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Apr 4 2013 9:58AM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for April 4, 2013. You can access this and past issues of the Assessment & Accountability Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: Extended Assessments MEMORANDUM NO. 002-2012-13 ...

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Apr 3 2013 12:07PM

Date Event February 20- May 10 Smarter Balanced Scientific Sample Pilot Testing April 1- May 22 Spring Online Writing Testing Window April 39:00-10:00 DTC Monthly WebEx April 4 ELPA tests from January 9-31 available in OA...

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Apr 3 2013 11:58AM

Data used to populate institution staff FTE, teacher characteristics and self-contained class size for the Staff Position and Class Size 12-13 collections will be available for review from April 4, 2013 to May 3, 2013. During this time please check o...

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Mar 21 2013 10:19AM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for March 21, 2013. You can access this and past issues of the Assessment & Accountability Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: Extended Assessments MEMORANDUM NO. 002-2012-13...

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Mar 14 2013 11:22AM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for March 14, 2013. You can access this and past issues of the Assessment & Accountability Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: Extended Assessments MEMORANDUM NO. 002-2012-13...

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Mar 14 2013 9:54AM

In 2012, House Bill 4165 directed the Early Learning Council and the Department of Education (ODE) to jointly develop a kindergarten assessment to be piloted in the fall of 2012 and ready for statewide implementation by the fall of 2013. On March 7,...

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Mar 14 2013 9:38AM

Thursday-Friday, March 14-15 State English Learner Conference (Eugene) Confederation of Oregon School Administrators (COSA) Friday, April 26 Essential Skills, Alternative Assessment and Diploma Options (Eugene) Oregon Association for Ce...

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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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Mar 14 2013 8:53AM

Date Event February 20- May 10 Smarter Balanced Scientific Sample Pilot Testing March 11-22 Class Size Audit Window March 14 Spring Paper-Based Writing Order Window Closes March 22 Winter Online Writing Test Window Closes...

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Mar 7 2013 10:22AM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for March 7, 2013. You can access this and past issues of the Assessment & Accountability Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: Extended Assessments MEMORANDUM NO. 002-2012-13 ...

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Mar 6 2013 11:35AM

In the summer of 2012, ODE conducted a case study of nine districts currently using work samples as a part of their Essential Skills assessment system. The purpose was to identify various methods and strategies that districts are using in order to sh...

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Mar 6 2013 11:11AM

The Smarter Balanced Technology Strategy Framework and System Requirements Specifications (http://www.smarterbalanced.org/smarter-balanced-assessments/technology/) provide minimum hardware specifications and basic bandwidth calculations that will all...

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Mar 6 2013 11:07AM

Class Size Audits will open Monday, March 11, and will remain open until Friday, March 22. The Consolidated Collections application for reviewing audits is not functioning, so you will receive a spreadsheet with the audits from your ESD Partner. ...

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Feb 28 2013 10:38AM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for February 28, 2013. You can access this and past issues of the Assessment & Accountability Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: Extended Assessments MEMORANDUM NO. 002-2012...

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Feb 27 2013 11:17AM

Date Event February 4 Last day for Staff Position Collection February 7 Student Enrollment Report for 2012-13 released to the public and Press Release February 8 DTC Kits for OAKS Paper-based Winter Writing Assessment deliver...

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Feb 20 2013 4:53PM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for February 21, 2013. You can access this and past issues of the Assessment & Accountability Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: Extended Assessments MEMORANDUM NO. 002-2012...

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Feb 20 2013 4:02PM

Class Size collection will be closing on Friday, March 1. The Audit window will be open from March 11 to March 22. If you have questions or need assistance, please contact your Regional ESD Data Collection Support Partner .

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Feb 14 2013 5:11PM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for February 14, 2013. You can access this and past issues of the Assessment & Accountability Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: Extended Assessments MEMORANDUM NO. 002-2012...

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Feb 13 2013 3:24PM

At this time, neither microphones nor stylus devices have been identified as necessary input devices for the 2014-15 Smarter Balanced assessment. However, Smarter Balanced anticipates integrating manipulative media and interactive data elements for s...

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Feb 13 2013 3:22PM

Staff Position Audits opened Monday, February 11, and will remain open until Friday, February 22. To review your audits, log in to the Consolidated Collections application and go to “Review Audits,” under Staff Collections, Staff Position 12-13 Revie...

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Feb 7 2013 10:15AM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for February 7, 2013. You can access this and past issues of the Assessment & Accountability Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: Extended Assessments MEMORANDUM NO. 002-2012-...

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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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Jan 31 2013 9:04AM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for January 31, 2013. You can access this and past issues of the Assessment & Accountability Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: Extended Assessments MEMORANDUM NO. 002-2012-...

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Jan 30 2013 4:50PM

The 2011-12 Cohort Graduation, Dropout, and Essential Skills Reports were published the morning of January 31. You can find the reports at: Cohort Graduation Rate: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=2644 Dropout Rate: http://www.ode.s...

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Jan 30 2013 4:47PM

Date Event February 4 Last day for Staff Position Collection February 6 @ 9 AM WebEx for District Test Coordinators and others, providing an informed update from ODE staff February 7 Student Enrollment Report for 2012-13 rel...

