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Mar 14 2013 8:57AM

Oregon's ESEA Flexibility Waiver removed the requirement for school and district Adequate Yearly Progress designations, but the requirement to report subgroup performance against Annual Measurable Objectives (AMOs) remains. Beginning with the 2012-13...

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Feb 6 2013 5:25PM

ODE provides District Test Coordinators, Data Submitters and Superintendents with an Assessment and Accountability Checklist which includes: Assessment testing windows for the 2012-13 school year Key events and district responsibilities related...

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Nov 16 2012 9:35AM

Important Collections & Reporting Dates November 8 - May 23 OAKS Online student scores available for Reading, Mathematics, Science & Social Sciences (including Braille interface) November 15 - 28 District Data Collection Audit Rev...

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Nov 2 2012 3:10PM

The ‘Report Card/AYP’ application will now be known as the ‘Report Card/Accountability Reports‘ application. This is a name change only. The application functionality is unchanged. The application will still be used by District and School staff fo...

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Oct 4 2012 4:02PM

October 4: Final School & District Report Cards and Report Card detail sheets available on District secure web site (Preview 2 of 2) October 10: PSAT/NMSQT® test materials delivered to schools by this date October 11: Final School & Dis...

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Oct 1 2012 11:51AM

The 2012-2013 Assessment and Accountability Checklist was updated on September 28, 2012. Important updates include: Grade 12 eligibility to take the OAKS Winter Writing Performance Assessment. Grade 12 retesting available for Extended A...

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Sep 25 2012 10:15AM

The 2011-2012 Report Card Policy and Technical Manual has been posted on the Report Card Policy page (http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=24). In addition, ODE has posted on this same page a document outlining the changes that were implemen...

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Sep 6 2012 10:36AM

Report Cards and Detail Sheets: Validation Window opens September 20. Last day to appeal is October 4 (by 5 PM). Public release of the Report Cards is October 11, 2012. SAT Scores (opens September 13 - closes September 20). Please note the ch...

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Aug 22 2012 5:45PM

Earlier this month, the Oregon Department of Education released information on Oregon schools under a new accountability model aligned with our approved ESEA waiver proposal. As part of this release, some Oregon schools received a Model, Focus, or ...

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Aug 20 2012 5:34PM

The last day to make edits to 2011-12 assessment data in Student Centered Staging will be August 31 at 5 PM. Also, Third Period Cumulative ADM collection will be extended to close the same day, August 31 at 11:59 PM. Previously, both Student Centered...

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Jul 25 2012 8:58AM

Expulsions due to Weapons (currently open - closes July 26) Classes Taught by Highly Qualified Teachers (currently open - closes August 2 Emergency Certification (currently open - closes August 2) For assistance, email Jon Wiens or contact ...

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Jun 28 2012 5:10PM

OAKS Online partial test records (any test where the student completed one or more questions, but never finished the test) were loaded on Friday, June 15. Records where the student completed 1-4 questions have a Test Attempt flag of 'P' and no s...

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Apr 26 2012 2:29PM

There are six validations in this set: Self-contained Class Size, Staff FTE: Teachers, Staff FTE: District/School Administrators, Staff FTE: Instructional Assistants, Staff FTE: Other Staff, and Teacher Characteristics. Be sure to validate each one. ...

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Apr 26 2012 2:14PM

The schedule for district validations of Non-Assessment data (used on the School and District Report Cards) can be found at: https://district.ode.state.or.us/wma/training/docs/ayprc_collectionvalidationdates_1112.xls . Validations currently open...

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Apr 5 2012 11:22AM

The framework for the Extended Assessment applications has been updated. As a result, online applications with older browser versions may/will not work when you attempt to download the assessments or enter student test data. On the landing page of t...

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Feb 22 2012 12:35PM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for February 23, 2012. You can access this and past issues of the A & A Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: Assessment Warehouse Extract Application Reopened Extended Assessment Aler...

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Feb 16 2012 8:42AM

February 16, 2012 In This Issue: Final Session! Training of Trainers for the Essential Skill of Reading - Using Work Samples Extended Assessment Alerts ELPA Practice Test ELPA Domain Exemptions Last day for Winter Paper-Based Writing ...

