EARLY LEARNING TRANSITION CHECK-IN (ELTC)
ELTC Fall 2025 Pilot: Onboarding Meeting
The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) and the Department of Early Learning and Care (DELC) is seeking schools/districts to join Fall 2025 pilot of the Early Learning Transition Check-In: A Collaborative Engagement with Community (ELTC), the process to redesign Oregon’s Kindergarten Assessment aligned to OAR 581-022-2130.
While requirements of the Family Conversation, the first component of the ELTC, will not be confirmed until after the 2025 legislative session, we invite interested charter schools and districts to partner to begin the planning process with other schools and districts. This community of practice approach will support schools and districts in addressing challenges, refining practices, and engaging in intentional planning that will lead to successful implementation of the Fall 2025 Family Conversation.
If your charter school or district would like to join the Fall 2025 pilot, please complete this interest form. By doing so, district leaders will be sent information regarding the Fall 2025 Family Conversation Onboarding Meeting to be held on February 19, 2025.
For additional information about the Family Conversation pilots we invite you to visit ODE’s Community Informed Information Gathering Process at Kindergarten. You may also contact Sody Fearn, K-2 Balanced Assessment Specialist for any specific inquiries.
Update to Word Prediction Feature in the Oregon Statewide Assessment System (OSAS)
Starting January 14, 2025, Word Prediction settings in the Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) will change to include a new audio preview feature. The updated settings will be:
- Off
- On without audio
- On with audio
For students who have Word Prediction set to “On” in TIDE prior to January 14, their setting will automatically change to “On without audio” following the update. If any student requires the “On with audio” option, this will need to be set in TIDE after January 14.
Contact Mason Rivers, Special Education Assessment Specialist, with questions.
2024-2025 Fall Membership Validation
The Fall Membership validation will be refreshed weekly in January starting on January 2, 2025. The validation closes on January 24, 2025. Please view your data in the Achievement Data Insight application. The Regional ESD partners will notify those districts that have not yet viewed their data. Validation email notices went out January 2 to districts and institutions that have unusual data compared to last school year. Please view and edit your data as soon as possible, since no changes will be allowed to First Period Cumulative ADM after January 24, 2025. Please also be aware that Second Period Cumulative ADM audits take place shortly before this validation closes and you will have limited time to edit First Period ADM if you need to do so to address your audits. If you have any questions, please contact your Regional ESD Partner or Robin Stalcup, Research Analyst.
Answers to Common Questions from the Field
Question:
I have a new student whose SSID is not in TIDE. How long will it take to update their information?
Answer:
Each student’s SSID record must be correct prior to testing to ensure that students receive the correct test with the appropriate assigned accessibility supports. Districts should be aware that SSID merges are done on business days only. It can take 24-48 hours for changes to appear in TIDE.