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May 18 2012 10:09AM

Click here to view the latest ODE job posting.

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May 18 2012 8:32AM

The RTI Initiative 2012-13 District Applications are now available. You can find the application on this Link.

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May 18 2012 12:00AM

EBISS districts now have access to the submission forms for their required data deliverables via the ODE website. Instructions are posted with the forms here. Data deliverables due June 20, 2012.

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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 2:52PM

Oregon schools have until 2017 to make the change (Salem, Ore.) – The Oregon State Board of Education today voted 5-1 to adopt a rule prohibiting Oregon public schools from using Native American names, symbols, or images as school mascots. Schoo...

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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 17 2012 2:03PM

ODE has posted a preliminary draft of the 2012-13 Test Administration Manual to www.ode.state.or.us/go/tam. The draft 2012-13 manual contains several important changes compared to the 2011-12 manual, including: Specific training requirements for d...

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May 17 2012 8:46AM

The Oregon Department of Education announces the release of the 2012 survey for Oregon Charter Schools. The Charter School team has been working hard to update the annual charter school survey and we are proud to implement this improved tool. The new ...

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May 17 2012 7:37AM

Welcome to Superintendent Castillo's monthly update which highlights the hard work and achievements of schools across Oregon. The Superintendent's Update also gives you the latest information on important initiatives facing Oregon educa...

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May 15 2012 3:10PM

The Discipline Incidents collection opens May 3, 2012 and closes June 29, 2012. Information and details will be posted as they become available. All Oregon school districts are required to complete this data collection. District level staff responsi...

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May 14 2012 10:53AM

Click May 2012 ESD Warrants to view the warrants.

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May 14 2012 7:50AM

(Salem, Ore.) – Today State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo, in partnership with the Sustainable Oregon Schools Initiative, announced the winners of the Oregon Sustainable School Awards. Schools were recognized for outstanding commitment to...

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May 14 2012 12:00AM

Click May 2012 District Warrants to view the warrants.

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May 11 2012 1:34PM

Through a collaborative, state-led process, new K-12 science standards are being developed that will be rich in content and practice, arranged in a coherent manner across disciplines and grades to provide all students an internationally benchmarked sci...

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May 11 2012 9:50AM

Click here to view the latest ODE job posting.

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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 2:16PM

The ELPA test window closes this Thursday, May 10. By May 10, districts must ensure that all students eligible to receive ELD services have completed the ELPA. All ELPAs that have 100% of the questions completed but that are not submitted will be pus...

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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 12:25PM

The table below provides the 2012-13 schedule for delivering ELPA test results to districts based on when the district administers the ELPA to its students. The date noted in the “Data Delivery to Districts” column is the date by which ELPA test resu...

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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 10 2012 11:10AM

The last day to administer the Extended Assessments is April 26 (today) by 11:59 PM. The last day to enter Extended Assessments data is Friday, May 18 by 11:59 PM. Reminder: High school Extended Assessments are only administered to students enro...

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May 10 2012 7:37AM

Oregon student performance remains above national average (Salem, Ore.) – Today State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced the release of Oregon's 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science results. Also known ...

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May 9 2012 2:14PM

Oregon Technology Access Program (OTAP) is offering "Assistive Technology and Accessible Instructional Materials: Strategies for Administrators" web-based class through Portland State University during Summer Term. The class offers three quarter hour...

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May 9 2012 11:08AM

In 2011, state leaders from across the nation united to spearhead an initiative to develop a Common Career Technical Core (CCTC), a set of shared state standards for Career Technical Education (CTE) to help ensure all CTE students have access to high-q...

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May 9 2012 10:56AM

Click Revised 2010-11 ESD Estimates as of May 9, 2012 to view the latest estimates. May's payment will be based on these estimates.

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May 9 2012 12:00AM

Click Revised 2010-11 District Estimates as of May 9, 2012 to view the latest estimates. May's payment will be based on these estimates.

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May 8 2012 9:34PM

Click Revised 2011-12 ESD Estimates as of May 8, 2012 to view the latest estimates. The May payment will be based on these estimates.