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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 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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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 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 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 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 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 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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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 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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Oct 6 2011 9:54AM

As of Thursday, October 6 the final School and District Report Cards and Detail Sheets (English and Spanish versions) are available on the ODE website at http://www.ode.state.or.us/data/reportcard/reports.aspx. Districts are required to get report ca...

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Sep 29 2011 8:56AM

The Assessment & Accountability Update for September 29, 2011 is now available. You can access this and past issues of the Assessment & Accountability Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: First Period Cumulative ADM ...

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Sep 28 2011 12:40PM

Report Cards are available for district preview on the secure web site (https://district.ode.state.or.us/apps/login/). A second preview is scheduled for September 29, 2011. It is essential for districts to review and validate all data elements displa...

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Sep 14 2011 5:15PM

The 2010-2011 Report Card Policy and Technical Manual has been posted on the Report Card Policy page (http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=24). In addition, a new Report Card Details Calculator has been posted on the Report Card Tools page...

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Sep 14 2011 2:09PM

On, Tuesday, September 20, from 3:30-4:30 PM, the Oregon Department of Education will be holding a WebEx webinar for districts on the 2010-2011 School and District Report Card Validation. This Webinar will review changes to the 2010-2011 Report Cards...

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Sep 14 2011 9:17AM

The first release of Report Cards will be available for district preview on the secure web site (https://district.ode.state.or.us/apps/login/) on September 15, 2011 at 1 PM. A second preview is scheduled for September 29, 2011. A final preview is sc...

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Sep 2 2011 1:49PM

The Assessment & Accountability Update for September 2, 2011 is now available. You can access this and past issues of the Assessment & Accountability Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: Required 2011-2012 District Test Coo...

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Sep 2 2011 12:33PM

Report Cards and Detail Sheets: Validation Window opens September 15. Last day to appeal is September 29 (by 5 PM). Last day to edit writing and science records is September 30 (Staging closes at 5 PM). Note: writing and science participation ...

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Aug 18 2011 1:38PM

The Assessment & Accountability Update for August 18, 2011 is now available. You can access this and past issues of the Assessment & Accountability Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: Policy Contacts in Office of Assessmen...

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Aug 11 2011 8:52AM

The Assessment & Accountability Update for August 11, 2011 is now available. You can access this and past issues of the Assessment & Accountability Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: Essential Skills Assessment Overviews ...

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Aug 4 2011 4:00PM

The Assessment & Accountability Update for August 4, 2011 is now available. You can access this and past issues of the Assessment & Accountability Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: Science Achievement Standards Update 2...

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Aug 4 2011 3:47PM

School Personnel (currently open - closes August 12) Class Size (currently open - closes August 12) Classes Taught by Highly Qualified Teachers (opens August 11 - closes September 2) Emergency Certification (opens August 11 - closes September 2)...

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Aug 4 2011 3:41PM

AYP Reports for Schools and Districts August 19 - Last date for changes to 3rd Period Cumulative ADM and math and reading test records for final AYP reports; Substantive Appeals submissions due by noon September 1 - District preview of final AYP ...

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Jul 28 2011 4:33PM

The Assessment & Accountability Update for July 28, 2011 is now available. You can access this and past issues of the Assessment & Accountability Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: Preliminary AYP Results to be Posted Sc...

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Jul 28 2011 3:14PM

Preliminary AYP results will be posted on the public website on Tuesday, August 2 at 12:01 AM. They can be accessed at http://www.ode.state.or.us/data/reportcard/reports.aspx. In anticipation of the release of these results, an informational WebEx wi...

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Jul 28 2011 12:11PM

All school and district AYP reports are available for district preview on the District Secure website today, July 28. Preliminary AYP includes districts' data changes completed as of July 22 at 5 PM. To help districts review and interpret t...

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Jul 14 2011 3:16PM

The Assessment & Accountability Update for July 14, 2011 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 Reminders ...

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Jul 13 2011 9:23AM

Please note the change in validation dates. This validation is for the percent of classes taught by highly qualified teachers and teachers with emergency or provisional credentials for each school and district. This data will appear on the school and...

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Jun 23 2011 9:01AM

The Assessment & Accountability Update for June 23, 2011 is now available. You can access this and past issues of the Assessment & Accountability Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: English Language Learners Validation (Ju...

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Jun 22 2011 5:08PM

This validation computes the ADM for ESL students and the percent of ESL. The ESL Percent will appear on the annual School and District Report Cards scheduled for public release on October 6, 2011. The following are some pointers to remember whe...