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Jan 30 2013 4:44PM

The last day to submit your 2012-13 Staff Position Report is Monday, February 4, 2013. The collection will reopen for Audit Review from February 11 to February 22. If you have questions, please contact your Regional Collections Support Partners...

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Jan 28 2013 9:44AM

As announced in the May 10, 2012 edition of the Assessment and Accountability Update, the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) Offices of Educational Improvement and Innovation and Assessment and Information Services, in collaboration with members of...

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Jan 24 2013 1:29PM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for January 24, 2013. You can access this and past issues of the Assessment & Accountability Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: Extended Assessments MEMORANDUM NO. 002-2012-...

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Jan 23 2013 12:56PM

The technology planning framework has been updated to clarify the minimum hardware and software requirements that will allow schools and districts to evaluate which of their existing devices will support the administration of next-generation assessme...

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Jan 23 2013 12:32PM

The Class Size data collection opened January 17, 2013. It will close on March 1, 2013. The 2012-13 Manual has been updated and posted to the Schedule of Due Dates page. If you missed the video training, a recording of it will be posted on the Video...

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Jan 23 2013 10:24AM

Important Dates for the Weeks Ahead December 5 - January 30 Report Validation window (via spreadsheet) for: Fall Membership December 20 - February 4 Collection Window for: Staff Position January 10 - January 31 Preview...

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Jan 23 2013 10:00AM

District Test Coordinators and other school and district staff are invited to attend monthly WebEx sessions hosted by the Office of Assessment and Accountability. During these sessions, ODE will provide updates on current issues and respond to questi...

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Jan 17 2013 4:46PM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for January 17, 2013. You can access this and past issues of the Assessment & Accountability Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: Extended Assessments MEMORANDUM NO. 002-2012-...

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Jan 17 2013 2:01PM

Amy Rockwell's son was born on December 28, and she is out on leave until April 1. If you are a region 1 school district and have an assessment question, you can continue to call her phone number (800-970-8372 ext. 1), and her phone line will ring at...

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Jan 17 2013 11:11AM

Preview 3 of the Fall Membership report was distributed this week. This is the last editable preview. All changes must be made in first period Cumulative ADM 2012-13 by January 25, 2013, in order to be reflected in the final report. There is a f...

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Jan 17 2013 11:10AM

The Class Size data collection opens January 17, 2013. It will close on March 1, 2013. The 2012-13 Manual has been updated and posted to the Schedule of Due Dates page. If you missed the video training, a recording of it will be posted on the Video ...

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Jan 10 2013 9:18AM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for January 10, 2013. You can access this and past issues of the Assessment & Accountability Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: Extended Assessments Extended Assessment: Bra...

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Jan 9 2013 2:21PM

The final posting of the Cohort Graduation Reports, NCES Dropout Reports and Essential Skills is currently available for preview using the secure district validation application (Report Card/Accountability Reports). These reports have been refreshed ...

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Jan 3 2013 11:38AM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for January 3, 2013. You can access this and past issues of the Assessment & Accountability Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: Extended Assessments MEMORANDUM NO. 002-2012-1...

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Jan 2 2013 5:06PM

Reminder - The Second Period Cumulative ADM data collection will close on Monday, January 14, 2013 at 11:59 PM. If you need assistance submitting your data, please contact your ESD Regional Data Collection Partner . More information on the Second Pe...

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Dec 13 2012 11:23AM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for December 13, 2012. You can access this and past issues of the Assessment & Accountability Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: Extended Assessments MEMORANDUM NO. 002-2012...

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Dec 12 2012 4:11PM

Smarter Balanced has launched an online tool to help schools check the bandwidth of their network in preparation for the assessment. The bandwidth checker is compatible with Mozilla Firefox on computers with Windows, OS X, or Linux operating systems;...

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Dec 12 2012 2:56PM

On December 4, Smarter Balanced released a technology planning framework for member states preparing to implement the assessment system in the 2014-15 school year. The framework, developed by Navigation North on behalf of the Consortium, provides min...

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Dec 12 2012 2:37PM

Participation, Performance, Non-Linked Trend, and Strand/Trait Reports within the Assessment Group Reports application have been updated with 2011-12 data on the secure district web site (https://district.ode.state.or.us/apps/login/) as of December 6...

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Dec 12 2012 8:56AM

As you know, ODE is endeavoring to evaluate alternative English language proficiency assessments that may be used for students to demonstrate sufficient English language skills, as part of the eligibility criteria which then allows students to meet t...

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Dec 6 2012 11:54AM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for December 6, 2012. You can access this and past issues of the Assessment & Accountability Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: Extended Assessments MEMORANDUM NO. 002-2012-...

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Dec 6 2012 8:54AM

The Smarter Balanced Technology Strategy Framework and System Requirements Specifications provide minimum hardware specifications and basic bandwidth calculations that will allow schools and districts to evaluate which of their existing computers wil...

