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<div>October 31, 2011</div>
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<div><b>OAKS Online Science Achievement Standards for 2011-2012</b></div>
<div>In a move to ensure that <b>OAKS Online Science</b> addresses the increased rigors of the 2009 Science Content Standards, the Oregon State Board of Education voted Thursday October 20, 2011 (link to:
<a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?=3450">http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?=3450</a> to increase science achievement standards) to adopt new cut scores for 2011-2012. </div>
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<div>In July the science achievement standards and achievement level descriptors were reviewed by an expert panel as part of a two-year process to align Oregon science achievement standards to the 2009 content standards. Recommendations were made to increase
the level of science students are expected to know in elementary and middle school. The State Board adopted the panel’s recommendations.</div>
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<td><font size="2"><b>Achievement Level</b></font></td>
<td><font size="2"><b>Adopted Achievement Standards (2011-2012)</b></font></td>
<td><font size="2">Previous Achievement Standards (2006-2011)</font></td>
<td><font size="2"><b>Change from Previous to Adopted</b></font></td>
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<td><font size="1">Grade 5</font></td>
<td><font size="1">Grade 8</font></td>
<td><font size="1">HS</font></td>
<td><font size="1">Grade 5</font></td>
<td><font size="1">Grade 8</font></td>
<td><font size="1">HS</font></td>
<td><font size="1">Grade 5</font></td>
<td><font size="1">Grade 8</font></td>
<td><font size="1">HS</font></td>
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<td><font size="2"><b>Nearly Meets</b></font></td>
<td><font size="2">216</font></td>
<td><font size="2">229</font></td>
<td><font size="2">235</font></td>
<td><font size="2">216</font></td>
<td><font size="2">229</font></td>
<td><font size="2">235</font></td>
<td><font size="2">0</font></td>
<td><font size="2">0</font></td>
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<td><font size="2"><b>Meets</b></font></td>
<td><font size="2">226</font></td>
<td><font size="2">235</font></td>
<td><font size="2">240</font></td>
<td><font size="2">225</font></td>
<td><font size="2">234</font></td>
<td><font size="2">240</font></td>
<td><font size="2">+1</font></td>
<td><font size="2">+1</font></td>
<td><font size="2">0</font></td>
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<td><font size="2"><b>Exceeds</b></font></td>
<td><font size="2">239</font></td>
<td><font size="2">247</font></td>
<td><font size="2">252</font></td>
<td><font size="2">238</font></td>
<td><font size="2">245</font></td>
<td><font size="2">249</font></td>
<td><font size="2">+1</font></td>
<td><font size="2">+1</font></td>
<td><font size="2">+3</font></td>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 10pt; "><font face="Arial Unicode MS, sans-serif">For more information on the new science achievement standards and the achievement level descriptors go to: <a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?=3319"><font color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?=3319</u></font></a>.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Kathleen Heide Vanderwall, Ph.D.<br>
Manager, Test Design and Administration<br>
Office of Assessment and Information Systems<br>
Oregon Department of Education<br>
Phone: 503.947-5721<br>
<a href="mailto:kathleen.vanderwall@state.or.us"><font color="#0000FF"><u><b>kathleen.vanderwall@state.or.us</b></u></font></a>
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<font color="#403152"><b>Messages to & from this e-mail address may be made available to the public under Oregon law</b></font> </font></div>
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