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<div style="padding-left:36pt;"><b>The Assessment and Accountability Update for August 16, 2013 is now available!</b></div>
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<div style="padding-left:36pt;"><font size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><b>Direct link to PDF:</b> <a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/wma/teachlearn/testing/asmtacty_update_08_16_13.pdf"><u>http://www.ode.state.or.us/wma/teachlearn/testing/asmtacty_update_08_16_13.pdf</u></a><font color="maroon">
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<div style="padding-left:36pt;"><font size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><b>Link to AA Update webpage and individual articles:</b><font color="#244061"> </font><a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?=1303"><font color="blue"><u>http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?=1303</u></font></a></span></font></div>
<div style="padding-left:36pt;"><font size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><b>Link to current and past issues:</b> <a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?=1312"><font color="blue"><u>http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?=1312</u></font></a></span></font></div>
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<font size="2" color="#244061"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-variant:small-caps;"><b>Test Administration - OAKS Online, ELPA & Writing </b></span></span></font></div>
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<li style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt;">2013-14 Browser, Practice Tests, and Training Site</li><li style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt;">District Test Coordinator Training Reminder</li><li style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt;">Administering Spanish/English Kindergarten Early Math</li><li style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt;">Reminders of recent articles that remain relevant</li></span></font>
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<li style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt;">Test Administration Manual Available: Final for 2013-14: <a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/news/announcements/announcement.aspx?ID=9248"><font color="blue"><u>August 1, 2013</u></font></a> – <font size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><i>click
date for link to website</i></span></font></li><li style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt;">Kindergarten Assessment Training, Schedule and Highlights: <a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/news/announcements/announcement.aspx?ID=9251"><font color="blue"><u>August 1, 2013</u></font></a> – <font size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><i>click
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<li style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt;">ELPA Test Specifications and Blueprints Update: <a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/news/announcements/announcement.aspx?ID=9228"><font color="blue"><u>August 1, 2013</u></font></a> – <font size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><i>click
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<li style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt;">Science Local Performance Assessment Clarifications: <a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/news/announcements/announcement.aspx?ID=9244"><font color="blue"><u>August 1, 2013</u></font></a> – <font size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><i>click
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<font size="2" color="#244061"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-variant:small-caps;"><b>Accountability Reporting</b></span></span></font></div>
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<li style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt;">Refinement of Freshmen on Track</li><li style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt;">Interpreting School Ratings</li></span></font>
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<li style="margin-top:6pt;">Supplemental 2012-13 Report Card Data Collection Window</li><li style="margin-top:6pt;">Reminder: Last Day to Make Edits to Assessment Records for Accountability Reporting</li><li style="margin-top:6pt;">Reminder: Last Day to Make Edits to Third Period Cumulative ADM for Accountability Reporting</li><li style="margin-top:6pt;">School and District Report Card Validations Refreshed on August 15 </li></span></font>
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<font size="2" color="#244061"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-variant:small-caps;"><b>Smarter Balanced Assessment, ELPA21, and </b></span></span></font></div>
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<font size="2" color="#244061"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-variant:small-caps;"><b>Next Generation Science Standards</b></span></span></font></div>
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<li style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt;">New Information for the Smarter Balanced Field Test</li><li style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt;">Smarter Balanced Practice Test News</li><li style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt;">Smarter Balanced State Leadership Team and State Network of Educators Update</li><li style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt;">College and Career Ready English Language Proficiency Standards: Timeline</li><li style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt;">Next Generation Science Standards and Oregon Science Education</li><li style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt;"> </li></span></font>
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