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Dec 6 2012 8:50AM

The Second Period Cumulative ADM data collection opens Thursday, December 13, 2012. The collection will remain open through Monday, January 14, 2013. The data reporting period is July 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012. The Second Period WebEx trainin...

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Dec 6 2012 8:48AM

The Staff Position training WebEx will be held at 2 PM on Thursday, December 13. See https://district.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=226 for more information. The 2012-13 Staff Position collection will open Thursday, December 20, and remain ope...

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Dec 6 2012 8:30AM

Important Collections & Reporting Dates December 4-7 Fall Membership Preview 1 distributed to Districts December 5 - January 30 Report Validation window (via spreadsheet) for: Fall Membership December 6 (@ 2:00 PM) WebEx fo...

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Nov 29 2012 9:04AM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for November 29, 2012. You can access this and past issues of the Assessment & Accountability Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: Extended Assessments MEMORANDUM NO. 002-2012...

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Nov 28 2012 10:07AM

The public release date for the Dropout, Cohort Graduation and Essential Skills Reports has been moved from January 29, 2013 to January 31, 2013. This change was made to ensure adequate ODE staff is available to answer questions on the day of the pub...

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Nov 28 2012 9:45AM

Under Oregon Administrative Rule (OAR) 581-22-0617 (Essential Skills Assessments for English Language Learners), students that meet certain eligibility criteria may be given the opportunity to satisfy Essential Skills graduation requirements in their...

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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 16 2012 9:11AM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for November 15, 2012. You can access this and past issues of the Assessment & Accountability Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: Extended Assessments MEMORANDUM NO. 002-2012...

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Nov 8 2012 11:15AM

The First Period Cumulative ADM Data Collection will be opened November 15 - November 28, 2012 to allow all districts the opportunity to review the audit report of data submitted and make corrections. The collection will be automatically open to all ...

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Nov 8 2012 10:54AM

The Video Training/WebEx “Student Centered Staging and Accountability Warehouse Extract” is scheduled for Wednesday, November 14 at 2 PM. Handouts will be available on the Video Training website: https://district.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=226....

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Nov 8 2012 9:48AM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for November 8, 2012. You can access this and past issues of the Assessment & Accountability Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: Important Dates for the Week Ahead Extended...

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Nov 2 2012 3:21PM

The First Period Cumulative ADM Data Collection will be opened November 15 - November 28, 2012 to allow all districts the opportunity to review the audit report of data submitted and make corrections. The collection will be automatically open to all ...

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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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Nov 2 2012 3:00PM

The reports will be refreshed on the following days: November 1 (reflecting edits and updates submitted by October 30 at 5pm) November 15 (reflecting edits and updates submitted by November 13 at 5pm) November 29 (reflecting edits and u...

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Nov 2 2012 2:24PM

A new Essential Skills report will be released to the public on January 29, 2013. The report will provide information about students from the 2008-2009 cohort (Class of 2012) and how they met the Essential Skill of Reading requirement. The report wi...

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Nov 2 2012 12:53PM

The OAKS Online test window opens next week on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. In preparation, ODE would like to remind districts of the following important test administration policy changes that are in effect for 2012-13. These changes are described i...

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Nov 2 2012 12:32PM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for November 2, 2012. You can access this and past issues of the Assessment & Accountability Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: Extended Assessments MEMORANDUM NO. 002-201...

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Oct 22 2012 10:15AM

The Assessment Warehouse Extract (AWE) application will now be known as the Accountability Warehouse Extract. This is a name change only. The application functionality is unchanged. This change reflects the addition of content beyond assessmen...

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Oct 18 2012 3:44PM

Reminder - The First Period Cumulative ADM data collection will close on October 29, 2012 at 11:59 p.m. The collection will be reopened to all districts November 15 - November 28, 2012 to allow districts to verify and correct their data submission. ...

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Oct 18 2012 3:39PM

In order to allow districts more time to validate their data for the Cohort Graduation Report, Dropout Report, and Essential Skills Report, ODE has extended the Exit Adjustment Window. The window will now remain open statewide through November 30, t...

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Oct 18 2012 3:20PM

ODE will be hosting a WebEx on October 25 at 1 pm to review student level growth target data that ODE will be sending to districts. The webinar will begin with an overview of the growth model used for the identification of priority, focus, and model...

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Oct 18 2012 3:15PM

A new Essential Skills report will be released to the public January 29, 2013 along with the 2011-12 Dropout and Cohort Graduation Rate reports. A preview of the 2011-12 Essential Skills report will be made available to districts through the Report C...

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Oct 18 2012 3:11PM

Smarter Balanced is working with member states to develop comprehensive minimum technology requirements detailing bandwidth, hardware, and operating system specifications for devices eligible to administer the assessments beginning in the 2014-15 sch...

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Oct 18 2012 3:00PM

District Test Coordinators and other school and district staff are invited to attend monthly WebEx sessions hosted by the Office of Assessment and Accountability. During these sessions, ODE will provide updates on current issues and respond to questi...

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Oct 18 2012 2:19PM

ODE has posted recordings of the District Test Coordinator training modules to http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=2744. New for 2012-13, districts are required to use the ODE-provided training modules when training School Test Coordinators an...

