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<div><b>Direct link to PDF</b><font color="maroon"><b>: </b></font><a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/wma/teachlearn/testing/asmtacty_update_02_21_14.pdf"><font color="blue"><u>http://www.ode.state.or.us/wma/teachlearn/testing/asmtacty_update_02_21_14.pdf</u></font></a>
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<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> </div>
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<div style="margin-top:3.75pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;"><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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<font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><b>Test Administration - </b></span></font><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><b><i>OAKS Online, ELPA & Writing</i></b></span></font><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;">
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<li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Winter Paper Writing Assessment Shipping Deadline March 4 </li><li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Voice Over and Speak Selection on iPads </li><li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">DTC Informal WebEx March 12, 2014 </li></span></font>
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<font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><b>New Assessment and Accountability Staff Members</b></span></font><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span></font></font></div>
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<li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Leah Thorp </li><li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Jessie McGraw </li><li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Jordan Hermens </li></span></font>
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<font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><b>Accountability Reporting</b></span></font><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span></font></font></div>
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<li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Staff Position Audit Review Window Closes February 21 </li></span></font>
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<font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><b>Extended Assessments and Accountability</b></span></font><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span></font></font></div>
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<li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Smarter Balanced Assessment Field Test: IEP Guidance </li></span></font>
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<font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><b>Smarter Balanced Assessment, ELPA21, and Next Generation Science Standards</b></span></font><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span></font></font></div>
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<li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Teacher and Student Preparation Resources for the Smarter Balanced Field Test </li><li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Smarter Balanced Practice Test Resources </li><li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Field Test Training Modules </li><li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Double Testing Flexibility Approved by U.S. Dept. of Education for Smarter Balanced Field Test </li><li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Oregon Customized Smarter Balanced Field Test Administration Manual (TAM) Now Available </li><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 - Critical Documents and Release Dates </li></span></font>
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