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<div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 18pt; text-align: center; "><font size="4"><b>Come Visit the New and Improved REAL website!</b></font></div>
<div style="padding-left: 18pt; ">On February 13, 2009 the Oregon Department of Education released the newest version of the REAL (Resources for Educational Achievement and Leadership) website <a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/teachlearn/real/"><font color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.ode.state.or.us/teachlearn/real/</u></font></a>
. Since its inception in 2005, REAL has been a valuable tool for educators, administrators, parents and others as they work to provide standards-based education to Oregon students. As the result of feedback from the field, changes have been made to streamline
REAL and make the site more responsive to the needs of its audience. The primary changes to the site include:</div>
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<li>Merger of Searchable Standards and Standards by Design which allows users to choose the format for their customized standards (printable PDF booklet or export to Excel) <a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/teachlearn/real/standards/sbd.aspx"><font color="#0000FF"><u>www.ode.state.or.us/teachlearn/real/standards/sbd.aspx</u></font></a>
</li><li>Addition of 2007 K-8 mathematics standards and 2009 science standards (when adopted)</li><li>Diploma toolkits to assure that all individuals who have a stake in Oregon’s educational system have the tools they need to make the Oregon Diploma a success for all students. <a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/teachlearn/real/diploma/toolkits.aspx"><font color="#0000FF"><u>www.ode.state.or.us/teachlearn/real/diploma/toolkits.aspx</u></font></a>
</li><li>A link to the updated Oregon Skills Sets website</li></ul>
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<div style="padding-left: 18pt; ">Additional information about the changes to REAL can be found in the REAL Users Guide <a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/teachlearn/real/documents/read_users_guide.pdf"><font color="#0000FF"><u>www.ode.state.or.us/teachlearn/real/documents/read_users_guide.pdf</u></font></a>
. Any questions can be directed to Sarah Martin, Education Specialist at (503) 947-5668 or <a href="mailto:sarah.martin@state.or.us"><font color="#0000FF"><u>sarah.martin@state.or.us</u></font></a>. </div>
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<div style="padding-left: 18pt; "><font size="2">Sarah Martin</font></div>
<div style="padding-left: 18pt; "><font size="2">Education Specialist, Instructional Resources</font></div>
<div style="padding-left: 18pt; "><font size="2">Office of Educational Improvement and Innovation</font></div>
<div style="padding-left: 18pt; "><a href="mailto:Sarah.martin@state.or.us"><font color="#0000FF"><u>sarah.martin@state.or.us</u></font></a></div>
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