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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Holly and Renee,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">I’m supportive of allowing this option as long as ODE is clear that schools will need to provide other options for students who need the ASL accommodation. But
like Gladstone, this doesn’t apply to our district because we will not be using the Mac browser.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Catherine Carlson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Coordinator<br>
Testing & Evaluation/Student Records Department<br>
Salem-Keizer School District<br>
503-399-5590<br>
FAX 503-391-4088<br>
<i>Supporting student achievement through information, professional development, and assessment services</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Assessment_Advisory_Committee [mailto:assessment_advisory_committee-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>LEDOUX Renee<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 19, 2015 9:03 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'assessment_advisory_committee@listsmart.osl.state.or.us'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Assessment_Advisory_Committee] Support for Mac OS X 10.11<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Apple released Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan on September 30</span><sup><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">th</span></sup><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">,
and AIR has finished its internal testing and confirmed that everything is compatible with the current Mac secure browser except for the ASL accommodation for the Smarter Balanced ELA test. Given that Mac OS X 10.11 was released after the official support
date for 2015-16, AIR is currently blocking users from accessing Oregon tests on a computer that is running Mac OS X 10.11.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">ODE now seeks your recommendation whether to support testing on Mac OS X 10.11, with a caveat that this operating system is not compatible with the ASL accommodation. So that
we can finalize our decision and communicate to the field, we request that you please provide input to Renée LeDoux (<a href="mailto:renee.ledoux@state.or.us">renee.ledoux@state.or.us</a>) by noon on
<b>Monday, October 26</b></span><b><sup><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">th</span></sup></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Thank you for your consideration,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Holly Carter</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#595959">Office of Learning | Inst., Stand., Asmt, &Acc. Unit | Oregon Department of Education</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#595959">Phone: 503.947.5739</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#595959"> | Fax:</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif;color:#595959"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#595959">503.378.5156</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#595959">
| </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#595959">*</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#595959">holly.carter@state.or.us
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