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Jun 16 2011 4:00PM

The Assessment & Accountability Update for June 16, 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 Secure Browsers Essential ...

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Jun 9 2011 8:48AM

The summer validations for non-assessment data on the Report Card will be open from June 7 - July 22 for the following data: School Size Students Attending From/In Another District Special Education Count English Language Learners The fo...

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Jun 9 2011 8:41AM

The first AYP Pre-Preliminary Reports release for district validation has been rescheduled to open Thursday, June 9 at noon. It was previously scheduled for June 7, but longer than anticipated processing times were encountered this year due to the nu...

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May 5 2011 10:26AM

The schedule for district validations of Non-Assessment data (used on the School and District Report Cards) can be found at: https://district.ode.state.or.us/apps/info/docs/ayprc_collectionvalidationdates_1011.xls . Validations currently open fr...

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Apr 6 2011 1:45PM

The third period cumulative ADM collection is scheduled to open on April 28, 2011. A WebEx training session is scheduled on April 19 from 2:00 to 3:30. To access the WebEx, go to the ODE district web page - https://district.ode.state.or.us/search/pa...

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Dec 2 2010 11:00AM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for December 2, 2010. You can access this and past issues of the A & A Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: Remote Access Applications and OAKS Testing Banked Assessment Tests Availa...

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Dec 2 2010 10:59AM

The 2009-10 Oregon Statewide Report Card has been released. This annual publication serves as a compendium of information and trends on Oregon’s K-12 public education system. The 2009-10 Statewide Report Card includes: Student demographics S...

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Oct 21 2010 10:45AM

The deadline for sending a copy of the 2009-10 school and district report cards to parents/guardians is January 15, 2011.

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Oct 21 2010 12:00AM

Superintendent Castillo's bi-weekly 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....

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Oct 7 2010 2:47PM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for October 7, 2010. You can access this and past issues of the A & A Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: School & District Report Cards Results Released 2010-11 Test Records in Stag...

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Oct 7 2010 2:40PM

State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo today released the report cards for Oregon public elementary, middle, and high schools during a State of Education speech delivered to education business partners at the Hillsboro Intel campus. Oregon...

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Oct 7 2010 12:00AM

Superintendent Susan Castillo Delivers State of Education Speech at Intel SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo today released the report cards for Oregon public elementary, middle, and high schools during a State of Education s...

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Oct 7 2010 12:00AM

Superintendent Susan Castillo Delivers State of Education Speech at Intel SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo today released the report cards for Oregon public elementary, middle, and high schools during a State of Education s...

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Sep 23 2010 10:15AM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for September 23, 2010. You can access this and past issues of the A & A Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: Back to School Resources for Diploma Implementation OAKS Practice Tests ...

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Sep 22 2010 9:23AM

The 2009-10 Report Card Policy and Technical Manual has been posted online. In addition, a new Report Card Details Calculator has been posted on the Report Card Tools page. This Excel file can be used to calculate a 2009-10 Report Card determination...

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Sep 16 2010 9:15AM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for September 16, 2010. You can access this and past issues of the A & A Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: Oregon Part of Consortium Awarded RTTT Grant Report Card Validation Time...

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Sep 15 2010 5:10PM

Listed below are important dates for this year’s School and District Report Card validation. Sept 9 – SAT Validation Window opens. Sept 16 - SAT Validation Window closes. Sept 23 – Second preview of report cards and detail sheets avail...

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Sep 2 2010 10:49AM

ODE has set a timeline for this year’s report card validation. Important dates are listed below: Sept 9 – Report Card validation opens. First preview of report cards and detail sheets available. Sept 23 – Second preview of report cards and ...

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Dec 9 2009 2:33PM

On the ODE website, handouts are provided with directions on how to read the 2008-09 School and District Report Cards. These documents are available in both English and Spanish and can be found at: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=661.

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Dec 3 2009 1:55PM

This week, ODE released the 2008-09 Statewide Report Card. This annual publication serves as a compendium of information and trends on Oregon’s K-12 public education system. A copy of the report can be found on the ODE website.

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Nov 18 2009 11:34AM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for November 18, 2009. You can access this and past issues of the AA Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: ODE Furlough – OAKS Testing Closed Nov. 26 & 27 Ordering ELPA Headsets ...