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Oct 18 2012 12:06PM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for October 18, 2012. You can access this and past issues of the Assessment & Accountability Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: Important Dates for October 2012 Assessment...

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Oct 10 2012 11:36AM

Today Smarter Balanced released sample items and performance tasks to help teachers, administrators, and policymakers implement the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and prepare for next-generation assessments. The Smarter assessments are being des...

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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 4 2012 3:16PM

Technology Requirements: Smarter Balanced is working with member states to develop comprehensive minimum technology requirements detailing bandwidth, hardware, and operating system specifications for devices eligible to administer the assessments be...

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Oct 4 2012 2:55PM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for October 4, 2012. You can access this and past issues of the Assessment & Accountability Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: Important Dates for October 2012 Technology ...

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Oct 4 2012 12:56PM

The ELPA Test Specifications and Blueprint documents for the 2012-13 school year are now posted at http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=496. These documents outline the assessment and provide sample item types for review. Also included in...

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Oct 4 2012 10:46AM

The First Period Cumulative ADM video conference training and handouts have been revised and are posted on the ODE training website at the link below. To locate the training, scroll down to September 13, 2012. https://district.ode.state.or.us/s...

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Oct 4 2012 10:25AM

Preparations for the cohort graduation and dropout reports begin in October. Districts will be able to review student level data, edit their data, and see the results of their data edits to the 2011-12 cohort graduation and dropout rates report bet...

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Oct 4 2012 10:07AM

The Fall Membership report is based on an extract from First Period Cumulative ADM 12-13, which is currently open. Remember that only students reported as enrolled on October 1, 2012 will be included in the Fall Membership report. A student's ADM End...

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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 20 2012 12:33PM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for September 20, 2012. You can access this and past issues of the Assessment & Accountability Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: Extended Assessments CCSS and Oregon's Al...

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Sep 20 2012 12:24PM

All high school entry years (cohort years) entered in Cumulative ADM must match the high school entry year assigned to the student in SSID. If you enter an incorrect high school entry year in SSID, or discover that a student's previously assigned hi...

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Sep 20 2012 12:18PM

The Technology Readiness Tool is designed to support states as they transition to next-generation assessments. Since March 2012, State Readiness Coordinators have been working with districts and schools to collect baseline data on key readiness indi...

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Sep 6 2012 11:30AM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for September 6, 2012. You can access this and past issues of the Assessment & Accountability Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: Extended Assessments Extended Assessment: ...

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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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Sep 6 2012 10:34AM

The 1st Period Cumulative ADM WebEx Training will be held on Thursday, September 13, 2012, between 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. The training will focus on attendance and fall membership reporting. Access to the WebEx training and handouts will be posted on...

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Sep 6 2012 10:32AM

Answering Open Questions Each week we will address a question or two on the minds of Consortium members. Send your questions to sbac@wested.org . Will Smarter Balanced assessments be translated into other languages? As part of the Race to th...

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Sep 6 2012 10:28AM

The Title III team has received several requests for clarification of how the Flexibility Waiver approval may impact Title III programs for the 2012-13 school year. The Title III Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives (AMAOs) remain intact for the ...

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Aug 23 2012 6:28PM

Smarter Balanced has contracted development of the test items for the spring 2013 pilot assessment. Currently the pilot item development has been contracted to CTB McGraw Hill, American Institutes for Research and Council for Aid to Education; they a...

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Aug 23 2012 6:25PM

Due to the nature of some student's disability, a student's IEP or 504 Plan might exempt the student from responding to a particular domain of the English Language Proficiency Assessment (reading, writing, speaking, or listening). For instance, stude...

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Aug 23 2012 6:22PM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for August 23, 2012. You can access this and past issues of the Assessment & Accountability Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: Extended Assessments Extended Assessment: Fi...

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Aug 23 2012 6:04PM

Districts can preview unsuppressed versions of their preliminary 2011-12 assessment group data on the district secure web site as of 1 PM on August 23. These data reflect districts' edits as of August 21 to test records in Student Staging and to the...

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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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Aug 9 2012 2:37PM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for August 9, 2012. You can access this and past issues of the Assessment & Accountability Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: Extended Assessments Extended Assessment: Fie...

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Aug 8 2012 9:39AM

Institution update changes for the 2012-13 school year must be submitted to ODE by September 14, 2012. Please allow up to four weeks processing time. The institution update form is located at http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/results/?id=227. Sc...

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Aug 8 2012 9:36AM

Annual Measurable Objectives (AMO) Reports in pending status indicate insufficient data for valid and reliable accountability reporting for one or more of the AMO measures in Reading, Math and/or Attendance or Cohort Graduation. Districts with pendin...

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Aug 8 2012 9:30AM

Student Centered Staging will be closed for editing 2011-2012 test records on August 31 at 5 PM for final AMO processing. Secure Assessment Reports will also be unavailable during this time. Student Staging 2011-2012 records will re-open by noon...

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Jul 26 2012 1:35PM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for July 26, 2012. You can access this and past issues of the Assessment & Accountability Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: Accountability Reporting District Validations ...

