Assessment and Accountability Update - August 9, 2012

8/9/2012 2:37:00 PM

This is the Assessment & Accountability Update PDF

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: Field Test Item Review Opportunity

Accountability Reporting

Institution Update Deadline
AMO Reports in Pending Status

Test Administration - OAKS Online, ELPA & Writing

Final 2012-13 Test Administration Manual Now Available
Reminder: 2012-13 DTC Training August 14 and 16
Sept. 10 Cutoff: Applicants Needed for ELPA Cut Scores Workshop (11/6-9)
Oregon Continues to Identify New ELP Standards Aligned to CCSS

Assessment & Accountability Update Summer Schedule

Throughout the summer and until the 2012-13 OAKS Online test window opens on November 6, the Assessment & Accountability Update will be published every other week according to the following schedule.

August 23
September 6 & 20
October 4 & 18
November 1

Any special or urgent communications between issues will be sent through the DTC or AYP/RC Listservs, or as general news announcements. On Thursday, November 8, weekly issues will resume, starting with a special Back to School issue with important information about the 2012-2013 school year.

While many of us will continue working through the summer to provide our students a fresh start in the Fall, we wish a safe, fun, productive summer break for Oregon’s educators and students.

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