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May 8 2012 11:42AM

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

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May 8 2012 8:50AM

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

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May 8 2012 12:00AM

Click Revised 2011-12 District Estimates as of May 8, 2012 to view the latest estimates. The May payment will be based on these estimates.

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May 7 2012 4:31PM

Click Revised 2010-11 District Estimates as of May 7, 2012 to view the revised estimates.

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May 7 2012 4:27PM

Click Revised 2010-11 ESD Estimates as of May 7, 2012 to view the revised estimates.

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May 7 2012 1:44PM

May 18, 2012 9:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. At the Oregon School for the Deaf, Clerc Conference Room 999 Locust Street NE Salem, Oregon 97301 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IS WELCOME: From 9:05 A.M. to 9:10 A.M. Public Comment will be received. ...

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May 4 2012 1:21PM

Click here to view the latest ODE job posting.

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May 4 2012 9:54AM

Click Revised 2011-12 ESD Estimates as of May 4, 2012 to view the revised estimates.

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May 4 2012 12:00AM

Click Revised 2011-12 District Estimates as of May 4, 2012 to view the revised estimates.

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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 3 2012 4:41PM

Click Revised 2012-13 ESD Estimates as of May 3, 2012 to view the revised estimates.

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May 3 2012 4:40PM

Return kits for high school paper writing tests should have arrived in districts on May 2 or 3. The instructions included with the kits stated that the deadline for returning writing tests is Monday, March 5. This was the deadline for returning Winte...

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May 3 2012 4:20PM

The OAKS Online, Online Writing, and paper-based Writing test windows will close on Thursday, May 17. Once the window closes, students will no longer have access to their online tests, and AIR will push through all partial OAKS Online and Online Writ...

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May 3 2012 4:13PM

Each year, a number of students complete the ELPA by answering 100% of questions on both segments, but then inadventently miss submitting the test. As a reminder, all ELPAs that have 100% of the questions completed but that are not submitted will au...

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May 3 2012 12:15PM

Information to join a Webinar will be posted prior to each webinar date. Dates and Topics: May 15 - Public Employees Retirement System. May 22 - School Institution ID Registration/changing grade levels, administrators, and charter scho...

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May 3 2012 10:50AM

Time: 8:30 a.m. - 12 and 1 pm - 3 pm (Lunch on your own) Where: Public Service Building, 255 Capitol St. NE, Salem, Oregon Room: Basement A Topics to Include: Special Education (SpEd) 504 considerations (504) English Language L...

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May 3 2012 12:00AM

Click Revised 2012-13 District Estimates as of May 3, 2012 to view the revised estimates.

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May 2 2012 5:41PM

Click High Cost Disability Reconciliation for 2010-11 to view the High Cost Disability Reconciliation as of May 2, 2012.

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May 2 2012 3:12PM

Click Revised 2010-11 ESD Estimates as of May 2, 2012 to view the replacement estimates.

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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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May 2 2012 12:00AM

Click Revised 2010-11 District Estimates as of May 2, 2012 to view the revised estimates.

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May 2 2012 12:00AM

Click Small High School Grant for 2010-11 and Preliminary Payments for 2011-12 as of 5/2/2012 to view the payments for the Small High School Grant.

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May 1 2012 1:45PM

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

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May 1 2012 11:50AM

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

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May 1 2012 12:00AM

This Q and A document is as a result of compilation of questions asked during the webinar held on April 12, 2012. This webinar was for Writing Improvement Plans for those Districts who have been in improvement status for 5, or more, years.

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Apr 30 2012 2:00PM

First awards from new grant fund to impact 21 schools from Eugene to Enterprise PORTLAND- Labor and Industries Commissioner Brad Avakian and State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo today announced the first recipients of grant awards to re-e...

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Apr 30 2012 9:01AM

The RTI Initiative 2012-13 District Applications are now available. You can find the application on this Link.

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Apr 27 2012 7:52AM

The Oregon Department of Education is now accepting nominations for the 2012-13 Oregon Teacher of the Year. Anyone may nominate a candidate for the Oregon Teacher of the Year program; however, a candidate cannot nominate him/herself. To nominate a te...

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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 2:04PM

Legislative action in 2007 directed the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) to administer a standardized test (at no cost) for students in grade 10 which would provide information on the student’s readiness for college or advanced-level course work,...

