16. The paper-based writing test window lasts from January 11 - February 23. Districts admini...

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Dec 29 2011 2:06PM

The LTCT Education Funding Clarification memo is meant to provide guidance to help ensure appropriate funding and student reporting. Identified below are: Background information, including the statutory requirements associated with LTCT education prog...

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Dec 22 2011 9:00AM

On Wednesday, January 4, 2012, the Office of Assessment and Accountability will host its quarterly DTC WebEx from 9:00 – 10:00 am. District Test Coordinators and other school and district staff are invited to attend this WebEx, where ODE staff will p...

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Dec 21 2011 2:52PM

Tuesday, December 20, State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo and Governor Kitzhaber’s Education Advisor Ben Cannon unveiled the first draft of Oregon’s Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) waiver proposal. The first draft of the waiver pr...

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Dec 21 2011 11:30AM

January 6, 2012 9:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. At the Oregon School for the Deaf, Clerc Conference Room 999 Locust Street NE Salem, Oregon 97301 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IS WELCOME: From 9:05 A.M. to 9:10 A.M. Public Comment will be received...

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Dec 20 2011 8:48AM

Do you know an outstanding history teacher? Nominate him/her for History Teacher of the Year! The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History is seeking nominations for the annual $10,000 National History Teacher of the Year Award, given to the ...

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Dec 19 2011 9:55AM

(Salem, Ore.) – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo and State Board Chair Brenda Frank are pleased to announce Serilda Summers-McGee as the latest member of the State Board of Education. Summers-McGee was confirmed by the Oregon Senate last mon...

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Dec 19 2011 9:25AM

On December 1, 2011 ODE presented the draft Best Practices Guide to the State Board of Education for the Board’s consideration. ODE will bring the draft Best Practices Guide back to the Board for formal adoption on January 19, 2012. In response to st...

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Dec 19 2011 9:19AM

Boys Town National Research Hospital will be conducting video conference training for sign language interpreters. Specific content information can be found on this flyer . This video conference has been approved for continuing education units. Please c...

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Dec 15 2011 8:15AM

The Assessment & Accountability Update for December 15, 2011 is now available. You can access this and past issues of the Assessment & Accountability Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: OAKS Online Scheduled Down Ti...

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Dec 15 2011 7:56AM

Superintendent Castillo's updates showcase the efforts and achievements of Oregon schools. Through these regular messages, the Superintendent hopes to increase communications regarding important initiatives for Oregon's students. Click he...

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Dec 14 2011 12:12PM

The OAKS Test Delivery System will be down December 18, 2011 - January 2, 2012: The OAKS Test Delivery System (TDS) will be offline for scheduled maintenance from 11:59 p.m. on Friday, December 18 through 11:59 p.m. on Monday, January 2. During...

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Dec 14 2011 12:09PM

Recently, ODE has received reports of test administrators reviewing secure test items during test administration. It is a violation of test security for test administrators to review or discuss the content of test items, stimuli, reading passages, or...

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Dec 14 2011 12:07PM

Senate Bill 801 - which prompted ODE to develop an Assessment Best Practices Guide - also restricts OAKS Online retesting of 3rd - 8th graders beginning in January. Students in grades 3-8 who have already met or exceeded the state achievement standar...

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Dec 14 2011 12:03PM

ODE has recently received several questions from the field regarding the potential for high school students who did not meet the standard on an OAKS Writing assessment to revise their test for use as one of the three required writing work samples to ...

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Dec 14 2011 11:59AM

As described in the November 17 Assessment and Accountability Update, ODE has been following up on stakeholder feedback concerning the application of the adaptive algorithm for the speaking segment for 2011-12. Over the past several weeks, ODE has wo...

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Dec 14 2011 11:57AM

During the review of the ELPA speaking items for the use with the semi-adaptive algorithm, an adjustment was made to the speaking segment at grade band 2-3. During 2011-12, students in 2nd and 3rd grade will be presented with four Elicited Imitation ...

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Dec 14 2011 11:55AM

The 2012 Winter Writing test window opens on Wednesday, January 11, 2012. Districts administering the paper format of the Winter Writing test will receive their shipment of secure test materials between Monday, January 2, 2012 and Wednesday, January ...

