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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book","sans-serif"">As a part of
</span><a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=3958"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book","sans-serif"">Oregon’s Strategic Initiatives</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book","sans-serif"">,
specifically, </span><a href="https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2013R1/Measures/Text/HB3233/Enrolled"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book","sans-serif"">House Bill 3233</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book","sans-serif"">,
the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book","sans-serif"">is seeking four district partners
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book","sans-serif"">to focus on developing local assessment capacity and to become regional ambassadors for how to develop local assessment capacity.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book","sans-serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book","sans-serif"">Each of the four districts will participate in a series of trainings and tasks and develop at least two Common Core standards-aligned
assessments, with graded student work, for grades three through twelve. Districts will be selected to develop either English Language Arts and Literacy assessments or Mathematics assessments. Each of the four districts will receive $100,000, which means the
district will be able to provide approximately $9,000 of release time per grade for teachers and $10,000 for coordination and dissemination.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book","sans-serif"">If interested, please review the attached document and send your completed application
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book","sans-serif"">to Cristen McLean at
</span><a href="mailto:cristen.mclean@state.or.us%20"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book","sans-serif"">cristen.mclean@state.or.us
</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book","sans-serif""> by May 21, 2014.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#990099">Lillie Gray</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#990099">,
</span></b><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#990099">CPPB, OPBC</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#990099"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#990099">Director of Procurement Services | Office of Finance and Administration | Oregon Department of Education<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0000CC">“Oregon Department of Education fostering excellence for every learner.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#990099">Oregon Procurement Information Network (ORPIN) system is where our solicitations may be found.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="http://orpin.oregon.gov/open.dll/welcome"><span style="color:blue">http://orpin.oregon.gov/open.dll/welcome</span></a>
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