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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 1:39PM

As a reminder, the ELPA test window will close on Thursday, May 10. By May 10, districts must ensure that all students eligible to receive ELD services have completed the ELPA. ELPA participation requirements are addressed in Memorandum No. 007-2011-...

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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 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 ...

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Apr 26 2012 11:47AM

On April 19, 2012, the State Board of Education adopted a reduction in the number of OAKS test opportunities for students in grades 3 - 8 from three to two annual test opportunities starting in 2012-13. This reduction will help districts transition t...

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Apr 26 2012 11:45AM

The last day to administer the Extended Assessments is April 26 (today) by 11:59 PM. The last day to enter Extended Assessments data is Friday, May 18 by 11:59 PM. Reminder: High school Extended Assessments are only administered to students enro...

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Apr 25 2012 8:16AM

On May 2nd,from 2-3:30, The Oregon Department of Education will host Part III of a three-part series on Bullying that began in March with an Overview of Bullying and Guidance for its Prevention. Part II addressed Cyber-Bullying, and Part III will addre...

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Apr 25 2012 12:00AM

April 25, 2012 TO: Sponsors of the Summer Food Service Program RE: National Hunger Clearinghouse/Hunger Hotline and Volunteer Opportunities The Oregon Department of Education Child Nutrition Programs (ODE CNP) received information from USDA concer...

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Apr 24 2012 12:30PM

Click here to view the latest ODE job posting.

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Apr 23 2012 2:31PM

Four Oregon schools receive national Green Ribbon Schools Award (Salem, Ore.) – Superintendent Susan Castillo, along with the U.S. Department of Education, is pleased to announce Oregon’s 2012 U. S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools. ...

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Apr 23 2012 2:28PM

President’s initiative to use art to boost student achievement (Salem, Ore.) – Today Superintendent Susan Castillo commends Portland’s King School for the hard work and dedication which lead to its recent national recognition. The U.S. Depart...

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Apr 23 2012 12:17PM

In support of the Essential Skills graduation requirement, many districts will offer work samples as an assessment option for their students. As districts build their local assessment systems, they will need to develop or acquire work sample resource...

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Apr 23 2012 12:00AM

Click here to view the latest ODE job posting.

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Apr 20 2012 12:00AM

Click 2011-12 High Cost Disability Grant Preliminary Payment as of April 20, 2012 to view the latest payment information.

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Apr 19 2012 3:18PM

May 3, 2012 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. At the Public Service Building, Basement A 255 Capitol ST NE Salem, OR 97310 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IS WELCOME: Public Comment Will Be Received from 12:30 – 1:00 p.m. Maps and d...

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Apr 19 2012 12:36PM

As sudents have more access to electronic media, cyberbullying and other forms of electronic aggression have exploded, and so have the harmful effects on students’ learning and social-emotional well-being. The Region X Equity Assistance Center at Educ...

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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 19 2012 10:43AM

All online tests are subject to a 45-day expiration period. This includes OAKS Online, ELPA, and Online Writing. To avoid test expiration, districts must ensure that students have the opportunity to complete their test opportunity within 45 days of s...

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Apr 19 2012 10:36AM

The 2012-13 Oregon Statewide Testing Schedule is now available. This schedule includes test administration dates, order windows, and shipping deadlines as applicable for OAKS Online, the ELPA, the Writing Performance Assessment, the Extended Assessm...

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Apr 19 2012 10:26AM

Starting in 2014-15, Oregon will transition to the Smarter Balanced common assessment for accountability purposes. This transition from OAKS to the Smarter Balanced assessment will also have implications for the Essential Skills assessment options. T...

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Apr 19 2012 10:12AM

High school Extended Assessments are only administered to students enrolled in grade 11. In addition, there is no allowance for retakes of the high school Extended Assessments beyond grade 11. If you have any questions, please contact Brad.Lenh...

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Apr 19 2012 9:18AM

As a continuation of the publisher process for the Bridge Year the following materials are enclosed for continued action by publishers currently involved with the Oregon process. The forms and materials included in this notice contain deadlines (p...

