[SE-Dir] OSL&P: Alternate Assessment Opportunities

[ALLRAN Laura]

TO:  All District and ESD Special Education Directors

The message below is being forwarded to you on behalf of:


Nancy Latini, PhD
Assistant Superintendent
Student Learning & Partnerships
______________________________________________
April 19, 2010

RE:  Alternate Assessment Opportunities: Recruitment Notice

ODE (Office of Student Learning and Partnerships) is currently in the process of contacting Qualified Assessors and Qualified Trainers of the Extended Assessment in an effort to recruit panel members for two upcoming opportunities in support of our Extended Assessment development efforts:

1.       Math Extended Assessment Standard Setting Panel scheduled for:

*       Monday, August 16, 2010 (and Tuesday, August 17, if needed), 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
*       Public Services Bldg, Basement A, Salem, Oregon

2.      Science Extended Assessment Item Review Panel scheduled for:

*       Tuesday, October 12, 2010, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
*       Public Services Bldg, Basement A, Salem, Oregon

We hope to enlist the participation of informed and knowledgeable panel members for this important process. If you know of any interested educators, please ask them to complete an application (see below link) and submit by mail no later than Thursday,
July 1, 2010 to:

Brad Lenhardt
Attn: Math Alternate Assessment Standard Setting Panel
255 Capitol St. NE
Salem, OR 97310

Or fax the application to (503) 378-5156, Attn: Barbara Conreaux (Alternate Standard Setting)

Panel members should be knowledgeable about Extended Assessments and some preference will be given to applicants who (a) have administered the Extended Assessment in either 2008 or 2009 and/or (b) have grade-level content and assessment experience.  Panel members will be selected from special education teachers, content teachers, parents, special education directors, and community representatives.

This information and the application form are posted at: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/results/?id=178

For additional questions, please contact Brad Lenhardt at (503)947-5755 or Brad.Lenhardt at state.or.us<mailto:Brad.Lenhardt at state.or.us> or Dianna Carrizales at
(503) 947-5634 or Dianna.Carrizales at state.or.us<mailto:Dianna.Carrizales at state.or.us>.

If you have any difficulty viewing the above link, please contact Laura Allran at laura.allran at state.or.us<mailto:laura.allran at state.or.us> or 503-947-5674.

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