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Dec 14 2011 11:53AM

Work is focused on procurement of services from vendors through Requests for Proposals. The RFP for the Item Authoring and Item Pool (RFP 07) application has been released to vendors - Proposals are due Wednesday, January 18. The Consortium is seekin...

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Dec 14 2011 11:51AM

As stated by SBAC, this draft reflects revisions based on feedback from more than 200 individuals and organizations. Once finalized, the content specifications for mathematics and ELA/literacy will serve as the basis for the SMARTER Balanced system o...

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Dec 14 2011 11:46AM

Oregon’s new Social Sciences content standards are organized under six strands: History, Geography, Civics and Government, Economics, Financial Literacy, and Social Science Analysis at each grade in K-8 and for high school. The core and grade-level c...

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Dec 14 2011 11:43AM

On Wednesday, January 4, 2012 ODE and the American Institutes for Research (AIR) will co-host a WebEx from 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. to provide a presentation on how the OAKS Online and ELPA adaptive algorithms work. If you would like to participate in this W...

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Dec 14 2011 11:35AM

During the last legislative session the Oregon legislature amended ORS 329.105 relating to school and district report cards. These amendments included a revision in the school and district report card distribution requirements. In response, the State...

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Dec 14 2011 12:00AM

Click December 2011 District Warrants to view the warrants.

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Dec 14 2011 12:00AM

Click December 2011 ESD Warrants to view the warrants.

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Dec 12 2011 1:44PM

The right of parents to participate in educational decision-making regarding their child with a disability is an integral part of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The OSEP Spanish Glossary was developed by the Region 1 Parent...

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Dec 12 2011 10:34AM

To assist you in your communications planning, below are the official ODE data releases for the remainder of the 2011-12 school year. January 2012 JANUARY 27: Cohort Graduation Rate/Dropout Report (moved from March 13) February 2012 ...

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Dec 12 2011 8:24AM

The December 2011 Math Teacher Update is now posted! The Math Teacher Update is a monthly e-newsletter that provides teachers and other educators with information about professional development opportunities, teacher and student competitions and award...

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Dec 8 2011 1:55PM

The planned update of the Assessment Warehouse Extract application that will allow users to download all historical test data for a student they have claimed, regardless of where the test was taken has been delayed. This supersedes a message that wa...

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Dec 8 2011 7:25AM

The Assessment & Accountability Update for December 8, 2011 is now available. You can access this and past issues of the Assessment & Accountability Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: Out of District Test Scores Av...

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Dec 7 2011 10:34AM

The order window for Winter Paper-Pencil Writing (grade 11 only) is now open. Districts will have through Monday, December 12, 2011 to complete their orders for the winter test window. Districts may order Paper-Pencil writing tests for their students...

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Dec 7 2011 10:29AM

The 'Student Centered Staging 2011-2012' WebEx is scheduled for Tuesday, December 13 at 2 PM. This WebEx will focus on management of assessment data in Student Centered Staging (i.e., editing posted records; reviewing and correcting errors; applying ...

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Dec 7 2011 10:16AM

On Thursday, December 1, ODE staff presented the draft Best Practices Guide to the State Board of Education, along with co-presenters from Stand for Children, the Oregon Education Association, and the Assessment Advisory Committee. The presentation r...

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Dec 7 2011 10:05AM

SBAC Receives Funding to Establish ELL Advisory Committee The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium has been awarded a grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York to form an English-language learners advisory committee to build research-b...

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Dec 7 2011 9:41AM

The 2011-12 OAKS Online testing window opened on November 8, 2011. In the first month of testing, school districts have reported a total of twenty-three test improprieties impacting fifty student tests. The table below shows the breakdown of reported...

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Dec 7 2011 9:24AM

The Assessment and Accountability Checklist has been updated as of December 7, 2011. It is located at http://www.ode.state.or.us/wma/teachlearn/testing/admin/asmtacctbltychecklist1112.pdf .

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Dec 5 2011 8:23AM

In the December 2011 Social Sciences Teacher Update you will read about professional development opportunities, teacher and student competitions and awards, and much more. To learn about subscribing to the Social Science Teacher Update, please visi...

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Dec 2 2011 9:03AM

The EII Update is a monthly newsletter highlighting information from the Office of Educational Improvement and Innovation on: standards, career and technical education, title programs, professional development and other topics of interest to Oregon e...

