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First Period Cumulative ADM Collection Closes October 29

The collection window for First Period Cumulative ADM closes Monday, October 29. You can find information about the First Period Cumulative ADM collection on the ADM Resources page and in the web training from September 20.

First Period Cumulative ADM will reopen on Thursday, November 8 at 1 PM for the audit review window. During the audit review window, the collection will be open to all to review audits and to make any needed corrections.

If you have any questions, please contact your Regional ESD Partner or Amanda Hiaasen at 503-947-5674.

Graduation and Dropout Reporting Training: Thursday, October 25

Part 2 of the Graduation and Dropout Reporting training is scheduled for Thursday, October 25 at 2 PM. Please register for this training at the 2018-19 Video Training site. If you are responsible for the Cumulative ADM collections or Graduation/Dropout reporting for your district/school, please attend this training. If you are unable to attend, a recording of this training will be posted at the 2018-19 Video Training site about a week after the training date. If you were unable to attend Part 1 of this training, please go to the 2018-19 Video Training site to watch the recording before attending part 2 of this training.

The NCES Dropout and Graduation Rates validation and the 4-Year and 5-Year Cohort Graduation Rate validations will also open on Thursday, October 25 at 1 PM and remain open through December 7, 2018. Please log into the Achievement Data Insight (ADI) to view these validations. For questions, please contact your Regional ESD Partner or Beth Blumenstein at 503-947-5767.

2018-19 Kindergarten Assessment Data Collection Window

The Kindergarten Assessment testing window closes Thursday, October 18, 2018. The Kindergarten Assessment Consolidated Collections (Approaches to Learning, Early Literacy, and Early Math) will close Monday, October 29 at 11:59 PM. All three collections must be submitted error-free by October 29.

If you have any questions related to the Kindergarten Assessment Data Collection entry process, please contact your Regional ESD Partner or Elyse Bean at 503-947-5831.

ADM Exit Adjustment Open October 11 through November 30, 2018

The Cumulative ADM Exit Adjustment window opened Thursday, October 11 at 1 PM and will remain open through November 30. This is basically an extension of your 2017-18 Annual Cumulative ADM, but it only has a few editable fields. The Cumulative ADM Exit adjustment and Dropout Reporting training was presented on October 10 and will be posted on the 2018-2019 Video Training site within one week.

For questions, please contact your Regional ESD Partner or Beth Blumenstein at 503-947-5767.

Upcoming Dates

October - November 2018

October 18 - 2018-19 Kindergarten Assessment Testing Window CLOSES
October 18 - Sept 13, 2019 - Collection Window for - IUID (Instructional Unit Identifier) 2018-19
October 19 - Deadline for NAEP coordinators of selected schools to complete the “Provide School Information” section of the MyNAEP website

October 24 - PSAT/NMSQT® testing (alternate date)
October 25 @ 2 PM - Webinar: Training for Reporting Dropouts & Cohort Graduation (Part 2 of 2; see Part 1 on October 10)
October 25 - December 7 - Report Validation Window for NCES Dropout Report and HS Completer Report, and Graduation Cohort 4-year and 5-year Reports for 2017-18
October 26 - 29 - Practice and Training Tests offline for updates

October 29 @ 11:59 PM - Collection Window Closes for First Period Cumulative ADM 2018-19 (7/1 - 10/1)
October 29 @ 11:59 PM - Collection Windows Close for 2018-19 Kindergarten Assessment (Early Literacy, Early Math, Approaches to Learning)
October 30 - 2018-19 Online Practice Tests Available (English Language Arts, Math, ELPA, Science, and Social Sciences)

November 1 - Collection Window CLOSES for ESEA Title III: Recent Arrivers 2018-19
November 1 - 15 - Oregon Extended Assessment Qualified Trainer Training
November 2 - Deadline for completing required District Test Coordinator (DTC) Training Survey

November 6 - 8 - Required 2018-19 District Test Coordinator (DTC) Training Webinars
November 8 - 16 - Data Collection Audit Review Window for First Period Cumulative ADM 2018-19
November 8 - January 25 - Report Validation Window for Fall Membership 2018-19

November 12 - ODE is closed for the Veteran’s Day holiday.
November 12 - January 11 - Oregon Extended Assessment Braille and Large Print order window for English Language Arts, Mathematics, & Science
November 13 - Webinar: Release of School & District Report Cards
November 15 - Public Release of Final 2017-18 School & District At-A-Glance and Report Card Accountability Details
November 15 - Final Training for Oregon Extended Assessment Qualified Trainers
November 16 - Data Collection Audit Review Window CLOSES for First Period Cumulative ADM 2018-19
November 16 - 18 - Online Test Delivery System (including Practice Tests), TIDE, and Online Reporting System (ORS) offline for scheduled maintenance

November 19 - Fall Collection Window CLOSES for ESEA Title III: English Learners 2018-19
November 19 - December 3 - Data Collection Audit Review Window for 2018-19 Kindergarten Assessment
November TBA - Class Size report for 2017-18 posted on ODE public website
November TBA - Regular Attenders report for 2017-18 posted on ODE public website
November 22 - 23 - ODE is closed for the Thanksgiving holiday.

November 29 - Statewide Report Card posted on Oregon Department of Education public website
November 30 @ 11:59 PM - Collection Window CLOSES for Cumulative ADM Exit Adjustment 2017-18

December 2018

December 3 - Data Collection Audit Review Window CLOSES for 2018-19 Kindergarten Assessment
December 5 @ 2 PM - Webinar: Training for Staff Position Collection 2018-19
December 6 @ 2 PM - Webinar: Training for Second Period Cumulative ADM Collection 2018-19
December 7 - Report Validation Window CLOSES for NCES Dropout, Graduation Cohort Reporting 2017-18

December 10 - 12 - PSAT/NMSQT® score reports available through secure online portal
December 13 @ 7:45 AM - NAEP Optional Webinar available on MyNAEP online assessment planning system
December 13 @ 2:45 PM - NAEP Optional Webinar available on MyNAEP online assessment planning system
December 13 - January 11 - Collection Window for Second Period Cumulative ADM 2018-19
December 13 - January 28 - Collection Window for Staff Position 2018-19
December 14 @ 7:45 AM - NAEP Optional Webinar available on MyNAEP online assessment planning system
December 14 - 16 - Online Test Delivery System (including Practice Tests), TIDE, and Online Reporting System (ORS) offline for scheduled maintenance

December 17 @ 3:45 PM - NAEP Optional Webinar available on MyNAEP online assessment planning system
December 21 - January 7 - Online Reporting System (ORS) offline for scheduled maintenance

December 25 - ODE is closed for the Christmas holiday.

Resources

Assessment and Accountability Checklist 2018-2019 (updated 10/17/2018)
This document provides:
1. Assessment testing windows for the 2018-19 school year;
2. Key events and district responsibilities related to the ordering, handling, administration, and reporting of Oregon Statewide Assessment System (OSAS) results;
3. Data collection windows, related to school and district accountability reports for the 2018-19 school year;
4. Key events and district responsibilities related to student and staff level data collection used in school and district report cards, and assessment group reports.
Collection and Validation Dates for the current year on the District website
Schedule of Due Dates on the District website
Assessment & Accountability Update
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