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<div style="margin-bottom:12pt;">Good afternoon!</div>
<div style="margin-bottom:12pt;">This is the <a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/wma/teachlearn/testing/asmtacty_update_08_21_14.pdf"><font color="blue"><b><i><u>Assessment & Accountability Update</u></i></b></font></a> <img src="cid:A16F655991E1FF4F89F098D702F9AF7F@namprd04.prod.outlook.com">
for August 21, 2014. <br>
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You can access this and past issues of the <i>Assessment & Accountability Update</i> on the <a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?=1312"><font color="blue"><u>ODE website</u></font></a>.
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<div style="margin-top:3.75pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span style="font-size:15pt;"><b>In This Issue:</b></span></font></div>
<div><b>Test Administration - </b><b><i>OAKS Online, ELPA & Writing</i></b> </div>
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<li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Update: No Four-Domain Exemptions Allowed for the 2014-15 ELPA</li><li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">2014-2015 Kindergarten Assessment Window Open August 11 - October 23</li><li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">How to Locate a Spanish Bilingual Assessor to Administer the Kindergarten Assessment Early Spanish Literacy Measure</li></ul>
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<b>Accountability Reporting</b> </div>
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<li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Achievement Compact Collection Open August 28 – October 15, 2014</li></ul>
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<b>Extended Assessments and Accommodations</b> </div>
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<li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Stay tuned for next week's articles</li></ul>
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<b>Smarter Balanced Assessment, ELPA21, and Next Generation Science Standards</b> </div>
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<li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Smarter Balanced Digital Library Free Preview</li><li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Revised Smarter Balanced Technology Strategy Framework and Testing Device Requirements</li></ul>
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<div>Have a great day!</div>
<div>Jess</div>
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<div><font color="#888888"><b>Jessie McGraw</b></font></div>
<div><font color="#888888">Public Affairs Specialist </font></div>
<div><font color="#888888">Office of Learning</font></div>
<div><font color="#888888">Oregon Department of Education</font></div>
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<div><font color="#888888">Ph. 503-947-5970</font></div>
<div><a href="mailto:jessica.mcgraw@ode.state.or.us"><font color="blue"><u>jessica.mcgraw@ode.state.or.us</u></font></a></div>
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