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1 RegionalESDPartners www.ode.state.or.us/go/assessmenthelp GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS NEW RESOURCES: Assessment Communications Register for the ELPA21 Field Test Today! (REPEAT) TEST ADMINISTRATION Support for Chrome OS 36 and 37 ELPA ELPA Training Module Updated ELPA 4-Domain Exemption Option Removed from TIDE EXTENDED ASSESSMENT Extended Assessment High School Retake Policy (REPEAT) KINDERGARTEN ASSESSMENT Stay tuned for future articles SMARTER BALANCED Stay tuned for future articles ACCESSIBILITY SUPPORTS “Sign Language Interpreter” Accessibility Support: Update & Training Information ESSENTIAL SKILLS Stay tuned for future articles ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTING Cohort Graduation Rate Validations Open Today First Period Cumulative ADM Review Opens Today FUTURE ASSESSMENT DEVELOPMENT Stay tuned for future articles For prompt and accurate responses to questions contact your Regional ESD Partners www.ode.state.or.us/go/assessmenthelp IN THIS ISSUE DOUG KOSTY, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT www.ode.state.or.us/go/assessmentupdate NOVEMBER 6, 2014 VETERAN’S DAY Tue., Nov. 11 Oregon Department of Education will be closed in honor of our nation’s veterans.
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GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
NEW RESOURCES: Assessment Communications
Register for the ELPA21 Field Test Today! (REPEAT)
TEST ADMINISTRATION
Support for Chrome OS 36 and 37
ELPA
ELPA Training Module Updated ELPA 4-Domain Exemption Option Removed from TIDE
EXTENDED ASSESSMENT
Extended Assessment High School Retake Policy (REPEAT)
KINDERGARTEN ASSESSMENT
Stay tuned for future articles
SMARTER BALANCED
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ACCESSIBILITY SUPPORTS
“Sign Language Interpreter” Accessibility Support: Update & Training Information
ESSENTIAL SKILLS
Stay tuned for future articles
ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTING
Cohort Graduation Rate Validations Open Today First Period Cumulative ADM Review Opens Today
FUTURE ASSESSMENT DEVELOPMENT
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For prompt and accurate responses to questions
contact your
Regional ESD Partners
www.ode.state.or.us/go/assessmenthelp
Weekly Count of Administered TESTS
Final Numbers as of May 22, 2014
STARTED REPORTED
MATH 510,499 503,905
READING 455,669 448,140
SCIENCE 173,320 170,642
SOCIAL SCIENCES 8,794 8,314
WRITING 24,968 24,168
ELPA 54,225 53,925
TOTAL 1,227,475 1,209,094
IN THIS ISSUE
Smarter Balanced Field Test Count of
Administered TESTS As of June 11, 2014
STARTED REPORTED
TOTAL 63,463 58,220
DOUG KOSTY, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT www.ode.state.or.us/go/assessmentupdate NOVEMBER 6, 2014
VE TERAN’S DAY Tue., Nov. 11 Oregon Department of Education will be closed in honor of our nation’s veterans.