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Jul 25 2012 10:49AM

This year's focus is on Targeted Classroom Assessment and Instructional Strategies that Support Student Learning. ODE assessment staff will provide three presentations on Smarter Balanced Performance Tasks: An Overview, a hands-on session focused on ...

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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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Jul 19 2012 10:13AM

Student Centered Staging is currently open for editing all 2011-2012 test records until Friday, July 20 at 5 PM. Staging is scheduled to reopen by noon on Thursday, July 26. Secure Assessment Reports will also be unavailable during the time when Stag...

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Jul 13 2012 10:01AM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for July 12, 2012. You can access this and past issues of the A & A Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: Test Administration - OAKS Online, ELPA & Writing Training Requirements for ST...

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Jul 13 2012 9:56AM

The Annual Cumulative ADM collection period will close on Friday, July 13, 2012. The collection will remain closed from July 16-20, 2012. The collection will automatically be reopened July 23 - August 3, 2012 to all districts for the collection audi...

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Jul 13 2012 9:39AM

School test coordinators (STCs) and test administrators (TAs) must receive annual training on test administration and security. New for 2012-13: to better ensure consistent and valid administration of the Oregon Statewide Assessments, districts must ...

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Jun 28 2012 7:02PM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for June 28,2012. You can access this and past issues of the A & A Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: Extended Assessments OAKS Extended Assessments 1% Cap for Districts Test Adm...

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Jun 28 2012 5:58PM

Below is the 2012-13 schedule for the ODE-provided District Test Coordinator (DTC) Trainings. DTCs must participate in this annual training; if a DTC does not participate in this training, the district may have their access to the OAKS system re...

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Jun 28 2012 5:47PM

The 2011-2012 AYP Policy and Technical Manual has been posted on the AYP Policy page (http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=218). Changes compared to last year: Reading achievement standards increased at grades 3-8, effective in 2011-12....

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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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Jun 28 2012 5:02PM

LEP collection closed (changes allowed by district request only June 14- 20; Exit Adjustment window June 21 – 29) – June 1 Annual ADM closes (changes allowed by district request only through July 20) – July 13 Last day for changes in 3rd Period C...

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Jun 28 2012 4:59PM

Extended assessment results meeting the alternate achievement standards can represent no more than 1% of the tests meeting the standard at the district level under Title 1, final regulations, section 200.13. Any proficient scores above the 1% cap mus...

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Jun 14 2012 6:08PM

Districts may have noticed the non-participation assessment records (also known as virtuals) temporarily lost the districts’ inserted Test Administration Codes (CalcAdmnCd) after the weekends of June 2 and June 9. The test administration codes w...

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Jun 14 2012 6:04PM

Secure Assessment Reports was reopened at 8:15 AM Thursday, June 14 after being closed since Monday morning this week. A programming error was found to have caused the Combined ISR report within the Secure Assessment Report application to displa...

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Jun 14 2012 3:08PM

Scores for students who completed the English Language Proficiency Assessment (ELPA) between March 1 and March 31, 2012 were posted in Student Centered Staging on the ODE secure district website on Wednesday, June 13. Individual Student Reports (ISRs...

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Jun 14 2012 1:42PM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for June 14,2012. You can access this and past issues of the A & A Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: Extended Assessments CCSS and Oregon's Alternate Assessment Assessment of Esse...

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Jun 13 2012 10:33AM

The ELPA Batch 4 results were scheduled to be available starting on Friday, June 15, 2012. ODE was able to complete validation of the Batch 4 results ahead of schedule and has posted the Batch 4 ELPA results today, June 13, 2012. All 2011-12 ...

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Jun 7 2012 5:03PM

Pre-Preliminary AYP – first posting June 7 WebEx (“AYP Report – Changes for 2011-12 (Part 2 of 2)”) – June 13 at 2 PM (See https://district.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=211) Pre-Preliminary AYP – re-post June 19 Pre-Preliminary AYP - ...

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Jun 7 2012 4:57PM

The Video Training/WebEx “AYP Report – Changes for 2011-12 (Part 2 of 2)” is scheduled for Wednesday, June 13 at 2 PM. Handouts will be available on the Video Training website: https://district.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=211. To join the ...

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Jun 7 2012 4:19PM

Student Centered Staging is open for editing 2011-2012 test records as of Tuesday, June 5 at 1 PM. Staging Components Completed: Extended Reading, Extended Mathematics, Extended Science, and Extended Writing Assessments were loaded on Ju...

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Jun 7 2012 4:14PM

The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium has begun the process of developing the first set of items and performance tasks which are scheduled to be piloted in spring 2013. Six Oregon educators have been selected by the Consortium to participate in ...

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Jun 7 2012 4:06PM

The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium along with the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) developed a Technology Readiness Tool to support states’ planning as they transition to next-generation assessments. Thi...

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Jun 7 2012 3:52PM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for June 7,2012. You can access this and past issues of the A & A Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: Important Assessment & Accountability dates for June 2012 Test Administratio...

