[Assessment_Advisory_Committee] Testing Before the 66% Instructional Threshold

[HEIDE Jordan - ODE]

Good afternoon,

ODE has received a few reports of students testing before the 66% instructional day threshold has been met. This testing impropriety is outlined in Section  5.2 of the Test Administration Manual where it states, "ODE may invalidate tests if school-level test windows do not meet each of the following criteria..." For those cases reported to us to date (reflecting testing four weeks, three weeks, and one week before the threshold), ODE has so far determined to treat these improprieties as "no impact," meaning the tests stand as valid and the students are allowed to continue testing. However, we wanted to engage with you to help inform ODE's policy to ensure a systematic, coherent, and consistent approach.  Specifically, we'd like your input on the following questions:

*       Should there be a cutoff point at which tests should be invalidated  (i.e. tests administered more than 4 weeks before the threshold is met)?
*       If a cutoff is appropriate, what is the appropriate cutoff?

Please reply with your input by the end of the day this Monday, March 14. Thank you as always for your consideration!


Jordan Heide
Administrative Specialist
Office of Assessment & Accountability
255 Capitol St NE | Salem, OR 97310 | *503-947-5905

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