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IMPORTANT DATES FOR THE WEEKS AND MONTHS AHEAD
OCTOBER 6 ELPA21 Field Test and Platform and Sytem Trial Registration Window Opens
OCTOBER 16 – SEPT
18, 2015 Collection Window for: IUID 2014-15
OCTOBER 30 –
DECEMBER 12 Report Validation Window for: NCES Dropout Rates, HS Completers
NOVEMBER 4 – 6 Required 2014-15 DTC Training WebEx
NOVEMBER 4 – 20 OAKS Extended Assessment Qualified Trainer Training
NOVEMBER 6 – 14 Data Collection Audit Review Window for: First Period Cumulative ADM 2014-15
NOVEMBER 6 –
DECEMBER 12 Report Validation Window for: Cohort Graduation
NOVEMBER 10 –
JANUARY 28 Report Validation Window for: Fall Membership 2014-15
NOVEMBER 17 –
JANUARY 16 OAKS Extended Assessment Braille and Large Print Order Window
NOVEMBER 18 – 28 Data Collection Audit Review Window for: 2014-15 Kindergarten Assessment (Approaches to Learning, Early Math, Early Literacy)
NOVEMBER 25 Statewide Report Card posted on ODE public website
DECEMBER 1 Collection Window Closes for: Cumulative ADM Exit Adjustment NEW
DECEMBER 4 @ 2 PM
WebEx: Training for Second Period Cumulative ADM Collection 2014-15
DECEMBER 10
@ 3:30 PM
Optional NAEP WebEx Training on How to Complete the MyNAEP Prepare for Assessment Tasks NEW
DECEMBER 11
@ 7:45 AM NAEP Optional WebEx Training Available on the MyNAEP website NEW
DECEMBER 11 WebEx: Training for Staff Position Collection 2014-15
DECEMBER 11 –
JANUARY 12 Collection Window for: Second Period Cumulative ADM 2014-15
MID-DECEMBER PSAT/NMSQT® Score Report Plus and AP Potential Delivered to Schools NEW
DECEMBER 17
@ 4:30 PM Optional NAEP WebEx Training on How to Complete the MyNAEP Prepare for Assessment Tasks NEW
DECEMBER 18 –
FEBRUARY 2 Collection Window for: Staff Position 2014-15
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GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
NEW RESOURCES: Assessment Communications
The following resources are now available to assist schools and districts in communicating about state assessments:
Smarter Balanced Communications Toolkit for Oregon Educators: Tailored to Oregon and further customizable per your school or district, the toolkit is best used in tandem with your school/district’s current communications plan and includes different sections to accommodate a range of communication needs, including Talking Points, Fact vs. Fiction, and a Parent Q&A.
Smarter Balanced PowerPoint materials are now available in both English and Spanish for schools/districts offering parent nights and community presentations on our new state assessments. You can access these and other parent-friendly materials from our Communicating Student Assessment in Oregon webpage at http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=1308.
A State Testing Exemption FAQ is available on our Assessment Administration webpage at http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=625. This document addresses testing opt-out rules, procedures, and impact on Oregon schools and students.
Register for the ELPA21 Field Test Today! (REPEAT)
Registration for the ELPA21 Field Test and Platform and System Trial has been extended. If you haven't already registered your school or district, you can do so today by clicking here. Participating in the field test is an excellent opportunity for your students and administrators to begin familiarizing themselves with the ELPA21 assessment system without the pressure of worrying about scores. We hope to involve the widest possible array of students in the ELPA21 Field Test. Consider signing up your entire class or even the whole grade to streamline scheduling. Contact [email protected] with questions.
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Test Administration www.ode.state.or.us/go/assessment KATHLEEN VANDERWALL - MANAGER, TEST DESIGN & OPERATION
Support for Chrome OS 36 and 37
The Oregon Support Plan released in July 2014 indicated that secure testing is supported on Chromebooks using versions 31 to 35 of the Chrome Operating system (OS). Since that time, versions 36-38 of Chrome OS have been released. The American Institutes for Research (AIR), Oregon’s contractor for the OAKS assessments, has tested versions 36 and 37 of Chrome OS and determined that they are compatible with the Oregon tests and can be used for testing this year. AIR is still in the process of testing Chrome OS version 38. As stated in the Oregon Support Plan, new versions of Chrome OS are released approximately every six weeks. AIR will continue to evaluate each new version as it is released to determine if it is compatible with the Oregon secure testing system. Please hold off from updating your Chromebooks to a new version of the Chrome OS until we confirm that the new version is supported. Contact your Regional ESD Partners with questions.
ELPA
ELPA Training Module Updated
Training Module 7 for the ELPA has been updated due to an incorrect date on Slide 13, bullet #4. The corrected version of the slideshow has been posted to the Test Coordinators Training Materials page at http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=2744. Please note that although the PowerPoint slideshow has been corrected, it was not possible to update the recorded version of Module 7. Therefore DTCs and STCs who train staff should be certain to note the corrected date on Slide 13 during all in-school trainings. If you have any questions, please contact your Regional ESD Partner for assistance.
