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<p class=Pa3 style='text-align:justify'><span class=A6><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>During the 2009-10 testing window, the
Oregon Department of Education (ODE) will experience four mandatory furlough
days on which ODE offices will be closed. ODE staff will be unavailable on
these days to assist districts with testing needs. To ensure a smooth testing
experience for Oregon students, ODE will suspend online testing for both OAKS
and ELPA on these furlough days. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class=Pa3 style='text-align:justify'><span class=A6><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class=Pa3 style='text-align:justify'><span class=A6><b><u><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Reminder: The first
of these furlough days is this Friday, October 16. OAKS will be suspended
all day on Friday. <o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></p>
<p class=Pa3 style='text-align:justify'><span class=A6><b><u><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p><span
style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></span></p>
<p class=Pa3 style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
color:black'>The User Management System, OAKS Online Reporting System, TA
Interface, Training Site, and Practice Test will remain available. The
Student Interface will be back online by <b>7 a.m. on Monday, October 19</b>.
Districts may resume testing at that time.</span><span class=A6><b><u><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></p>
<p class=Pa3 style='text-align:justify'><span class=A6><b><u><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p><span
style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></span></p>
<p class=Pa3 style='text-align:justify'><span class=A6><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class=Pa3 style='text-align:justify'><span class=A6><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The other ODE mandatory furlough days
during the 2009-10 testing window are:</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=Pa3 style='text-align:justify'><span class=A6><b><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Friday, November 27,
2009</span></b></span><span class=A6><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>;</span></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=Pa3 style='text-align:justify'><span class=A6><b><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Friday, March 19,
2010</span></b></span><span class=A6><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>; and</span></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=Pa3 style='text-align:justify'><span class=A6><b><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Friday, April 16,
2010 </span></b></span><span class=A6><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>We will send
out a reminder via the OAKS Online list serve later this week and include a
reminder in this week’s AA Update. Please feel free to pass on this
message to those impacted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=A6><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To
mitigate the impact on school districts, ODE will extend the testing window for
OAKS Online from </span></span><span class=A6><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#9E0040'>Friday, May 14 </span></b></span><span class=A6><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>to </span></span><span class=A6><b><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#9E0040'>Monday, May 17</span></b></span><span
class=A6><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. ODE will extend the
testing window for ELPA from </span></span><span class=A6><b><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#9E0040'>Friday, May 7 </span></b></span><span
class=A6><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>to </span></span><span
class=A6><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#9E0040'>Monday,
May 10</span></b></span><span class=A6><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>.
The 2009-10 Oregon Statewide Testing Schedule has been updated to reflect this
change. The updated test schedule is available online at </span></span><span
class=A7><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/wma/teachlearn/testing/schedules/testschd_0910_final.pdf">http://www.ode.state.or.us/wma/teachlearn/testing/schedules/testschd_0910_final.pdf</a>
</span></span><span class=A6><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>and
in Appendix A of the 2009-10 Test Administration Manual (available online at </span></span><span
class=A7><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/go/tam">http://www.ode.state.or.us/go/tam</a></span></span><span
class=A6><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>).</span></span><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy";color:green'>Crystal
Greene</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>
<br>
</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Communications
Coordinator <br>
Office of Assessment and Information Services</span><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;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-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
<br>
</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(503)
947-5878</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><br>
<a href="mailto:crystal.weber@state.or.us"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>crystal.greene@state.or.us</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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to & from this e-mail address may be made available to the public under
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