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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Thank you all for your continued service on ODE’s Assessment Advisory Committee. Due to a combination of organizational and staffing changes over the past few months, we have been
a bit tardy in reaching out to you to schedule meeting dates for the 2017-18 school year. On behalf of ODE, I apologize for the delay and thank you all for your patience. We are currently looking to schedule a winter meeting and a spring meeting. The winter
meeting will be a half day remote meeting, and the spring meeting will be a full day, in-person meeting here in Salem. To assist in scheduling these meetings, please respond to our
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><a href="https://doodle.com/poll/g3tautvdspbxzxe5">doodle poll</a>
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">by Friday, October 27.
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Prior to our winter meeting, ODE anticipates engaging with the Committee through email on emerging assessment policy questions as we work with ODE Leadership to refine the vision
for Oregon's statewide assessment system. In the meantime, thank you all for your ongoing partnership.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:90%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:90%;color:#1B75BC">Renée LeDoux<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:90%"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:90%">Administrative Specialist | Teaching, Learning, & Assessment<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:90%"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:90%">255 Capitol Street NE | Salem, Oregon 97310<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:90%"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:90%">Phone: 503-947-2545<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="http://www.oregon.gov/ode"><span style="color:blue">www.oregon.gov/ode</span></a>
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