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Nov 18 2009 11:23AM

The final School and District Report Cards and Detail Sheets (English and Spanish versions) are available on the ODE website at http://www.ode.state.or.us/data/reportcard/reports.aspx. Districts are required to send Report Cards to parents by Jan...

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Nov 10 2009 3:46PM

As of Tuesday, November 10 the final School and District Report Cards and Detail Sheets (English and Spanish versions) are available on the ODE website at http://www.ode.state.or.us/data/reportcard/reports.aspx. Districts are required to get report c...

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Oct 22 2009 3:08PM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for October 22, 2009. You can access this and past issues of the AA Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: Cohort Spreadsheets Upcoming ODE WebEx Meetings Key Report Card Dates Upd...

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Oct 22 2009 2:19PM

Tuesday, Oct 27, 9-10 am: School and District Report Cards • Review the changes to the school and district report cards and detail sheets. Wednesday, Oct 28, 9-10am: Monthly Open WebEx with Tony Alpert • Review current hot topics and have a ...

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Oct 22 2009 2:02PM

The last day to appeal for changes to the District and School Report Cards is October 29, 11:59 PM. Third District Preview on secure website - October 29, 2009 by Noon Final District Preview on secure website - November 5, 2009 by Noon Final Schoo...

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Oct 14 2009 1:20PM

District Reports Cards are now available for preview on the ODE District Site. Preview 2 of the School Report Cards summary and detail sheet data will reflect refreshed data if the district made changes to a data collection prior to October 14. ...

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Sep 30 2009 3:05PM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for September 30, 2009. You can access this and past issues of the AA Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: Online Writing Report Card Growth Data Accommodations Manual Now on OD...

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Sep 30 2009 2:48PM

The first release of Preliminary 2008-09 School and District Report Cards will be available for district preview on the secure web site at https://district.ode.state.or.us/apps/login/ on October 1, 2009. A second release is scheduled for Thursday, Oc...

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Sep 24 2009 11:46AM

The 2008-2009 Report Card Policy and Technical Manual has been posted on the Report Card Policy page: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=24. The differences between the 2008-09 Report Cards and the 2007-08 Report Cards are highlighted in...

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Sep 17 2009 10:30AM

Report Card detail sheets will be posted on the ODE secure district site on September 24. Two WebEx meetings are scheduled to review changes to the Report Card and give an overview of the new detail sheets. The meeting dates are: Friday, Sept...

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Aug 5 2009 1:59PM

On August 3, Jon Wiens provided a workshop at the Superintendent’s Summer Institute that outlined the Growth Model, the new school Report Card rating formula, and the new Cohort Graduation Rate. Materials from this presentation can be found on the ODE ...

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May 20 2009 3:36PM

With some schools and districts closing early for summer, please make sure your district has notified your Regional ESD partner about who will be responsible to submit, validate and correct data submissions and preview the AYP and Report Card report...

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Apr 30 2009 10:11AM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for April 27, 2009. This issue contains important information about ELPA testing, NAEP Social Sciences Assessments in 2010, Data Collections opening May 1, Extended Assessment Testing And Data Entr...

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Apr 30 2009 9:57AM

Videoconferences related to AYP and Report Card reporting coming up in May are: Annual ADM (May 7 at 2:00 PM) AYP and Other Assessment related information (May 21 at 2:00 PM) For more information: https://district.ode.state.or.us/search/result...

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Apr 30 2009 9:53AM

The Spring Validation window (for Non-Assessment data used on the Report Card) will be open from May 1 - May 29 for the following: Institutions to be Reported in AYP and Report Card (includes name & grade range changes, new schools, and Title I ...

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Apr 22 2009 9:24AM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for April 22, 2009. This issue contains important information about Extended Assessment Testing And Data Entry, 2008-09 Spring Student Membership Collection Opening May 1, ELPA Testing, ELPA Resets...

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Apr 22 2009 9:03AM

The Spring Student Membership collection opens on Friday, May 1, 2009 and will close on Wednesday, May 27, 2009. Please take the time to complete this collection as soon as possible. This collection is required for the state to determine Adequate Yea...

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Apr 22 2009 9:02AM

The Extended Assessment testing window will close this month on April 27. Districts may continue to enter data through May 19, 2009. Please be aware that the data entry window will definitely close this year on May 19. In previous years, the Oregon D...

