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<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:#1F497D'>Good afternoon,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:#1F497D'>The following was just sent
out to District Test Coordinators regarding ELPA data.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To: DTCs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Re: ELPA
Data in Student Centered Staging<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>On March
17, the first batch of ELPA test scores were made available in Student Centered
Staging. This week, ODE discovered processing errors related to the
Standard Error of Measurement and Accommodations Codes. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>These
processing errors did not impact ELPA scale scores or the proficiency levels;
the ELPA scale scores and proficiency levels in Student Centered Staging are
correct. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>ODE loaded
the corrected Standard Error of Measurement and Accommodations Codes in Student
Centered Staging on Thursday, March 25 at 9:00am. Our apologies for any
confusion or inconvenience these errors may have caused and thank you for your
patience as we worked to resolve it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy";color:green'>Crystal
Greene</span></b> <br>
<span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Communications
Coordinator <br>
Office of Assessment and Information Services</span><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'> <br>
</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Oregon
Department of Education</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <br>
</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(503)
947-5878</span><br>
<a href="mailto:crystal.greene@state.or.us">crystal.greene@state.or.us</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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