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<div><b>Direct link to PDF:</b> <a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/wma/teachlearn/testing/asmtacty_update_12_13_13.pdf"><font color="blue"><u>http://www.ode.state.or.us/wma/teachlearn/testing/asmtacty_update_12_13_13.pdf</u></font></a></div>
<div><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><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 style="margin-top:3.75pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;"><font size="4"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><b>In This Issue:</b></span></font></div>
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<b>Test Administration - </b><b><i>OAKS Online, ELPA & Writing</i></b> </div>
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<li style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt;">2013-14 ELPA Test Window Will Open January 8, 2014</li><li style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt;">Reminder: OAKS Online Testing Offline for Maintenance</li><li style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt;">Writing Assessment Window Opens January 8, 2014</li><li style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt;">Writing Comparison Study Recruitment</li><li style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt;">English Language Proficiency Standards Webinar December 13, 2013</li></ul>
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<b>Accountability Reporting</b> </div>
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<li style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt;">Essential Skills Validation Ends December 13, 2013</li><li style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt;">Fall Membership Validation Continues through January 24, 2014</li><li style="margin-top:6pt;">Graduation and Dropout Reports Validation Ends December 13</li></ul>
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<li>Deadline for making up the October 23 DTC Accountability Reports Training</li><li>Districts Must Distribute Report Cards by January 15, 2014</li><li style="margin-top:6pt;">Student and Classroom Reports for 2013-2014</li></ul>
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<li style="margin-top:5pt;">Important Dates for the Weeks and Months Ahead </li></ul>
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<b>Extended Assessments and Accountability</b> </div>
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<li style="margin-bottom:5pt;">Braille and Large Print Order Window</li><li style="margin-bottom:5pt;">Extended Assessment: Sign Language Interpreter Training</li></ul>
<div><b>Smarter Balanced Assessment, ELPA21, and Next Generation Science</b> </div>
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<li>Technology Strategy Framework and Testing Device Requirements</li><li>Smarter Balanced Field Test - Secure Browser</li><li>Smarter Accessibility Crosswalk Now Available</li><li>Smarter Balanced Field Test - Critical Documents and Release Dates</li><li style="margin-top:5pt;">Smarter Balanced Training Modules</li></ul>
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