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Apr 15 2009 2:01PM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for April 15, 2009. This issue contains important information about OAKS Online Participation Rates, ELPA February 2009 scores posted, reminder about ELPA participation, and a revised Reporting Sch...

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Apr 15 2009 12:19PM

The 2008-2009 Reporting Schedule has been revised and posted on the Assessment Results page. Districts should pay close attention to these deadlines. If your District Test Coordinator will be out of the office during the summer months, please ensure...

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Mar 12 2009 12:00PM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for March 11, 2009. This issue contains important information about the Growth Model and Report Card rating system, Aprenda Spanish Reading Assessment, the winter Writing Deadlines, ELPA Testing, a...

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Mar 6 2009 8:51AM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for March 4, 2009. This issue contains important information about the Growth Model and Report Card rating system, OAKS Paper-Pencil, Braille, and Large Print testing window, High School Completers...

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Dec 12 2008 3:51PM

Here is the Assessment and Accountability Update for December 10, 2008. This issue contains important information about the Multiple Choice Order/Precode Process, OAKS Online System Down Time, Distribution of School & District Report Cards, PSSS De...

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Dec 10 2008 12:00AM

Distribution of 2007-08 school and district report cards must completed by districts by December 15, 2008. Districts are responsible for downloading, duplicating, and distributing report cards as described in the Report Card 2007-08 Policy Manual on...

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Oct 16 2008 9:23AM

Here is the Assessment and Accountability Update for October 15, 2008. This issue contains important information about Final School and District Report Cards, Winter Writing Test Orders, ELPA Content Panel, ELPA Improvements, Early Leaver and High ...

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Oct 15 2008 10:39AM

District and School Report Cards, in English and in Spanish, are available on the ODE website at http://www.ode.state.or.us/data/reportcard/reports.aspx. Districts are required to get report cards to parents by December 15. Contact(s) for this A...

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Oct 9 2008 9:18AM

Here is the Assessment and Accountability Update for October 8, 2008. This issue contains important information about the OAKS Online Testing, Final Report Cards, Mathematics Assessment of New Content Standards, ELPA Improvements, Local Assessment ...

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Oct 8 2008 3:30PM

As of Tuesday, October 7 the final School Report Cards are available on the ODE website at http://www.ode.state.or.us/data/reportcard/reports.aspx. District Report Cards will be available by October 10. Districts are required to get report cards to p...

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Oct 2 2008 10:14AM

Final School and District Report Card District Preview - October 1, Noon. Districts can review their report cards on the district secure website. Final School and District Report Card public release - October 7 Contact(s) for this Announceme...

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Oct 2 2008 10:03AM

Here is the Assessment and Accountability Update for October 1, 2008. This edition contains important information about OAKS Online Testing Preparation, OAKS Online Training Site Unavailable, Extended Assessment Re-Training, Fall Student Membership...

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Sep 25 2008 2:34PM

Here is the September 24th issue of the Assessment and Accountability Update . This issue contains information about Preliminary School and District Report Cards, Extended Assessment Training, OAKS Online Compatibility with Firefox, Test Security, O...

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Sep 25 2008 2:06PM

The first release of Preliminary 2007-08 School and District Report Cards became available for district preview on the secure web site (https://district.ode.state.or.us/apps/login/) on September 17, 2008. A second release is scheduled for Tuesday, S...

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Sep 19 2008 9:47AM

Here is the Assessment and Accountability Update . This issue contains important information about the Preview of Preliminary School and District Report Cards, Changes to OAKS Online Reports, Early Leavers and High School Completers Data Collections...

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Sep 16 2008 12:09PM

The first release of Preliminary 2007-08 School and District Report Cards will be available for district preview on the secure web site (https://district.ode.state.or.us/apps/login/) at noon on September 17, 2008. There will be an updated Prelimin...

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Sep 11 2008 2:40PM

September 12 at 11:59pm – Student Centered Staging (SC and WR) closed for district edits. Ensure all errors are resolved in Student Centered Staging - for assistance; contact your Regional Assessment Support ESD Partner. September 16 at noon - Fi...

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Jul 31 2008 3:01PM

The anticipated release date for the 2007-08 Report Card Technical Manual is Friday, August 15.

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Jul 31 2008 12:06PM

All school and district AYP reports are available for district preview on the District Secure website today, July 31. Preliminary AYP includes districts' data changes completed as of 7/25/2008 midnight. To help districts review and interpret their a...

