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<div><b>The Assessment and Accountability Update for August 30, 2013 is now available!</b></div>
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<div><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_30_13.pdf"><font color="blue"><u>http://www.ode.state.or.us/wma/teachlearn/testing/asmtacty_update_08_30_13.pdf</u></font></a><font color="maroon">
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<div><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>
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<div><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 face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><b>Test Administration - </b></span></font><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><b><i>OAKS Online, ELPA & Writing</i></b></span></font><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;">
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<li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">2013-14 Secure Browsers and Practice Tests Now Available </li><li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">District Test Coordinator Training Reminder </li><li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">TIDE Offline September 21-30: ODE Recommends Download by 7 PM, September 20 </li><li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Reminders of recent articles that remain relevant </li></span></font>
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<li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Oregon's 2013-14 Accommodations Manual </li><li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Administering Spanish/English Kindergarten Early Math </li><li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Test Administration Manual Available: Final for 2013-14 </li><li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Science Local Performance Assessment Clarifications </li></span></font>
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<font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><b>Accountability Reporting</b></span></font><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span></font></span></font></div>
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<li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Supplemental 2012-13 Report Card Data Collection - Final Update </li><li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Supplemental Report Card Data Validation </li><li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Important Dates for the Weeks and Months Ahead </li></span></font>
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<font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><b>Extended Assessments and Accountability</b></span></font><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span></font></span></font></div>
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<li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Oregon's Alternate ("Extended") Assessment: Qualified Trainer and Qualified Assessor Trainings </li><li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Oregon's Alternate ("Extended") Assessment: Data Entry </li></span></font>
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<font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><b>Smarter Balanced Assessment, ELPA21, and Next Generation Science</b></span></font><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span></font></span></font></div>
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<li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Information for the Smarter Balanced Field Test </li><li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Smarter Balanced Practice Test News </li><li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Smarter Balanced State Leadership Team and State Network of Educators Update </li><li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Next Generation Science Standards and Oregon Science Education </li></span></font>
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