<div dir="ltr">If it is not too late ...<div><br></div><div>The title on in the footer, 2015-16 Notice for Oregon's Summative Tests, is more accurate than that actual title at the top. If the purpose is to meet the notification requirement - it should be more plain at the top.</div><div><br></div><div>On the side that the parent signs, I encourage a quicker cut to the point approach by moving the paragraph below the subjects chart to just below the Description of Rights. One person who reviewed this for me felt like the flow of the from was trying to bury the message. I would reduce the first sentence of that paragraph to, "It is preferred that you submit this form no later than January 9, 2016." This also leaves it open for the school district to determine if forms will initially go to the school office or the district office.</div><div><br></div><div>Since it will be extremly rare for a high school junior to be 18 by January, can the rights box be headed as Parent Rights instead of Description of Rights?</div><div><br></div><div>Other Side:</div><div>Not sure what to do with the Testing Windows box. The February 9 test date is going to cause lots of confusion since my district will not be starting Smarter Balanced tests until late March - early April.</div><div><br></div><div><b>I also disagree with the answer to how long the test take. Our credibility will be hurt if we say it takes about the same amount of time as previous state test. That is only true at best for students who took OAKS multiple times.</b></div><div><br></div><div>The last bullet under what the state tests do: Why does it include high performing schools when the it ends with receiving the supports to improve? That does not make sense to me.</div><div><br></div><div>A thought for the future when seeking input. I appreciate the list of groups that had a chance to review the document. I recommend that that school district communication specialists be givin these opportunities as a collective group to provide feedback when ODE is working on a document because they are a helpful bridge between the community/parents and the educators.</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you for the opportunity to provide feedback.</div><div>Don Staples</div><div>Newberg SD</div><div><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 1:33 PM, CARTER Holly <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:holly.carter@state.or.us" target="_blank">holly.carter@state.or.us</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Hi All,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">As communicated in a numbered memo released on September 10<sup>th</sup>, ODE will be publishing a combined Opt-Out form and 30-day notice for districts to access on November 9<sup>th</sup>. To date, ODE has shared
drafts of the form with parent focus groups and partners such as OEA, the Chief Education Office, OSBA, Stand for Children, and the Chalkboard Project. Based on feedback from these groups, ODE has made several revisions in order to address concerns about
the language, accessibility, format, and content. These changes include, but are not limited to:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="color:black">Removing redundant or ineffective phrases, like college- and career-readiness<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="color:black">Simplifying page 1 text<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="color:black">Providing additional information about state tests<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="color:black">Encouraging parents to talk to their child’s teachers and school principals<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span style="color:black">Providing links to resources and acknowledging House Bill 2655<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="color:black">Moving away from overselling the results of Smarter Balanced<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span style="color:black">Broadening the language for opting out to include Smarter Balanced ELA and math tests and the extended assessments<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span style="color:black">Remove and soften the language on page 2 about when parents/adult students should return the form<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span style="color:black">Add the qualifier “may” to the bolded statement above the parent signature<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Before finalizing the form for publication, we wanted one last opportunity to gather feedback. We value your input, and
<b>request that you please send</b> <b>any feedback to Meg Koch </b></span><b><span style="color:#1f497d">(<a href="mailto:meg.koch@state.or.us" target="_blank">meg.koch@state.or.us</a>)
</span>no later than end of day <span style="color:#1f497d">next </span>Wednesday, November 4</b>. Once finalized, we will disseminate the form to schools and districts November 9 as planned. In our message to schools, we will include additional resources to
assist them in communicating with parents and students.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you, <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Holly Carter</span></b><span style="color:#1f497d">
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