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Jul 18 2008 7:40AM

The Staff Position data elements of report card are now open for district validation on the secure website. Districts need to review and validate the following school and district report card data elements: Teacher Characteristics, Staff FTE (Distri...

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Jul 18 2008 7:35AM

AYP Pre-preliminary School and District Reports were re-released to districts only on Tuesday, July 15 and included data updated as of Friday, July 11. Districts can review their reports on the District Secure website, https://district.ode.state.or.u...

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Jul 18 2008 7:33AM

The Annual 2007-08 ADM Collection has closed. Districts who would like access to the collection must complete a Request to Re-open the Annual ADM Collection form. The form must be signed by the District Superintendent and faxed to Joy Blackwell usin...

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Jul 10 2008 8:49AM

The Annual 2007-08 ADM Collection will close on July 15 at midnight. To open the collection after that date, District Superintendents will need to submit a form called "Request to Reopen Annual ADM Collection." Extensions may be given on a case-by-ca...

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Jul 10 2008 8:41AM

Student Centered Staging for Math 0708 was temporarily unavailable Tuesday afternoon, due to a system glitch, and was reopened at 3pm. Please review any files downloaded at that time, or consider re-downloading those files. OAKS Online partial test...

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Jul 10 2008 8:36AM

AYP Pre-preliminary School and District Reports were re-released to districts only on Tuesday, July 8 and included data updated as of Friday, July 4 with the exception of LEP collection information. The LEP collection processing did not complete. Ano...

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Jun 25 2008 4:08PM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for June 25, 2008. This edition includes information about DTC Designation Form, Paper/Pencil Materials Return Instructions, PSAT/NMSQT Waiver Procedure Available, AYP and Report Card Update, OAKS Onli...

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Jun 25 2008 3:55PM

Attendance reported on the Pre-Preliminary versions of AYP & Report Card Details are from the Annual ADM collection if submitted, otherwise, the 2nd Quarter ADM is used during the Pre-Preliminary review. The Preliminary AYP report that will be releas...

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Jun 18 2008 1:27PM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for June 18, 2008. This edition contains information about OAKS Online Survey, Essential Skills Assessment, Dropout Manual, 0809 Test Schedule, National Normed Assessments, Regional Training Sessions, Lo...

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Jun 18 2008 1:25PM

When reviewing reports, remember the Extended Assessment test records were loaded without scores. So, the Extended Assessments, without performance levels, are reflected in Participation as valid tests. They are also reflected in Academic Status as...

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Jun 18 2008 1:23PM

At noon on Tuesday, June 17, a more current version of the AYP PrePreliminary and Report Card was released, which reflects districts' additions/changes to their LEP, Spring Membership and Annual ADM collections as of June 13, 11:59 PM. Additiona...

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Jun 11 2008 12:08PM

When reviewing reports, remember the Extended Assessment test records were loaded without scores. Thus, the Extended Assessments, without performance levels, are reflected in Participation as valid tests. They are also reflected in Academic Status as...

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Jun 11 2008 12:06PM

Schedule of Data Loading: June 16 - Virtual records for Science (grades 5, 8 and High School) June 24 - OAKS Online incomplete/partial test records July 7 - Extended Assessment scores applied July 31 - Spring Writing test records Schedule ...

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Jun 11 2008 12:05PM

On Tuesday, June 17 a more current version of the AYP Pre-Preliminary and Report Card details will be released, which will reflect districts' additions/changes, as of June 13, 11:59 PM, to their LEP, Spring Membership and Annual ADM collections. The ...

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Jun 11 2008 11:56AM

To submit an appeal, go to the District Secure Website, https://district.ode.state.or.us/apps/login/, go to Applications, select Report Card/AYP, choose the institution you would like to review, select "School & District AYP Detail PDF" or "School RC...

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Jun 4 2008 10:27AM

Changes in Academic Status and AYP determination Schools and districts can meet AYP based on the current year alone or an average of two years. Specifically: ODE will calculate AYP for the overall school/district for each subgroup first based ...

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Jun 4 2008 10:27AM

The Reporting/Editing of Oregon Assessment Results Schedule is posted at www.ode.state.or.us/teachlearn/testing/schedules/asmtreportsched0708.pdf . This document contains important deadlines for schools related to AYP and report card. Districts should ...