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Apr 18 2012 3:26PM

The Department of Labor launches a new virtual career network jobs and training in health care site. The site includes free online courses to help prepare for college, information on health careers, the ability to find schools and programs and even s...

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Apr 18 2012 12:00AM

Click 2010-11 High Cost Disability Reconciliation as of 4-18-2012 to view the final reconciliation for the 2010-11 High Cost Disability Grant.

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Apr 18 2012 12:00AM

The U.S. Department of Education's Charter Schools Program (CSP) has just announced two new Non-State Educational Agency (Non-SEA) grant competitions for 2012. Applications for both competitions are due June 6, 2012. The CSP's Non-SEA Planning,...

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Apr 16 2012 12:54PM

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

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Apr 16 2012 12:00AM

2012 Charter School Workshop - Hosted by Oregon Department of Education. This workshop is for Charter School Operators, administrators, charter board members and school district sponsors. Topics include: Special Education, Section 504 of the ADA, E...

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Apr 13 2012 11:01AM

The Oregon Department of Education received very good news Thursday from the United States Department of Education (USDOE) informing our agency they intend to provide additional funding for the 2012 Advanced Placement Test Fee Program. We are still wai...

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Apr 13 2012 8:51AM

Click here to view the latest ODE job posting.

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Apr 12 2012 2:52PM

The Dynamic Integrated Scoring Calibration System (DISCS) is now available! DISCS is an online scoring guide training tool designed to aid educators in calibrating to the Oregon Official State Scoring Guides for the Essential Skills of Reading, Writi...

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Apr 12 2012 1:25PM

Click April 2012 ESD Warrants to view the warrants.

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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 12:34PM

On Friday, April 13 AIR will add a new tool to the diagnostic tests offered through the OAKS Online Portal that allows users to evaluate whether they have adequate bandwidth for the number of students they plan to test. Users will be able to select a...

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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 12:10PM

The spring paper-based Writing test window opened on Wednesday, April 11 (the online Writing test window opened on March 26). Districts must ensure that all secure test materials are stored in a secure area in accordance with Part IV – Test Security ...

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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 12 2012 11:52AM

ODE’s Assessment office is recruiting Oregon educators to serve a three-year term on the Assessment of Essential Skills Review Panel (AESRP). This panel is responsible for advising ODE on practices and procedures for assessing the Essential Ski...

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Apr 12 2012 11:27AM

It appears we had an enhancement that interfered with some of the field’s ability to enter Extended Assessment data. We are working on a fix to this interference. In the meantime, to insure your Extended Assessment data are assigned to the correct in...

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Apr 12 2012 9:36AM

Welcome to Superintendent Castillo's monthly update which highlights the hard work and achievements of schools across Oregon. The Superintendent's Update also gives you the latest information on important initiatives facing Oregon educa...

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Apr 12 2012 12:00AM

Click April 2012 District Warrants to view the warrants.

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Apr 11 2012 2:21PM

In response to Senate Bill 801, in January 2012 the State Board of Education adopted the Best Practices Guide for Administering OAKS. This guide emphasized the appropriate use of OAKS as a summative assessment, which should be administered to student...

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Apr 10 2012 11:47AM

Fifteen schools recognized for strong gains by low-income and minority students (Salem, Ore) – This morning at a press event at Atkinson Elementary in Portland, State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced the recipients of the 2012 Cel...

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Apr 9 2012 11:13AM

To: Superintendents, Principals, Special Education Directors, and other District Administrators From: Doug Kosty, Assistant Superintendent, Office of Assessment and Information Services Re: District Essential Skills Reporting Requirements for...

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Apr 9 2012 8:41AM

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

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Apr 9 2012 12:00AM

Alliance Charter Academy Dissemination Grant Project - Beyond the Carnegie Credit This free educational opportunity will help middle and high school instructors and administrators learn the foundations of proficiency-based teaching and assessmen...

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Apr 6 2012 12:45PM

June 15: Priority date to order test materials to ensure delivery of Student Guides by September. June 15: Deadline to request online fee waivers for juniors. (http://professionals.collegeboard.com/testing/psat/deadlines) August 29: D...

