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Test Administration Policy Changes for 2012-13

Best Practices Guide for Administering OAKS

In response to ORS 329.486, ODE has collaborated with stakeholders to produce a best practices guide for administering OAKS to help schools and districts develop test administration policies and procedures that maximize the usefulness of assessment data and minimize the impact on instruction. As directed by ORS 329.486, the Best Practices Guide includes guidance around appropriately administering the OAKS as a summative assessment and around retesting students in grades 3 - 8 who have already met or exceeded the achievement standards. The Oregon State Board of Education formally adopted the Best Practices Guide on January 20, 2012. To assist districts in developing their communication strategies around retesting, ODE has also provided sample parent letters in both English and Spanish.

Best Practices Guide for Administering OAKS 10/10/2012 (351.35 KB)

Sample Parent Letter (Explicit Consent)

English Version 12/15/2011 (30 KB)
Spanish Version 01/12/2012 (35.50 KB)

Parts I - VIII of the Test Administration Manual contain test administration and security policies. Specific procedures and guidelines for administering particular assessments are contained in Appendices A - P located at the end of the manual. Appendix P is the glossary of terms which must be consistently used for effective communication about the Oregon Statewide Assessments. These appendices contain important information that must be used for valid administration of the Oregon Statewide Assessments.

Test Administrators must read and understand Parts I - V and Appendices A & P of the manual, as well as all appendices pertaining to those specific assessments which the Test Administrator will be administering.

School Test Coordinators must read and understand Parts I - VIII and all appendices of the manual.

District Test Coordinators must read and understand Parts I - VIII and all appendices of the manual.

Test Administration Manual 2012-2013 02/28/2013 (1.05 MB)

Test Administration Manual Appendices

Appendix A - 2012-2013 Test Schedule and Required Ship Dates 09/24/2012 (63.40 KB)
Appendix B - OAKS Online Assessments 07/27/2012 (142.48 KB)
Appendix C - Requirements for OAKS Reading Administration 07/27/2012 (92.86 KB)
Appendix D - Requirements for OAKS Mathematics Administration 07/27/2012 (108.06 KB)
Appendix E - Requirements for OAKS Science Administration 07/27/2012 (102.98 KB)
Appendix F - Requirements for OAKS Social Sciences Administration 07/27/2012 (97.63 KB)
Appendix G -Requirements for OAKS Writing Performance Administration 09/28/2012 (183.87 KB)
Appendix H - Requirements for ELPA Administration 07/31/2012 (245.43 KB)
Appendix I - OAKS Extended Assessment 09/28/2012 (83.42 KB)
Appendix J - Accessing Student Scores Online 07/27/2012 (104.56 KB)
Appendix K - Requirements for Assessment of Essential Skills 02/28/2013 (370.46 KB)
Appendix L - Requirements for Local Performance Assessments 07/27/2012 (83.17 KB)
Appendix M - Work Samples and State Scoring Guides 07/27/2012 (160.26 KB)
Appendix N - PSAT/NMSQT Administration 07/27/2012 (45.06 KB)
Appendix O - NAEP Administration 07/27/2012 (67.67 KB)
Appendix P - Glossary 07/27/2012 (77.54 KB)

Oregon Accommodations Manual 2012-2013 08/23/2012 (819.27 KB)
Accommodations Manual for 2012-2013

Related Pages

District Test Coordinators
This site contains information that District Test Coordinators will find useful in understanding their role in facilitating valid and reliable state assessments.
Braille Interface of OAKS Online
ODE has collaborated with Oregon educators and content experts, vision teachers and Braillists from around Oregon, the Oregon Textbook and Media Center (OTMC), and ODE’s test vendor, American Institutes for Research (AIR) to adapt the current OAKS Online test for presentation in Braille.
ODE-Provided Assessment Resources
OAKS Online User Guides
Promising Practices for Implementing Test Administration and Test Security Requirements
Test Security
Test Administration Manuals - Archive
Assessment Accommodations
For statewide assessments, there are accommodations tables for all Multiple Choice assessments and for the Writing Performance assessment. These tables explain and regulate the allowable accommodations for all students during the administration of assessment tests.
Children with Disabilities
Resources for parents/guardians of a child with a disability.
Assessment and Accountability Briefs
Policy and analytical research documents that explicate aspects of Oregon’s Assessment and Accountability System. The topics are driven by requests from stakeholders.