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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">My apologies for the delay in responding. I agree with Brian and Catherine’s summaries. This tool does add needed clarification to the test selection process
for special needs students. In the past, this process was definitely one of the more “fuzzy” areas of state assessments.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">So, specifically addressing the question of the ORA, it seems to provide needed decision process guidance.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">It appears that the ORA and the extended assessment manual are intending to get us as a system to truly having only the most impacted 1-2% of disabled students
in the state take the extended assessments. That part seems appropriate and valid. I am concerned about the combination of SBAC being potentially harder to access for special needs students AND the lack of a “3-5%” assessment. The gap between extended and
OAKS was large. The gap between SBAC and extended appears to be ginormous (ok, really, really big).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">So while the ORA appears to provide some good guidance, the much larger issue is the lack of a more complete assessment system for our disabled students.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Sorry if I got a bit off topic, but I’ll take every opportunity I can to get on my “3-5%” soapbox.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">David<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Assessment_Advisory_Committee [mailto:assessment_advisory_committee-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>HEIDE Jordan<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 25, 2015 7:48 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> assessment_advisory_committee@listsmart.osl.state.or.us<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Assessment_Advisory_Committee] Oregon Extended Assessment Observational Rating Assessment<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">We’d like to request your review of the attached proposed Oregon Extended Assessment Observational Rating Assessment (ORA)(see attached Administration Instructions
and ORA) designed to provide instructional and functional information for teachers and parents in in four domains: attention, math concepts, receptive and expressive communication. The ORA is designed to be administered to students who are not able to access
the academic tasks presented on the Oregon Extended Assessment (ORExt), even when extensive, universal supports are provided. The ORA will be incorporated into the Extended Assessment beginning 2015-16.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Given the description and purpose of the ORA, we are seeking feedback on the questions below
<b><u>by 9/30/15</u></b>:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Is the purpose of the ORA clearly stated?<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Is the intended population who will participate in the ORA clear (i.e., is the decision rule used to determine whether to administer
the ORA clear)?<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Does the ORA appear to be a useful tool for the intended population (i.e., face validity)?<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Are the ORA administration instructions
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">clear, particularly in the areas of describing the LOI and COM scales?<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Are the ORA scoring instructions clear?<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Do you feel that IEP teams will be able to use this information for students who are so low functioning that they cannot access the academic
demands of the ORExt?<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Do you feel that clear directions regarding the use of the results from the ORA have been provided?<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Do you have any recommended edits/changed to the ORA?<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Please submit your feedback to Brad Lenhardt
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">(<a href="mailto:brad.lenhardt@state.or.us">brad.lenhardt@state.or.us</a>).
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Finally, we would appreciate it if you would keep this information confidential at this time. Once we finalize the ORA we will distribute it through the typical ODE communication channels.<u><o:p></o:p></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Sincere thanks<i> for your expert consideration and assist<span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p>
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