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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 5:56PM

OAKS Writing test scores from the winter window (paper-pencil as well as online) are currently available for download and editing in Student Centered Staging and for download only in the Assessment Warehouse Extract application on the ODE district se...

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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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Apr 4 2012 1:52PM

The March/April 2012 English Language Arts Teacher Update is now posted! The ELA Teacher Update is a monthly e-newsletter that provides teachers and other educators with information about professional development opportunities, teacher and student c...

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Apr 4 2012 12:01AM

More Oregon students receiving Special Education services in 2011-12 (Salem, Ore) – Today, Superintendent Susan Castillo released the 2010-11 Report Cards for Oregon Special Education and Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education ...

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Apr 3 2012 3:16PM

Governor Kitzhaber has signed a Proclamation making April 9-13, 2012 School Bus Safety Week. Join us in saying thank you to Oregon's school bus drivers and all those who help keep our students safe on their way to and from school.

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Apr 3 2012 1:36PM

The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) has released the Request For Proposal (RFP) for the Title IIB Mathematics and Science Partnerships (MSP) grant program for the 2012-14 funding cycle. Applicants may submit proposals for either of two options ...

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Apr 3 2012 1:11PM

Special education renewals for 66 private schools were sent March 27, 2012, for the 2012-13 school year: 50 preschool and 16 school-age applications were e-mailed or mailed to currently approved schools. Renewals are effective through August 15, 2013.

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Apr 3 2012 10:32AM

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

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Apr 3 2012 9:58AM

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

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Apr 3 2012 9:36AM

The Accelerated College Credit Program Grant (SB 254) was established by the Oregon Legislature to support activities and programs related to accelerated college credit opportunities for secondary students. School districts, community colleges and...

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Apr 3 2012 9:26AM

Due to budgetary restrictions, during its 2011 Session, the Oregon State Legislature determined that the Writing Performance Assessment will only be available for students enrolled in Grade 11. This restriction went into effect starting in 2011-12. Abs...

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Apr 2 2012 2:19PM

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

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Apr 2 2012 10:08AM

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

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Apr 2 2012 9:38AM

The Beginning Teacher and Administrator Mentoring Program Request for Application for the 2012-13 school year is now available on ODE’s Mentoring webpage http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=2218. The Oregon Department of Education will be h...

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Apr 2 2012 8:08AM

The Beginning Teacher and Administrator Mentoring Program Request for Application for the 2012-13 school year is now available on ODE’s Mentoring webpage http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=2218. The Beginning Teacher and Administrator ...

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Apr 2 2012 8:03AM

To: All School District Superintendents, Title III Directors From: Colleen Mileham, Assistant Superintendent, Office of Educational Improvement and Innovation; Doug Kosty, Assistant Superintendent, Office of Assessment and Information Systems R...

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Apr 2 2012 12:00AM

Click Revised 2012-13 District Estimates as of April 2, 2012 to view the latest estimates.

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Apr 2 2012 12:00AM

Click Revised 2012-13 ESD Estimates as of April 2, 2012 to view the latest estimates.

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Mar 30 2012 1:20PM

Private Career Schools State Advisory Committee Meeting Next Meeting: September 13, 2012 Gathering Time: 8:30 am - 9:00am Meeting: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm Oregon Department of Education 255 Capitol St NE, Salem Public Service Bu...

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Mar 30 2012 12:35PM

On March 30, a revised version of the Assessment & Accountability Checklist was posted at: www.ode.state.or.us/wma/teachlearn/testing/admin/asmtacctbltychecklist1112.pdf . New and revised content is easily identified by bold blue text. Due to ...

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Mar 29 2012 12:00AM

Click Revised 2010-11 District Estimates as of March 29, 2012 to view the revised estimates

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Mar 29 2012 12:00AM

Click Revised 2010-11 ESD Estimates as of March 29, 2012 to view the revised estimates.

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Mar 28 2012 10:44AM

On April 4th, from 2-3:30, The Oregon Department of Education will host Part II of a three-part series on Bullying that began in March with an Overview of Bullying and Guidance for its Prevention. Part II will address Cyber-Bullying, and Part III will...