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May 29 2008 1:28PM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for May 29, 2008. This edition includes information about Student Centered Staging, Approved AYP Changes for 2007-08, Data Validation and Changes in Academic Performance Targets.

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May 29 2008 9:49AM

Pre-preliminary AYP is scheduled for release on June 4. The data processing takes about 12 hours to complete and requires approximately 3 days of QC to ensure each of the complicated routines run successfully. Pre-preliminary AYP will be re-run and ...

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May 29 2008 9:07AM

The AYP and School and District Report Card Spring Data Validation schedule is located at: https://district.ode.state.or.us/apps/info/DataCllctnDetail.aspx?id=10, bottom of the page (Current Report Card Validation Schedule). To review and validate AYP/...

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May 29 2008 9:00AM

The U.S. Dept of Education has approved amendments to Oregon’s Accountability Workbook which is available at: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?=218. The web site also includes the 2007-08 AYP Policy and Technical Manual, Key Points about AYP, an...

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May 21 2008 1:35PM

The 2007-2008 Reporting Schedule has been posted to www.ode.state.or.us/teachlearn/testing/schedules/asmtreportsched0708.pdf . Districts should pay close attention to these deadlines. If your district test coordinator will be out of the office during t...

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May 16 2008 2:54PM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for May 14, 2008. This weeks topics include a PSAT/NMSQT Update, OAKS Online/TESA Roster Reports, Pre-Preliminary AYP, Testing Deadlines, Spring Student Membership, Upcoming AYP V-Tel, Alternate Standa...

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May 16 2008 2:46PM

The Spring Validation window (for Non-Assessment data used on the Report Card) will be open from May 15-June 30 for the following: Institutions to be Reported in AYP and Report Card (includes name & grade range changes, new schools, and Title I flags...

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May 16 2008 12:28PM

Pre-Preliminary AYP reports and report card detail sheets for all schools and districts will be posted on the district secure website Wednesday, June 4. The purpose of Pre-Preliminary reports is to provide a very early estimate of final results. This r...

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May 7 2008 2:17PM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for May 7, 2008. This edition contains information about the updated documents on the web site, OAKS Online/TESA reports, OAKS Online/TESA rescores, ELPA, Winter Writing, and Extended Assessment record...

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May 7 2008 2:10PM

The 2007-08 Spring Student Membership collection opened on Thursday, May 1 and will close on Tuesday, May 27. Please take the time to complete this collection as soon as possible. This collection is required for the state to determine Adequate Yearly P...

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May 5 2008 9:51AM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update - Retrospective Edition. This edition contains important reminders and key dates from news published during the past few months.

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Apr 28 2008 3:14PM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for April 28, 2008. This edition contains information about the High School Completers Data Collection, OAKS Online/TESA, Spring Writing Assessment shipments, and PSAT/NMSQT Tests.

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Apr 28 2008 2:55PM

Writing will not be used as an element of AYP designations. Writing scores will remain an element of report card ratings. Because participation is reflected in the School Characteristics report card rating, district staff should continue to correct ...

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Apr 28 2008 2:53PM

Somewhere an Oregon student will complete test number 1,000,000 on OAKS Online/TESA probably before May 1, 2008. With 20 days of testing remaining, projections are that the 2007-08 tests may number 1.4 million. Teachers, principals and District Te...

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Apr 2 2008 9:30AM

SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo released the second annual report cards for Oregon Special Education and Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education. The report cards are required under the federal Individuals with Disabili...

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Mar 17 2008 11:42AM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for March 17, 2008. This edition includes information about ELPA standards and the first round of ELPA scores posted; Dropout Data Collection; Assessment of Essential Skills; Aprenda tests shipped and oth...

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Mar 17 2008 12:00AM

Validations for the Dropout Rates, by both attending and resident institutions, will be available on the District secure website from March 18 – 21, 2008. The dropout rates are disaggregated by student demographics. The high school completers, by re...

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Mar 5 2008 12:36PM

Visit the newly updated Reports section of the ODE website. It has been recently redesigned to make it clearer and more user friendly by centralizing information and organizing reports by topic rather than office. We hope that you like the new format ...

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Dec 10 2007 10:20AM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for December 10, 2007. This edition includes information about the 2nd Quarter ADM Collection, the deadline for distributing school and district Report Cards, the advantages of using OAKS Online/TESA, how...