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May 31 2012 3:28PM

Student Centered Staging is currently open for editing all 2011-2012 test records until Friday, June 1 at 5 PM. Staging is scheduled to reopen by noon on Tuesday, June 5. Secure Assessment Reports will also be unavailable during the time when Staging...

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May 31 2012 3:16PM

The Third Period Cumulative ADM data collection will be opened for all districts to review the audit report and make corrections to the data submitted. The audit review period for the Third Period Cumulative ADM data collection is June 4 - 13, 2012....

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May 31 2012 1:06PM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for May 31,2012. You can access this and past issues of the A & A Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: Assessment of Essential Skills Essential Skills Professional Development Materi...

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May 24 2012 11:37AM

Starting May 30 assessment data with updated accountability reporting flags and student demographics will be available through the Assessment Warehouse Extract (AWE) application. The first major processing of 2011-2012 Assessment data, for the...

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May 24 2012 11:32AM

Student Centered Staging will be closed for editing all 2011-2012 test records at the following times: Thursday, May 25 at 5 PM until noon on Wednesday, May 30. Friday, June 1 at 5 PM until noon on Tuesday, June 5. Secure Assessment Reports fo...

131

May 24 2012 11:25AM

In response to district concerns about graduation rates and essential skill requirements, ODE has adopted a policy, effective now, to allow districts increased flexibility when assigning a cohort year to a student entering their district who was prev...

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May 24 2012 11:07AM

District test coordinators should be sure to assign test administration codes, if applicable, to assessment test records to reflect special testing conditions for students. Use the Student Centered Staging application to add the test administration ...

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May 24 2012 10:51AM

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

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May 24 2012 10:46AM

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is currently recruiting schools for the 2012 administration of the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA). PISA is conducted internationally under the auspices of the Organization for ...

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May 24 2012 10:37AM

On Tuesday, May 22, ODE staff presented a WebEx with updates on the Smarter Balanced assessment system. The WebEx covered policy updates, information about the transition, and updates about the consortium’s progress in developing the Smarter Balanced...

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May 24 2012 10:29AM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for May 24,2012. You can access this and past issues of the A & A Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: Test Administration - OAKS Online, ELPA & Writing 2012 Program for International...

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May 17 2012 4:18PM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for May 17,2012. You can access this and past issues of the A & A Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: Extended Assessments Extended Assessment Alerts Test Administration - OAKS On...

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May 17 2012 3:56PM

The AYP Calculator for Elementary and Middle Schools was posted May 3, 2012 and can be found at: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?=470. How to Review AYP Reports will be posted by June 1, 2012 at http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?=6...

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May 17 2012 2:56PM

Scores for students who completed the English Language Proficiency Assessment (ELPA) between March 1 and March 31, 2012 were posted in Student Centered Staging on the ODE secure district website and also in OAKS Online Reports on Tuesday, May 15. Ind...

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May 17 2012 2:33PM

With the end of the year fast approaching, please make sure that you have contacted your Regional Support Partner regarding summer schedules and contacts for testing coordinators. There will need to be someone available throughout the summer to sub...

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May 17 2012 2:23PM

Student Centered Staging will be closed for editing all 2011-2012 test records on Thursday, May 24 at 5 PM and is scheduled to reopen by noon on Wednesday, May 30. Secure Assessment Reports will also be unavailable during this time.

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May 17 2012 2:18PM

Reminder: The Third Period Cumulative ADM data collection will close on May 25, 2012. The collection will remain closed May 28 - June 1, 2012 to allow ODE to review the submitted data. The collection will be reopened again to all districts June 4 –...

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May 17 2012 2:13PM

Smarter Balanced has developed hardware and operating system specifications for new technology purchases as part of a comprehensive approach to technology guidance. These guidelines provide clear information for schools and districts making new instr...

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May 10 2012 2:32PM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for May 10,2012. You can access this and past issues of the A & A Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: Extended Assessments Extended Assessment Alerts Assessment of Essential Skill...

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May 10 2012 12:27PM

Next Tuesday (May 15), Batch 3 of the ELPA results will be posted in the OAKS Online Reporting System. Batch 3 is comprised of the 19,366 ELPAs completed and submitted between March 1 and March 31, 2012. The final batch of ELPA scores for 2011-12 w...

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May 10 2012 12:22PM

The Annual Cumulative ADM collection period will open on Thursday, May 17, 2012 and will close on Friday, July 13, 2012. The collection reporting period covers July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2012. The May 2, 2012 Web Ex training for this collection ...

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May 10 2012 12:14PM

The Video Training/WebEx “Preparing for Accountability Reporting: Student Centered Staging & Cumulative ADM (Part 1 of 2)” is scheduled for Wednesday, May 16 at 2 PM and will be recorded for later viewing. This WebEx will focus on management of asse...

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May 10 2012 12:01PM

Beginning with the 2014-2015 school year, Oregon will administer the Smarter Balanced Common Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics based on the Common Core State Standards. Oregon is part of the collaborative consortium of states deve...

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May 3 2012 5:05PM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for May 3,2012. You can access this and past issues of the A & A Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: Extended Assessment Alerts Access to Consolidated Collections interrupted on Ap...