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Dec 2 2011 3:25AM

Oregon Department of Education Child Nutrition Programs USDA Foods Distribution Bulletin Vol. 003 The purpose of this bulletin is to update sponsors on the most up-to-date information on the USDA Foods program. To view the bulletin, click here . T...

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Dec 1 2011 8:00AM

The Assessment & Accountability Update for December 1, 2011 is now available. You can access this and past issues of the Assessment & Accountability Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: Development of the Common Asse...

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Nov 30 2011 4:52PM

Interim Assessments: With development and procurement activities underway on the summative assessment, SBAC is focusing attention on the design of their interim assessments. As part of a balanced assessment system, interim assessments can provide i...

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Nov 30 2011 4:43PM

WebEx training sessions which provide local facilitators with the materials and background to conduct local workshops on scoring reading, writing and math Essential Skills worksamples will continue during early December. Scheduled trainings incl...

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Nov 30 2011 4:06PM

In the November 30, 2011 Arts Teacher Update you will read about professional development opportunities, teacher and student competitions and awards, and much more. To learn about subscribing to the Arts Teacher Update, please visit the Content Area T...

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Nov 30 2011 3:43PM

The Staff Position Collection will open December 8, 2011, and remain open until February 3, 2012. This year’s snapshot date is December 1, 2011. Remember to update your USID records before submitting to Staff Position. The USID collection is open now...

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Nov 30 2011 3:28PM

The second period Cumulative ADM data collection is open from December 15, 2011 through January 13, 2012. The collection period is from July 1, 2011 through December 30, 2011. If you have questions or need assistance in submitting your student d...

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Nov 30 2011 3:23PM

The Fall Membership schedule has been revised for this year: Week of December 19th: First Preview sent to districts for review. Week of January 2nd: Second Preview sent to districts for review. Week of January 17th: Third Preview sent to distr...

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Nov 30 2011 3:10PM

The order window for Winter Paper-Pencil Writing (grade 11 only) is now open. Districts will have through December 12, 2011 to complete their orders for the winter test window. Districts may order Paper-Pencil writing tests for their students u...

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Nov 30 2011 2:43PM

The OAKS Test Delivery System (TDS) will be offline for scheduled maintenance from 11:59 p.m. on Friday, December 18 through 11:59 p.m. on Monday, January 2. During this time, the Training Site, TIDE, and the Online Reporting System will remain avail...

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Nov 30 2011 2:31PM

As of November 28, 2011 the following number of tests have been started and reported by subject: Math Reading Science Social Sciences Started 17,905 41,474 7,066 205 Reported 14,236 31,163 6,607 191 Contact(...

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Nov 30 2011 8:55AM

Annual Report Card offers state-level snapshot of K-12 public education system (Salem, Ore.) – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo today announced the release of the 2010-11 Oregon Statewide Report Card. This annual publication contains key ...

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Nov 29 2011 8:37AM

Oregon joins states from around the country in development of national science standards (Salem, Ore.) – Today State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced that Oregon has been selected to help lead the development of national science stand...

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Nov 28 2011 3:02PM

TO: School Districts and ESD Superintendents FROM: Ed Dennis, Deputy Superintendent, Oregon Department of Education, Office of the Superintendent RE: Suspension of Division 22 Assurances for 2011-2012 Oregon law requires that all public...

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Nov 23 2011 11:33AM

In response to stakeholder feedback, ODE has updated the draft Best Practices Guide to further clarify the appropriate use of OAKS as a summative assessment. The draft guide is scheduled to go to the State Board of Education for review on December 1,...

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Nov 22 2011 3:51PM

Thursday, December 8, 2011, 12:30-4:30 p.m. The second meeting of the Talented and Gifted Education Task Force will be held in Salem, Oregon, at the Public Service Building, 255 Capitol Street NE, in Room 251A. The Talented and Gifted Educa...

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Nov 21 2011 3:18PM

Boys Town National Research Hospital will be conducting video conference training for sign language interpreters. Specific content information can be found on this flyer . This video conference has been approved for continuing education units. Please c...

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Nov 17 2011 12:30PM

The Assessment & Accountability Update for November 17, 2011 is now available. You can access this and past issues of the Assessment & Accountability Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: Revision to the WebEx Trainin...

