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<div><b>PDF</b><b>: </b><a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/wma/teachlearn/testing/asmtacty_update_10_04_13.pdf"><font color="blue"><u>http://www.ode.state.or.us/wma/teachlearn/testing/asmtacty_update_10_04_13.pdf</u></font></a></div>
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<div><b>Link to AA Update webpage and individual articles:</b><font color="#244061"> </font><b>:</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><font size="4"><span style="font-size:14pt;">
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<div><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> </div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span style="font-size:15pt;"><b>In This Issue:</b></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;">Monthly Informal WebEx for District Test Coordinators </li><li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">TIDE Now Open for 2013-14 Academic Year </li><li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Spring Writing Appeals 2012-13 </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></div>
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<li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Mandatory DTC Training on Accountability Reporting </li><li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Achievement Compact Data Not Suppressed </li><li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">2013-14 First Period Cumulative ADM Opening </li><li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Spanish and English School and District Report Cards Final Preview </li><li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">New Cumulative ADM Report </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></div>
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<li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Extended Assessment Field Test Review (Online) </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></div>
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<li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Clarification: Stylus Not Required for Smarter Field Test </li><li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Smarter Balanced Field Test: Districts Encouraged to Participate </li></span></font>
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<div><font face="Californian FB" size="3" color="#17365D"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><i>Kathy Brazeau</i></span></font></div>
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<div><font face="Californian FB" size="2" color="#0F243E"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Office of Learning – Assessment Unit</span></font></div>
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