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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">TO: District and ESD Special Education Directors
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Sarah Drinkwater, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Assistant Superintendent<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Office of Student Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">______________________________________________
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">November 29, 2017<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">With the reauthorization of ESEA as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) the requirement changed for the alternate assessment based on alternate academic achievement standards (e.g., Oregon’s Extended Assessment);<span style="color:red">
</span>ESSA places a 1% cap on participation in the assessment. It states that, for each subject, the total number of students assessed using the alternate assessment is not to exceed 1 percent of the total number of all students in the State who are assessed
in each subject. Additionally, it states that <u>local educational agencies exceeding the 1% cap shall submit information to the State Educational Agency justifying the need to exceed such cap.</u>”
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">In response to this new requirement ODE currently has scheduled two webinars for districts to learn more about:
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">1)
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">the 1% participation requirement, <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">2)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> districts 1% participation rate by subject areas (ELA, Math, and Science) and disability codes (<a href="http://www.oregon.gov/ode/schools-and-%20%20districts/reportcards/reportcards/Documents/Extended_1Pct_DisabilityCodes.xlsx">http://www.oregon.gov/ode/schools-and-
districts/reportcards/reportcards/Documents/Extended_1Pct_DisabilityCodes.xlsx</a>),<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">3)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> the online, secure form for districts to use in submitting information to ODE (<b><u>by 2.15.18</u></b>) justifying the need to exceed
the 1% participation cap (<a href="https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/4984541f40d8493ab8ec02c54f6658c2">https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/4984541f40d8493ab8ec02c54f6658c2</a>), and
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">4)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> ODE’s oversight responsibilities.
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> The webinars are scheduled for:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.75in;text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">· December 11, 2017
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:2.0in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">1% Participation Requirement </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><br>
Mon, Dec 11, 2017 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST <br>
<b>Please join the meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone. </b><br>
<a href="https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/323594837" target="_blank">https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/323594837 </a><br>
<b>You can also dial in using your phone. </b><br>
United States (Toll Free): 1 877 309 2073 <br>
United States: +1 (646) 749-3129 <br>
<b>Access Code: 323-594-837 </b><br>
<b>Joining from a video-conferencing room or system? </b><br>
Dial: 67.217.95.2##323594837 <br>
Cisco devices: <a href="mailto:323594837@67.217.95.2">323594837@67.217.95.2</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.75in;text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">· January 4, 2018
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt"> <b>1% Participation Requirement </b><br>
Thu, Jan 4, 2018 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PST <br>
<b>Please join the meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone. </b><br>
<a href="https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/718301621" target="_blank">https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/718301621 </a><br>
<b>You can also dial in using your phone. </b><br>
United States (Toll Free): 1 877 309 2070 <br>
United States: +1 (571) 317-3116 <br>
<b>Access Code: 718-301-621 </b><br>
<b>Joining from a video-conferencing room or system? </b><br>
Dial: 67.217.95.2##718301621 <br>
Cisco devices: <a href="mailto:718301621@67.217.95.2">718301621@67.217.95.2</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Your assistance is appreciated in relaying this information to<span style="color:red">
</span>your district colleagues (administrators and teachers) who may be impacted by this new reporting requirement and<span style="color:red">
</span>benefit from accessing the webinars.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">For additional information and/or questions, contact Brad Lenhardt at
<a href="mailto:Brad.Lenhardt@state.or.us">Brad.Lenhardt@state.or.us</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Ruby Sandberg, Executive Assistant<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt"> Oregon achieves…together! to Assistant Superintendent Sarah Drinkwater<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#1B75BC"> </span></i><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Office of Student Services<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt"> 503-947-5738
</span></i><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/ode"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:blue">www.oregon.gov/ode</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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