General Information

• Essential Skills Overview    09/12/2013 (147.97 KB)
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)   04/10/2013 (175.66 KB)
  Answers to all frequently asked questions about Essential Skills, including policy and reporting
• Assessment of Essential Skills Review Panel (AESRP)    
  Webpage with AESRP meeting schedule, meeting minutes, and member information
• Transitions in Accountability, 2011-2017   08/09/2013 (198.18 KB)
  Timeline that illustrates the scope of current and upcoming changes in accountability.

Policy Presentations

• Summer Assessment Institute Essential Skills Presentation - August 2, 2013   08/07/2013 (712.46 KB)
  Presentation with policy updates for Smarter Balanced assessment transition preliminary data on 2012-2013 graduates

Requirements

• Essential Skills District Policy Requirements   08/07/2013 (240.64 KB)
  Description of policies that districts are required to establish
• Essential Skills Assessment Administration Requirements   07/23/2013 (457.67 KB)
  Appendix K - Test Administration Manual is required reading for Test Administrators, School Test Coordinators, District Test Coordinators. It describes the requirements for Essential Skills assessment options, including requirements regarding development, administration, scoring of assessments.
• Accommodations Manual    
  Webpage with Accommodations Manual as well as Test Administration Manual
• OAR for Essential Skills and Local Performance Assessment   07/26/2013 (102.22 KB)
  Full text of Oregon Administrative Rule 581-022-0615: Assessment of Essential Skills
• OAR 581-022-0617: Essential Skills for English Language Learners   07/26/2013 (90.96 KB)
  Full text of Oregon Administrative Rule 581-022-0617: Essential Skills for English Language Learners
• Reporting Essential Skills in Data Collection   08/07/2013 (441.12 KB)
  Excerpt of Essential Skills information from Annual CumADM manual
• Test Coordinator Training Module   07/24/2013 (235.30 KB)
  Essential Skills presentation from required training for District Test Coordinators

Implementation Planning

• Toolkit for Planning    
  Webpage where districts can develop a local plan for assessing the Essential Skills by going completing the materials in an online toolkit
• Work Samples Case Study   02/28/2013 (1012.72 KB)
  Description of Work Sample planning, development, and administration practices across nine Oregon districts

Resources for Assessing Each Essential Skill

• Reading Essential Skill Assessment    
  Webpage with resources for assessing the Reading Essential Skill
• Writing Essential Skill Assessment    
  Webpage with resources for assessing the Writing Essential Skill
• Mathematics Essential Skill Assessment    
  Webpage with resources for assessing the Mathematics Essential Skill

• Cristen McLean     (503) 947-5842
  Assessment and Accountability - Operations Policy Analyst