ELPA 4-Domain Exemption Option Removed from TIDE
As a reminder, no 4-domain exemptions will be allowed on the ELPA for 2014-15 based on a recent clarification from the US Department of Education. ODE’s test vendor, American Institutes for Research, has updated the TIDE system so that the option to choose a 4-domain exemption is no longer available in the TIDE menu options. As a result of the update to TIDE this coming week, your district’s students who had 4-domain exemptions will no longer have any exemption coded in TIDE. The deletion of the 4-domain exemption option will also remove any 4-domain exemptions in the student’s TIDE record. Please note that only the 4-domain exemption codes will be affected by this action. Any 1, 2, and 3 domain exemptions will remain coded. As ODE has previously communicated, students who were allowed 4-domain exemptions in previous years will need an updated IEP that outlines any allowable domain exemptions for 2014-15. Once that is completed, the new exemption code will need to be coded in the TIDE system. In order for the exemption to be correctly coded, it must be entered into TIDE prior to the student starting the operational ELPA.
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EXTENDED ASSESSMENT
Extended Assessment High School Retake Policy (REPEAT)
Executive Numbered memo 002-2012-13 has been revised slightly to clarify that the extended assessment high school retake policy applies to those assessments used to demonstrate proficiency in the Essential Skills. To access the full wording of the numbered memo, click here. If you have any questions on this policy or the change, please contact Brad Lenhardt at [email protected].
KINDERGARTEN ASSESSMENT
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SMARTER BALANCED
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Accessibility Supports www.ode.state.or.us/go/ExtendedAssessments SARAH DRINKWATER – ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT, STUDENT SERVICES
“Sign Language Interpreter” Accessibility Support: Update & Training Information
ODE continues to offer a training and proficiency system for test administrators using a sign language interpreter accessibility support for an applicable statewide assessment administration. The website has a NEW address this year and a little bit of a new feel. The content and structure of the training is the same with the exception that updated information as well as accessibility information is now included. To access the training:
• Log into the web address http://lms.brtprojects.org • Select “ODE Sign Language Accommodation” • Proceed through the training
For additional information, please contact Brad Lenhardt at [email protected].
Essential Skills http://www.ode.state.or.us/go/EssentialSkills CRISTEN MCLEAN – ASSESSMENT POLICY ANALYST
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Accountability Reporting www.ode.state.or.us/go/AsmtRpt JON WIENS – MANAGER, ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTING
Cohort Graduation Rate Validations Open Today
The 4-year and 5-year Cohort Graduation Rate validations open at 1 PM November 6. They will remain open until 11:59 PM December 12. This validation is located in the Achievement Data Insight application. If you cannot see it, please contact your district security administrator and request permissions. Remember that the NCES validation is also open at this time, for a total of 3 graduation and dropout validations to review.
Trainings were conducted on October 13 and October 28 – recordings are posted at https://district.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=236.
For trainings on the Achievement Data Insight application, see the June 5 training posted at https://district.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=234. Graduation rates from previous years and the Cohort Graduation Rate Policy and Technical Manual for this year are posted at http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=2644. If you have questions, please contact Isabella Jacoby at [email protected] or your Regional ESD Partners, or use the “Ask a Question” feature within the application.
First Period Cumulative ADM Review Opens Today
The First Period Cumulative ADM review/audit window opens at 1 PM November 6, and will close at 11:59 PM November 14. Please log into the Consolidated Collections application during this window and review your audits by clicking “Review Audits” under the “Error Management” menu. Remember that audits are not necessarily errors – please review the associated comment closely and determine whether a correction needs to be made. If no correction needs to be made, click to confirm the record, which lets ODE know that you have checked the record and believe it to be accurate and appropriately reported.
If you have questions, please refer to the Cumulative ADM Manual or the Cumulative ADM Audit Manual, or contact your Regional ESD Partners.
Future Assessment Development http://www.ode.state.or.us/go/assessment DEREK BROWN – DIRECTOR, ASSESSMENT
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