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<div>Our apologies for not getting the October 18 AA Update posted last Friday. It is now available at <a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/wma/teachlearn/testing/asmtacty_update_10_18_13.pdf"><font color="blue"><u>http://www.ode.state.or.us/wma/teachlearn/testing/asmtacty_update_10_18_13.pdf</u></font></a>.</div>
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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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<b>Test Administration - </b><b><i>OAKS Online, ELPA & Writing</i></b> </span></font></div>
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<li style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt;">OAKS Online Testing Supported for iPads running iOS 7</li><li style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt;">Winter Paper Based Writing Order Window Opens October 19, 2013</li><li style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt;">Reminder: Kindergarten Assessment Test Window Closes October 24, 2013</li><li style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt;">Spring Writing Appeals 2012-13</li></span></font>
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<b>Accountability Reporting</b> </span></font></div>
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<li style="margin-top:6pt;">Growth Targets WebEx Thursday, October 24</li><li style="margin-top:6pt;">Districts Must Distribute Report Cards by January 15, 2014</li><li style="margin-top:6pt;">Mandatory DTC Training on Accountability Reporting</li><li style="margin-top:6pt;">Student and Classroom Reports for 2013-2014</li></span></font>
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<li style="margin-top:5pt;">2013-14 First Period Cumulative ADM</li></span></font>
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<li>Exit Adjustment Opens October 17 through November 29</li></span></font>
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<li style="margin-top:5pt;">Important Dates for the Weeks and Months Ahead </li></span></font>
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<b>Extended Assessments and Accountability</b> </span></font></div>
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<li style="margin-bottom:5pt;">Extended Assessment Field Test Review (Online) </li></span></font>
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<div><font size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><b>Smarter Balanced Assessment, ELPA21, and Next Generation Science</b> </span></font></div>
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<li>Clarification: Stylus Not Required for Smarter Field Test</li><li style="margin-top:5pt;">NCES Code Accessibility – Smarter Balanced Field Test Volunteer Interest Submission</li></span></font>
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