Assessment and Accountability Update

December 4, 2025

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GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

OSAS Portal Authentication Update

To protect district and student information, Cambium Assessment requires multi-factor authentication (MFA) when signing in to Oregon Statewide Assessment System (OSAS) sites from the state portal. Examples of OSAS sites include the Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE), the Test Delivery System (TDS), and the Centralized Reporting System (CRS). Beginning 11/10/25, MFA will be required every 30 days.

To authenticate using MFA:

1. On the login screen, after you enter your email and password, you will be prompted to send an email with a unique code to your email address.
2. Retrieve that code from your email and enter it when prompted.
3. If you do not receive the MFA code, check your junk and spam folders, or contact your DTC or ESD Partner to ensure your email address is correct.

For questions about MFA, please contact the OSAS Helpdesk.

District Test Coordinator (DTC) Webinar Series (REPEAT)

ODE presents the monthly DTC Webinar on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, from 10:00-11:00 AM. To attend, please register for each webinar using this Zoom link. This will give you the option to add the appointment to your calendar. After the webinar, a link for the recording will be available upon request. If you have questions you’d like answered during the webinar’s Q&A session, please submit them through this Smartsheet form.

If you need an interpreter or accommodation to participate in this or future webinars, please contact Crys Plattner, Assessment Administrative Support.

If you have questions, please email ODE Assessment Team.

TEST ADMINISTRATION

New ODE ELA Full-Composition Performance Tasks Now Available for Grades 3 - 8 and HS

The Oregon Department of Education has released new ELA Full Composition Performance Tasks that can be used to strengthen writing instruction and address multiple assessment needs. These tasks mirror the OSAS ELA Performance Task structure, using multiple sources that students analyze and incorporate into their writing. They are available across all genres and writing purposes.

The Writing Local Performance Assessment Sample Tasks are posted on the ODE Speaking and Writing Local Performance Assessment webpage. These ready-to-use tasks prioritize instruction while aligning classroom practice, local assessments, and the statewide summative ELA performance task.

As a reminder, educators can use these tasks as high-quality work samples to meet Local Performance Assessment requirements, embed them in units, integrate them into the writing cycle, or leverage them for professional learning and scoring calibration.

Please contact Tony Bertrand, ELA Assessment Specialist, for additional information or questions.

ELPA

EARLY LEARNING TRANSITION CHECK-IN (ELTC)

2026-27 Family Conversation: Onboarding Meeting (REPEAT)

In October, the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) and the Department of Early Learning and Care (DELC) hosted an informational meeting to provide information about the Family Conversation pilot. ODE and DELC are now recruiting charter schools and districts to join the 2026–27 pilot of the Family Conversation — a tool used in the Early Learning Transition Check-In (ELTC) to support Oregon’s redesigned Kindergarten Assessment, aligned with (OAR 581-022-2130).

While it is still unknown the exact date of statewide implementation, interested districts and charter schools are encouraged to begin planning now. Complete this form to help us plan for the REQUIRED onboarding meeting for the 2026-27 Family Conversation pilot that will be held February 19, 2026.

For more information, visit ODE’s Community Informed Information Gathering Process at Kindergarten webpage or contact Sody Fearn, K–2 Balanced Assessment Specialist.

SEED Survey

New State Report and Domain Score Research Briefs Available

The 2024-2025 SEED Survey State Report is now available. This report summarizes item-level SEED results. ODE has also published a series of short research briefs that report 2024-2025 SEED domain score results:

• Access to Learning Resources by Grade Band and Student Group
• Career Connected Learning by Student Group
• Opportunity to Learn-English Language Arts by Grade and Student Group
• Opportunity to Learn-Mathematics by Grade and Student Group
• Opportunity to Learn-Science by Grade and Student Group
• Self-Efficacy-English Language Arts by Grade and Student Group
• Self-Efficacy-Mathematics by Grade and Student Group
• Self-Efficacy-Science by Grade and Student Group
• Sense of Belonging by Grade Band and Student Group
• Sense of Belonging-Representation by Grade Band and Student Group
• Well-Rounded Education by Grade Band and Student Group

Contact ODE.SEEDSurveys@ode.oregon.gov with questions or for more information. The SEED Survey webpage includes information and resources about the survey, survey administration, and survey results.

ACCOUNTABILITY & REPORTING

2025-2026 Fall Membership Validation

The Fall Membership validation will be refreshed next week and then weekly in January starting on January 8, 2026. The validation closes on January 23, 2026. 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 will go out January 7 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 23, 2026. 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.

Staff Position Collection Open: December 4, 2025 – February 9, 2026

The Staff Position Collection gathers data for all school, district, and ESD staff that were actively employed for at least 20 consecutive workdays over a span of time that includes December 1, 2025. Resources for this collection, including a recording of the training held on December 3, are available on the Staff Position Collections page.

For more information regarding the Staff Position collection, please contact your Regional ESD Partner or Ryan Clark, Research Analyst, at 971-208-0471.