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Nov 17 2011 12:24PM

The November/December 2011 English Language Arts Teacher Update is now posted! The ELA Teacher Update is a monthly e-newsletter that provides teachers and other educators with information about professional development opportunities, teacher and stu...

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Nov 17 2011 10:57AM

Superintendent Castillo's updates showcase the efforts and achievements of Oregon schools. Through these regular updates, the Superintendent hopes to increase communications regarding important initiatives for Oregon's students. Click her...

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Nov 16 2011 1:37PM

First awards from new grant fund to be made this spring PORTLAND- State Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian and State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo today announced the opening of a statewide Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking schools and ...

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Nov 16 2011 11:15AM

The Request for Proposal guidelines for the CTE Revitalization Grant are now available at http://www.ode.state.or.us/go/ctegrant. Funds are available for public schools, districts, charter schools, and Educational Service Districts to develop or enha...

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Nov 16 2011 11:09AM

As stated on page 3 of the 2011-12 Test Administration Manual, all DTCs must participate in annual test security and administration training provided by ODE. For 2011-12, these ODE-provided trainings occurred in September 2011. New for this year, ODE...

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Nov 16 2011 11:00AM

In June 2008, the State Board of Education adopted OAR 581-022-0615: Assessment of Essential Skills. This rule requires school districts and public charter schools to administer local performance assessments on an annual basis to all students in Grad...

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Nov 16 2011 10:54AM

ODE has received stakeholder feedback concerning the application of the adaptive algorithm to the ELPA speaking domain in 2011-12. Currently, ODE is working with its vendor, American Institutes for Research, to further analyze the speaking item pool ...

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Nov 16 2011 10:37AM

Each week, we will address recent activities of the SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) of which Oregon is a governing state. Beginning in 2014-2015, SBAC will deliver the common assessment in Mathematics and English Language Arts. At that ...

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Nov 16 2011 10:27AM

Only a few opportunities remain for local facilitators to receive Essential Skills WebEx trainings in November and December. Trainings will resume in mid-January. WebEx training sessions for November and December include the following: Nov ...

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Nov 16 2011 10:15AM

The 2011-12 Staff Position Manual has been posted. Please note that some collection rules and policies have changed from 2010-11 to 2011-12, and review the manual carefully. A list of collection changes can be found at the beginning of the manual. ...

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Nov 16 2011 9:53AM

The date for the Student Centered Staging WebEx training has been rescheduled from Thursday, November 17 to Tuesday, December 13 to accommodate the later rollout of the Assessment Warehouse Extract and the new Reporting File Format for 2011-12. ...

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Nov 15 2011 12:50PM

To: Superintendents, Principals, Special Education Directors, and other District Administrators From: Doug Kosty, Assistant Superintendent, Office of Assessment and Information Services Re: Instructional Unit Identifier (IUID) and Class Roster Co...

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Nov 10 2011 1:39PM

The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) has released the Oregon School District Collaboration Grant Program Request for Application (RFA) . Applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. PST on Friday, January 20, 2012. Please direct inquiries reg...

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Nov 10 2011 9:00AM

The Assessment & Accountability Update for November 10, 2011 is now available. You can access this and past issues of the Assessment & Accountability Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: Draft Best Practices Guide fo...

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Nov 9 2011 11:14AM

In response to Senate Bill 801, ODE has recently updated the draft Best Practices Guide to include clarified guidance around retesting students in grades 3 - 8 who have already met or exceeded the achievement standards. The draft guide is scheduled t...

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Nov 9 2011 11:13AM

A couple of reminders for district staff regarding student SSID numbers. Before creating a new SSID for a student, please make sure you have searched the ODE SSID system thoroughly. If you discover a student has more than one SSID assigned to t...

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Nov 9 2011 10:57AM

With high schools in full implementation of Essential Skill graduation requirements, many educators are interested in opportunities to improve student performance at the middle school level so that those students are well-situated to demonstrate high...

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Nov 9 2011 10:41AM

Welcome Rachel Aazzareh to the Department of Education. Rachel is the new Science and Social Sciences Assessment Specialist at the Oregon Department of Education. Rachel previously worked for Monument School District for three years as the 7th-1...

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Nov 9 2011 10:39AM

Each week, we will address recent activities of the SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) of which Oregon is a governing state. Beginning in 2014-2015, SBAC will deliver the common assessment in Mathematics and English Language Arts. At that ...