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Mar 27 2012 12:00AM

Many of you have received calls from customers concerned about what has been referred to as "Pink Slime" in school meals. This term refers to what is known as Lean Finely Textured Beef (LFTB). This is 95% lean beef that has been separated from beef tri...

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Mar 26 2012 10:28AM

America’s Promise Alliance and the ING Foundation are excited to announce that applications for the 2012 100 Best Communities for Young People presented by ING will be available online beginning March 1, 2012. This competition, now in its sixth cyc...

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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 11:38AM

Beginning on April 2, students’ Writing responses will be available for download through the OAKS Online Reporting System as a PDF instead of as an image in the Web browser. PDF files can be downloaded for individual students as well as for batches o...

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Mar 21 2012 11:35AM

The spring Online Writing test window opens on Monday, March 26. The spring paper-based Writing test window opens on Wednesday, April 11. Districts that ordered spring paper-based writing tests will receive their shipment of secure materials between ...

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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 21 2012 9:48AM

The Oregon Department of Education has received notice from the U.S. Department of Education that the Test Fee Program will be continued for the 2011-2012 school year. The program will pay a portion of the Advanced Placement and International Baccalaur...

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Mar 19 2012 3:33PM

The Request for Proposal (RFP) guidelines for the 2012-13 Nontraditional Occupations Grant are now available on the ODE website at CTE Nontraditional Participation by Gender. The purpose of this grant is to increase the participation of males or fema...

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Mar 16 2012 3:27PM

The 2012 Oregon Publisher Briefing is intended for existing contracted publishers in ELA and Mathematics. The meeting is facilitated by ODE staff and seeks to provide an overview of the Common Core State Standards, Criteria, and the Oregon review pr...

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Mar 16 2012 9:56AM

The Oregon State Board of Education is reviewing current policy and practices in public schools regarding the use of race-based mascots displaying Native American names and images. In Oregon, at least fifteen public high schools currently use race-base...

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Mar 16 2012 9:31AM

The next two sessions of the 2011-2012 NASDSE Satellite Series will be available online 24/7 beginning Friday, March 30, 2012 after 10 a.m. PT. The presentation topics are as follows: Providing Education Assessments Appropriate for Every Stud...

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Mar 16 2012 8:03AM

EDUC12-0005 Principal Executive/Manager E (Director of Regional Educational Services) $62,736.00 - $92,388.00 Annually There is currently one permanent position available with the Office of the Superintendent at the Oregon Departme...

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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 15 2012 1:20AM

Welcome to Superintendent Castillo's monthly update which highlights the hard work and achievements of schools across Oregon. The Superintendent's Update also gives you the latest information on important initiatives facing Oregon educa...

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Mar 15 2012 12:00AM

USDA Announces Additional Choices for Beef Products in the Upcoming School Year

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Mar 14 2012 2:58PM

During their March meeting, the State Board of Education adopted the Accuplacer Reading Comprehension assessment as an approved option for students to demonstrate proficiency in the Essential Skill of Reading, with an achievement standard (“cut score...

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Mar 14 2012 2:54PM

The State Board of Education has approved a change to the policy requirement regarding writing work samples (used as evidence to satisfy the Essential Skill of Writing graduation requirement), realigning the requirement for sufficient documentation o...

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Mar 14 2012 2:51PM

On Tuesday, March 13, Superintendent of Public Instruction Susan Castillo released a message to the field announcing that Oregon is the first state in the nation to provide students who use Braille with access to online adaptive testing. Before this ...

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Mar 14 2012 2:49PM

As the 2011-12 testing window enters full swing, districts should be sure to review key test security requirements with test administrators, including test administrators for the OAKS, ELPA, Writing, and the Extended Assessments. As the Braille Inter...

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Mar 14 2012 2:47PM

The winter Online Writing test window closes on Friday, March 16. Districts administering the winter Online Writing test must ensure that students complete the test and submit it for scoring by the end of the day on March 16. At that time, AIR will p...

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Mar 14 2012 2:43PM

The order window for the spring paper-based Writing test (grade 11 only) closes on Monday, March 19. Districts will have through March 19 to complete their orders for the spring test window. Districts may order paper-based writing tests for their stu...