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Dec 10 2007 9:12AM

Distribution of school and district report cards must be completed by districts by December 15. Districts are responsible for downloading, duplicating, and distributing report cards as described in the Report Card 2006-07 Policy Manual online at www...

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Oct 22 2007 3:39PM

This is the Accountability Reporting Update for October 22, 2007. This issue includes information about submitting Early Leavers and High School Completers data, revisions to the Assessment and Accountability Checklist, and the writing graph on the...

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Oct 22 2007 12:00AM

A common question about the Report Card involves the graphs of writing data. This bar graph reflects students who met or exceeded the standard as shown on the report card detail sheet. In previous years, this graph included students designated as Nearl...

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Oct 8 2007 12:00AM

The Report Card Policy and Technical Manuals have been revised for the 2006-07 academic year. This includes a number of adjustments to inclusion and to online sources for additional data. To download copies of these manuals and to locate far more infor...

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May 29 2007 12:00AM

Due to the number of corrections received, ODE staff have extended to June 8 the validation window for staff FTE, teacher characteristics, self-contained class size, and classes taught by highly qualified teachers. The validation for all other data ele...

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May 14 2007 4:20PM

This is the Accountability Reporting Update for May 14, 2007. This edition includes information about: (1) ELPA and Senior CIM data, (2) upcoming training for Report Card and AYP data collections, and (3) identification of students for LEP subgroup me...

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May 14 2007 12:00AM

On May 17 from 2 to 3:30 PM, ODE will host an interactive video conference offering information on upcoming AYP reports, School and District Report Cards, and online data applications including Student Centered Staging, Secure Assessment Reports, and A...

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May 14 2007 12:00AM

May 15 through July 15, ODE will be collecting data for the annual Average Daily Membership (ADM) collection. This information is critical to a number of operations at ODE and is used throughout accountability efforts. If you have questions, contact Jo...

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Apr 30 2007 4:03PM

This is the Accountability Reporting Update for April 30, 2007. This edition includes information about: (1) Report Card data validation, (2) upcoming training for data validation, and (3) recently released, updated documents.

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Apr 30 2007 12:00AM

Thought you were done with the Consolidated Staff Collections? Did you... fix all errors? fix, save, and accept all warnings? delete error and warning files from Housekeeping? check the verification report to make sure the number of records poste...

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Apr 30 2007 12:00AM

This spring’s report card data validation window is May 3-25. During this window, districts will validate staff FTE, teacher characteristics, self-contained class size, classes taught by highly qualified teachers, and district financial information as ...

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Apr 16 2007 4:09PM

Click on this link to read the latest "Accountability Reporting Update!"

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Feb 5 2007 9:28AM

Click on this link to read the latest "Accountability Update!" PDF

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Dec 11 2006 3:00PM

Click on this link to read the latest "Assessment Update!" PDF

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Oct 12 2006 12:00AM

School and District Report Cards for the 2005-06 school year are now available. To view report cards click here For an analysis of the final results, see the News Release

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Sep 1 2006 1:43PM

School and District Report cards for the 2005-2006 school year will be available to the public on October 13, 2006. To view report cards from prior years click here

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Mar 23 2006 8:00AM

A Numbered Memo has been posted announcing policy changes and key dates for report card production and data collection for 2005-06 accountability reports. Policy and Technical Manuals for 2005-06 AYP Determinations and Report Cards are now po...

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Mar 23 2006 12:00AM

TO: ESD and District Superintendents, School Principals, District Testing Coordinators, District Information Technology Managers RE: 2005-06 AYP and School and District Report Cards Summary: This memo communicates policy decisions related...

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Oct 13 2005 12:00AM

School and District Report cards for the 2004-2005 school year are now available. To view report cards click here

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Apr 8 2005 2:01PM

Click here for a PDF of the latest timeline of due dates for data collections, validation windows, and report production. Note the change in the due date for Suspensions/Expulsions/Truancy from July 25 to June 30, 2005.

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Mar 5 2005 12:00AM

TO: ESD and District Superintendents, School Principals, District Testing Coordinators, District Information Technology Managers RE: 04-05 AYP and School and District Report Cards The purposes of this memo are to communicate policy decisio...

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Dec 7 2004 8:00AM

Click Here to view the News Release.