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May 3 2012 5:04PM

Oregon’s application for the federal ESEA waiver has been submitted and is pending U.S. Department of Education approval. ODE is required to continue with the existing annual federal reporting for Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) until final approval i...

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May 3 2012 4:55PM

Each month, beginning in May 2012, Smarter News will provide updates on the development of the Smarter Balanced Assessment System and activities in member states. Their goal is not only to provide information about progress, but also to create a foru...

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May 2 2012 11:33AM

Below is the 2012-13 schedule for the ODE-provided District Test Coordinator (DTC) Trainings. DTCs must participate in this annual training; if a DTC does not participate in this training, the district may have their access to the OAKS system re...

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Apr 26 2012 2:34PM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for April 26, 2012. You can access this and past issues of the A & A Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: Extended Assessment Alerts Access to Consolidated Collections interrupted o...

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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 2:23PM

The Annual Cumulative ADM WebEx Training will be held on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 between 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. The training will focus on attendance for the 2011-12 school year and early leaver and high school completer reporting for the Annual Cumulative ...

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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 26 2012 1:58PM

The following data collections used for AYP and Report Card (RC) Reporting will be open on April 26: Third Period Cumulative ADM (April 26 to May 25) used for both AYP and RC NCLB Title III Limited English Proficiency (April 26 to June 1) used fo...

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Apr 26 2012 1:49PM

This is one of a series of WebEx meetings being sponsored by Oregon Common Core State Standards (CCSS) Stewardship Team and Oregon Department of Education staff throughout the 2011-2012 school year. In this WebEx, ODE staff and guest Tony Alpert (Sma...

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Apr 26 2012 1:44PM

The next Update for District Test Coordinators will be held next week on Wednesday, May 2. During the WebEx, ODE will provide updates on current issues and respond to questions. If you have a suggestion for a topic to be discussed please send it to C...

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Apr 26 2012 1:35PM

A few districts notified ODE about having extenuating circumstances that caused their district to be unable to correct data within the cohort graduation and dropout report validation window from October 27, 2011 through December 5, 2011. The 2010-11...

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Apr 19 2012 12:01PM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for April 19, 2012. You can access this and past issues of the A & A Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: Extended Assessment Alerts Assessment of Essential Skills Assessment of ...

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Apr 19 2012 12:00PM

The Third Period Cumulative ADM collection period will open on Thursday, April 26, 2012 and will close on Friday, May 25, 2012. The collection reporting period covers July 1, 2011 - May 1, 2012. The April 12 WebEx training has been posted to the OD...

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Apr 19 2012 11:48AM

Scores for students who completed the English Language Proficiency Assessment (ELPA) between February 1 and February 29, 2012 were posted in Student Centered Staging on the ODE secure district website and also in OAKS Online Reports on Friday, April ...

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Apr 19 2012 11:41AM

District Test Coordinators and other school and district staff are reminded that there are is only one remaining DTC WebEx session scheduled for the 2011-2012 school year. May 2, 2012 During these sessions, ODE will provide updates on current i...

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Apr 19 2012 11:34AM

New Resources Posted! This is an overview of the shifting of mathematics content from grade to grade, as well as a listing of new content for each grade, with an overview of the vision and development of the Smarter Balanced Common Assessment. ...

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Apr 19 2012 11:09AM

On Monday, April 30, the Business Education Compact (BEC), the Confederation of Oregon School Administrators (COSA), and the Oregon Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development will present a proficiency conference at the Linn County Expo C...

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Apr 19 2012 10:51AM

On Thursday, May 8, ODE staff will facilitate a webinar on the status of the Development of the Common Assessment from 2:30 to 3:30. This is one of a series of webinars being sponsored by Oregon Common Core State Standards (CCSS) Stewardship Team an...

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Apr 12 2012 12:45PM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for April 12, 2012. You can access this and past issues of the A & A Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: Extended Assessment Alerts Assessment of Essential Skills Assessment of ...

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Apr 12 2012 12:17PM

The Third Period Cumulative ADM WebEx Training will be held on Thursday, April 12, 2012, between 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. The training will focus on attendance and accountability reporting requirements for the 3rd Period Cumulative ADM reporting period – ...

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Apr 12 2012 12:01PM

Memorandum No. 008-2011-12, reporting new information on Essential Skills reporting requirements has been posted to the ODE website at: www.ode.state.or.us/news/announcements/announcement.aspx?ID=8187&TypeID=4. The report is scheduled for public re...

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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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Apr 4 2012 6:11PM

Participation, Performance, Non-Linked Trend, and Strand/Trait Reports within the Assessment Group Reports application have been updated with 2010-11 data on the secure district web site (https://district.ode.state.or.us/apps/login/) as of April 5, 2...

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Apr 4 2012 6:02PM

The 2011-12 Class Size and Staff FTE validation window will open April 5 and remain open until May 3. Data are extracted from the 2011-12 Class Size Collection and the 2011-12 Staff Position Collection and will be updated to reflect changes in those ...