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Mar 14 2012 2:40PM

The content standards and achievement standards will continue to be the same in 2012-2013. The 2012-2013 OAKS Science will be based on the content standards adopted in 2009, and the 2012-2013 OAKS Social Sciences will be based on the content standard...

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Mar 14 2012 2:38PM

On March 8, ODE staff presented the State Board of Education with a proposal to reduce the number of annual test opportunities for students in grades 3 - 8 starting in 2012-13. Based on feedback received from over 2,500 respondents, including Orego...

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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 14 2012 11:49AM

Scores for students who completed the English Language Proficiency Assessment (ELPA) January 11 and January 31, 2012 were posted in Student Centered Staging and OAKS Online Reports today, March 15. Below is the schedule for future ELPA data delivery ...

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Mar 13 2012 7:20AM

Technology tools transform testing of Braille users (Salem, Ore.) - For the first time in Oregon history, blind students now have access to the state’s online adaptive test system. Before this school year, Oregon’s blind students took their stat...

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Mar 13 2012 12:00AM

Click March 2012 District Warrants to view the warrants.

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Mar 13 2012 12:00AM

Click March 2012 ESD Warrants to view the warrants.

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Mar 12 2012 7:27AM

Three Oregon schools receive 2012 Oregon School Wellness Awards (Salem, Ore) - State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced today that Bonanza School (Klamath County School District), James John Elementary (Portland Public Schools), and...

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Mar 9 2012 8:57AM

The Child Development Specialist (CDS) forms for 2012-2013 are now available. To access these forms, please visit the ODE Child Development Specialists web page.

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Mar 9 2012 12:00AM

The U.S. Department of Education will use FY 2012 funds available for new SEA awards to fund down the FY 2011 slate. The SEAs who will be awarded a new Charter Schools Program (CSP) grant for FY 2012 are Massachusetts, Minnesota, and New Jersey....

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Mar 8 2012 1:30PM

Technical Assistance will be provided - via a webinar - on writing improvement plans, following the guidance in the Title III law. This training is for districts who have not met AMAOs for 5 or more consecutive years. To register, click here. For...

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Mar 8 2012 9:27AM

March 16, 2012 9:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. At the Oregon School for the Deaf, Clerc Conference Room 999 Locust Street NE Salem, Oregon 97301 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IS WELCOME: From 9:05 A.M. to 9:10 A.M. Public Comment will be received....

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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 7 2012 4:48PM

OAKS Online Reporting will be offline from 5 PM PT on Wednesday, March 14 through 6 AM PT on Thursday, March 15. All other OAKS systems will remain available during this time.

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Mar 7 2012 4:46PM

The winter Online Writing test window closes next Friday, March 16, 2012. Districts administering the winter Online Writing test must ensure that students complete the test and submit it for scoring by the end of the day on March 16. Students will no...

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Mar 7 2012 4:43PM

OAKS, ELPA, and Online Writing operational tests will be offline for maintenance from 6 AM PT on Wednesday, March 28 through 11:59 PT on Friday, March 30. OAKS Online Reporting will be offline from 6 AM PT through 11:59 PT on Friday, March 30. All ot...

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Mar 7 2012 4:37PM

As of March 5, 2012, sixty-nine school districts have reported test improprieties. The table below shows the breakdown of reported improprieties by type, identifying whether the impropriety was initiated by an adult or by a student. Type of ...

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Mar 7 2012 12:00AM

Click Facility Grants for 2011-12 as of March 7, 2012 to view the reports.

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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 6 2012 7:46AM

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

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Mar 5 2012 11:25AM

Tuesday, March 20, 2012, 12:30-4:30 p.m. The fifth meeting of the Talented and Gifted Education Task Force will be held in Salem, Oregon, at the Public Service Building, 255 Capitol Street NE, in Room 251B. The Talented and Gifted Education...

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Mar 5 2012 12:00AM

Click 2012-13 District Estimates as of March 5, 2012 to view the new estimates.

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Mar 5 2012 12:00AM

Click 2012-13 ESD Estimates as of March 5, 2012 to view the estimates.

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Mar 3 2012 12:00AM

Click December to June Ratios and Adjustments to 2011-12 Second Period ADM as of March 3, 2012 to view the latest adjustments.