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<div>Good afternoon everyone! </div>
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<div>See links below for this week’s AA Update as well as the link to the AA Update webpage. The AA Update webpage has links to individual articles for those of you who need to share individual announcements with your colleagues. As a reminder, our update
now includes flags: Old content = <font color="#C00000">REPEAT</font>, new dates = <font color="#C00000">NEW!</font>, and updated articles = <font color="#C00000">UPDATED</font>. </div>
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<div><font color="maroon">PDF: <a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/wma/teachlearn/testing/asmtacty_update_09_04_14.pdf"><font color="blue"><u>http://www.ode.state.or.us/wma/teachlearn/testing/asmtacty_update_09_04_14.pdf</u></font></a></font></div>
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<div><font color="maroon"><i>A&A Update</i> webpage: <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></div>
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<div style="margin-top:3.75pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;"><font size="4"><span style="font-size:15pt;"><b>In This Issue:</b></span></font></div>
<div><b>General Announcements</b> </div>
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<li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Stay tuned for future articles</li></ul>
<div style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;"><b>Test Administration</b> </div>
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<li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;"><b>ELPA</b> </li></ul>
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<li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Four-Domain Exemptions No Longer Allowed for the 2014-15 ELPA <i>(updated)</i></li></ul>
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<li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;"><b>Extended Assessment</b> </li></ul>
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<li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Extended Assessment Transition Plan</li><li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Extended Assessment Sub Grants</li><li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Qualified Trainer Training & Triennial Meeting</li></ul>
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<li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;"><b>Kindergarten Assessment</b> </li></ul>
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<li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Revision to <i>Universal Tools, Designated Supports, and Accommodations for Kindergarten Assessment</i></li></ul>
<div><b>Accessibility Supports</b> </div>
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<li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Accommodations Documentation on IEP Guidance</li><li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Interim Oregon Accessibility Manual (OAM) and Additional Resources <i>(repeat)</i></li></ul>
<div><b>Essential Skills</b> </div>
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<li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Stay tuned for future articles</li></ul>
<div><b>Accountability Reporting</b> </div>
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<li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">AMAOs for 2013-2014</li></ul>
<div><b>Future Assessment Development</b> </div>
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<li style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;">Stay tuned for future articles</li></ul>
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<div>Have a great day!</div>
<div>Jess</div>
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<div><font face="Calibri" size="2" color="#888888"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><b>Jessie McGraw</b></span></font></div>
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<div><font face="Calibri" size="2" color="#888888"><span style="font-size:11pt;">Oregon Department of Education</span></font></div>
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<div><font face="Calibri" size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><a href="mailto:jessica.mcgraw@ode.state.or.us"><font color="blue"><u>jessica.mcgraw@ode.state.or.us</u></font></a></span></font></div>
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