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Nov 9 2011 10:36AM

Ongoing review of documents and frequent communications help keep mathematics educators informed and confident of the quality of the upcoming SMARTER Balanced Assessment. What we know at this time: Oregon has adopted the Common Core State S...

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Nov 9 2011 12:00AM

Click November 2011 District Warrants to view the warrants.

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Nov 9 2011 12:00AM

Click November 2011 ESD Warrants to view the warrants.

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Nov 8 2011 5:38PM

All "banked" assessment tests where a student took and met or exceeded on a high school math, reading, science, or writing test in a prior year have been loaded to Student Centered Staging. This includes students who took and met or exceeded the alte...

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Nov 8 2011 2:55PM

In the October/November 2011 Science Teacher Update you will read about professional development opportunities, teacher and student competitions and awards, and much more. To learn about subscribing to the Science Teacher Update, please visit the Cont...

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Nov 7 2011 8:39AM

The Instructional Mentoring Training being offered on November 15, 16, and 17, 2011, in Salem are Coaching and Observation and Setting Professional Goals. The content of the training is provided by the researched practices of the New Teacher Center (N...

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Nov 4 2011 4:17PM

In the November 2011 Arts Teacher Update you will read about professional development opportunities, teacher and student competitions and awards, and much more. To learn about subscribing to the Arts Teacher Update, please visit the Content Area Teach...

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Nov 4 2011 3:57PM

The EII Update is a monthly newsletter highlighting information from the Office of Educational Improvement and Innovation on: standards, career and technical education, title programs, professional development and other topics of interest to Oregon ed...

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Nov 3 2011 11:36AM

The November 2011 Superintendent's Pipeline is now available online at: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=684. What changes would you like to see in Pipeline? Take our 7 question survey and provide your feedback on this publication...

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Nov 3 2011 7:28AM

The Assessment & Accountability Update for November 3, 2011 is now available. You can access this and past issues of the Assessment & Accountability Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: 2011-12 OAKS Online Test Windo...

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Nov 2 2011 5:31PM

OAKS Online test records for Mathematics, Reading, Science, and Social Sciences will be loaded into Student Centered Staging beginning November 10, 2011. Thereafter, the OAKS Online records will typically be available in Staging two days after the st...

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Nov 2 2011 5:22PM

Trainings: One-day regional trainer trainings of the Extended Assessment System continue and are hosted by the following ESDs on the following dates, from 9 AM to 2 PM: Nov. 10 Willamette ESD (Salem): Eleni Boston, eleni.boston@wesd.org Nov. ...

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Nov 2 2011 5:19PM

The Assessment and Accountability Checklist has been updated as of November 1, 2011. It is located at http://www.ode.state.or.us/wma/teachlearn/testing/admin/asmtacctbltychecklist1112.pdf .

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Nov 2 2011 5:12PM

In a move to prepare students for the increased rigors of the new Common Core State Standards and the Oregon Diploma, last May the Oregon State Board of Education increased reading achievement standards for grades 3-8, effective for the 2011-12 schoo...

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Nov 2 2011 2:00PM

We are pleased to announce that the following students have been selected as semi-finalists in the U.S. Senate Youth Program: Catherine Bayer - Hillsboro High School Ryan Montgomery - Pendleton High School Caroline Porter - Klamath Union High S...

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Nov 1 2011 2:32PM

ODE has collaborated with districts, ESDs, legislators and stakeholder groups to produce a best practices guide for administering OAKS to help schools and districts develop test administration policies and procedures that maximize the usefulness of a...

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Nov 1 2011 1:42PM

In the November 2011 Social Sciences Teacher Update you will read about professional development opportunities, teacher and student competitions and awards, and much more. To learn about subscribing to the Social Science Teacher Update, please visi...

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Nov 1 2011 8:14AM

Superintendent of Public Instruction Susan Castillo releases The Nation’s Report Card on 4th and 8th graders (Salem, Ore.) – Today State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced the release of Oregon's results for the 2011 National Assessme...

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Nov 1 2011 12:00AM

State Issues Progress Report for Students Learning English in Oregon Schools (Salem, Ore.) – Today State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced the release of the Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives (AMAO) report for the 2010-11 ...