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Aug 22 2013 1:21PM

The Oregon Department of Education is looking for nominations of teachers, curriculum specialists and others who have interest and experience in Common Core State Standards in Mathematics and/or English Language Proficiency to participate in the develo...

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Aug 2 2013 12:00AM

The Oregon Department of Education has received the new draft English Language Proficiency standards from the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and WestEd and is currently seeking review and feedback on the standards. Pending formal ad...

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Jul 25 2013 9:49AM

The ELPA Test Specifications and Blueprint documents have been updated for the 2013-14 school year. These documents outline the procedures for the development and the administration of the ELPA. This includes item specifications, the test blueprint f...

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May 17 2013 10:13AM

We want you to be part of Oregon's State Network of Educators! Smarter Balanced and Oregon are seeking 85 K-12 educators who have significant experience in formative assessment and deep knowledge of English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics Com...

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Apr 22 2013 10:00AM

Summary: There will be a one-year delay in the review and selection of English Language Proficiency and Development (ELP/D) instructional materials to allow for further development of the ELP/D framework and standards. For additional detail please r...

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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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Dec 12 2012 4:03PM

In order to ensure that Oregon's state educational standards stay current, ODE staff and stakeholders reviewed the Performance Standards (or cut scores) used to determine whether an English Language Learner (ELL) is making progress toward English lan...

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Nov 8 2012 1:09PM

The Oregon Department of Education (ODE)'s current contract for the delivery of the OAKS and ELPA assessments expires at the close of the 2013-14 school year. On Monday, November 5, 2012 ODE posted a request for proposals to the Oregon Procurement In...

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Oct 4 2012 1:35PM

Welcome Back! The Office of Assessment and Information Systems (OAIS) have developed new Assessment Updates for the 2012-2013 school year. These one page handouts are available for English Language Arts, Math, Science and Social Sciences (ELPA will ...

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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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Sep 20 2012 12:00PM

The recruitment period for the English Level Proficiency Assessment (ELPA) Standards Verification Workshop has ended. Many well-qualified applicants have expressed interested in participating in this work. In order to facilitate the most meaningful ...

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Aug 9 2012 2:09PM

ODE continues to need applicants for the review of its current English Language Proficiency Performance Standards (“Cut Scores”) for Kindergarten through 12th grade. This work will examine the consistency and coherence of the ELPA performance standar...

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Jul 25 2012 9:50AM

ODE seeks applicants for the review of its current English Language Proficiency Performance Standards (“Cut Scores”) for Kindergarten through 12th grade. This work will examine the consistency and coherence of the ELPA performance standards, which we...

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Apr 26 2012 11:55AM

The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) will review its English Language Proficiency Performance Standards (“Cut Scores”) for Kindergarten through grade 12 this summer. The work is in preparation for possible revision of the cut scores for Oregon’s ...