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Apr 4 2012 5:51PM

Next Friday, Batch 2 of the ELPA results will be posted in the OAKS Online Reporting System. Batch 2 is comprised of the 19,945 ELPAs completed and submitted between February 1 and February 29, 2012. The next batch of ELPA scores, Batch 3, will be ...

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Apr 4 2012 5:47PM

As previously announced, the ELPA individual student score reports include the categories of Grammatical and Illocutionary. These score reporting categories were added in 2010-11. Hand-scored short response and hand-scored extended response items are...

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Apr 4 2012 5:30PM

The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium along with the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) developed a Technology Readiness Tool to support states’ planning as they transition to next-generation assessments. Thi...

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Apr 4 2012 5:17PM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for April 5, 2012. You can access this and past issues of the A & A Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: Extended Assessment Data Entry Update Extended Assessment Alerts Key Assessme...

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Mar 21 2012 11:40AM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for March 22, 2012. You can access this and past issues of the A & A Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: Extended Assessment Alerts Essential Skills Updates Administration Onli...

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Mar 21 2012 11:31AM

The Technology Readiness Tool data collection window will be open from April 2 - June 14. Information for using the Technology Readiness Tool and uploading the information is available at the following links: Training module http://techr...

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Mar 21 2012 11:30AM

As of March 8, an enhancement to the ODE Institution Database now gives the ability to delegate relationships. The new delegate relationship allows other institutions, such as ESDs and data warehouse providers, to submit data to ODE on behalf of anot...

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Mar 15 2012 10:51AM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for March 15, 2012. You can access this and past issues of the A & A Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: Extended Assessment Alerts Essential Skills Updates Message from the Superin...

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Mar 14 2012 12:42PM

Beginning in the 2014-2015 school year, Oregon students will be assessed in mathematics and English language arts (including Reading and Writing) with the Smarter Assessment aligned with the Common Core State Standards. Until then OAKS will be based ...

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Mar 14 2012 12:12PM

A semi-annual report on Oregon’s transition to the Common Core State Standards is now available on the CCSS Website at www.ode.state.or.us/wma/teachlearn/commoncore/ccssprogressreport_v1-1_jan2012.pdf . This report provides a high-level review o...

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Mar 14 2012 11:54AM

The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium along with the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) developed a Technology Readiness Tool to support states’ planning as they transition to next-generation assessments. Th...

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Mar 8 2012 8:49AM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for March 8, 2012. You can access this and past issues of the A & A Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: Extended Assessment Alerts OAKS Online Reporting Offline Wednesday evening, Ma...

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Mar 6 2012 1:11PM

To: District Superintendents From: Doug Kosty, Assistant Superintendent, Office of Assessment and Information Services Re: Technology Readiness Tool – Optional Survey Summary: This memorandum describes the process for responding to a su...

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Mar 1 2012 5:25PM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update for March 1, 2012. You can access this and past issues of the A & A Update on the ODE website. In This Issue: Extended Assessment Alerts Providing Accommodations “In the Moment” New Brail...

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Mar 1 2012 10:29AM

This year the Student Centered Staging application was changed to allow access to a limited number of data fields in a student’s test record for viewing, editing and downloading. Only data fields applicable to the identification of a test record or s...

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Feb 29 2012 10:31AM

The Assessment Warehouse Extract Application WebEx is scheduled for Tuesday, March 6 at 1:30 PM during the Data Collection Committee meeting. Instructions for the Assessment Warehouse Extract Application are available on the Data Collection Comm...

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Feb 23 2012 10:55AM

Assessment Warehouse Extract application was temporarily unavailable for a few days but has been reopened since Wednesday, February 22 at 6 PM. The application used to extract assessment records had been taking a "much longer than normal time" to dow...

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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 22 2012 12:29PM

Assessment Warehouse Extract application is temporarily unavailable and is expected to be back up some time on Friday, February 24. The application used to extract assessment records has been taking a "much longer than normal time" to download record...

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Feb 22 2012 12:21PM

Unlike for OAKS Online, the 20-minute pause rule does not apply to the ELPA. This means that a student taking the ELPA may pause on any item without answering all items in an item set, and when the student logs back, he or she will be able to review ...

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Feb 16 2012 3:24PM

The 2011-12 Class Size Collection will close on March 2, 2012. The validation period will be March 12-16. Please make sure to check for errors and warnings after making any changes or additions to your records. Refer to the Class Size Manual to det...

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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 15 2012 11:26AM

For a small percentage of ELL students with disabilities, the specific nature of the student's disability may prevent the student from fully participating in all of the ELPA domains (reading, writing, listening, and speaking). In these rare cases, th...

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Feb 15 2012 11:11AM

SMARTER Balanced, in collaboration with PARCC, has contracted with Pearson to develop a Technology Readiness Tool to support states' planning as they transition to next-generation assessments to be launched beginning in 2014. This new open source too...

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Feb 15 2012 11:06AM

The 2011-12 Staff Position Collection will close for validations on February 17, 2012. Please remember to check for errors and warnings after making any changes. If you have questions or need assistance, please contact your Regional Collections ...

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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 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...