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<div style="padding-left:36pt;"><font size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><b>PDF:</b> <a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/wma/teachlearn/testing/asmtacty_update_01_10_14.pdf"><font color="blue"><u>http://www.ode.state.or.us/wma/teachlearn/testing/asmtacty_update_01_10_14.pdf</u></font></a><font color="maroon">
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<div style="padding-left:36pt;"><font size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><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 style="padding-left:36pt;"><font size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><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><font size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;">
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<font size="4"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><b>Test Administration - </b></span></font><font size="4"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><b><i>OAKS Online, ELPA & Writing</i></b></span></font><font size="4"><span style="font-size:14pt;"> </span></font></span></font></div>
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<li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Reading Student Directions </li><li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Decision-Making Around Retest Opportunities </li><li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">DTC Informal WebEx January 22, 2014 </li></span></font>
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<font size="4"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><b>Accountability Reporting</b></span></font><font size="4"><span style="font-size:14pt;"> </span></font></span></font></div>
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<li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Final Graduation and Dropout Rates Available for Preview </li><li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Fall Membership Validation Continues through January 24, 2014 </li><li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Districts Must Distribute Report Cards by January 15, 2014 </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 size="4"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><b>Extended Assessments and Accountability</b></span></font><font size="4"><span style="font-size:14pt;"> </span></font></span></font></div>
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<li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Braille and Large Print Order Window </li><li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Sign Language Interpreter Training </li></span></font>
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<font size="4"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><b>Smarter Balanced Assessment, ELPA21, and Next Generation Science Standards</b></span></font><font size="4"><span style="font-size:14pt;"> </span></font></span></font></div>
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<li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Technology Strategy Framework and Testing Device Requirements </li><li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Smarter Balanced Field Test - Secure Browser </li><li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Smarter Accessibility Crosswalk Now Available </li><li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Smarter Balanced Field Test - Critical Documents and Release Dates </li><li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Smarter Balanced Training Modules </li><li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;"><font size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;"> </span></font></li></span></font>
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