Approved AYP Changes for 2007-08 Available Now - Oregon Department of Education

5/29/2008 9:00:00 AM

Approved AYP Changes for 2007-08 Available Now

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

The Key Points document includes key dates related to AYP and Report Card reports through October 2008.

Date	Event
July 31	Preliminary school and district AYP designations with supporting data on ODE district secure website
August 4	Public release of preliminary AYP designations on the ODE public website
August 4-21	Requests by districts for AYP data reviews prior to final designation of AYP
August 25	Last date for changes to assessment test records and data collections Changes made after this date to these data elements will not be reflected in Final AYP determinations, Report Card or Assessment Group report results.
August 29	Final AYP reports available on ODE district secure website
September 4	Final AYP details available to public on ODE public website
September 15	Preliminary 2007-08 school and district report cards on ODE district secure website
October 1	District preview of 2007-08 school and district report cards, including final AYP designations and supporting detail sheets, on ODE district website
October 7	2007-08 school and district report cards, including final AYP designations and supporting detail sheets, available to public on ODE website

ODE will adhere to this timeline strictly in order to meet NCLB reporting requirements. Failure to submit or validate data in a timely manner may cause a school or district not to meet AYP or to receive inaccurate ratings on the Report Card.

Contact(s) for this Announcement

Regional Assessment Support Partners

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