1. APRIL 8, 2015 Informal DTC Webinar Welcome! Thank you for joining us. We will begin shortly.

2. Intro to New Format All questions will be addressed during the Q/A section, as some of them may be answered over the course of the topical slides.  Either raise your hand or type your question into the chat box Each Webinar slidedeck and recording are available for those unable to attend: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/pa ge/?=499. http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/pa ge/?=499

3. Quick Reminders: KA Kindergarten Assessment Dates:  April 30 th : Registration deadline for DTC’s to attend KA training Webinar  May 8 th : Training modules will be posted for DTC’s.  May 26 th : Kindergarten Assessment Order Window opens  May 26 th : First KA DTC Training  August 3 rd – 7 th : First delivery window  August 18 th : Second KA DTC Training  August 24 th – 28 th : Second delivery window

4. Quick Reminders: Work Sample Bank April 30 th Release of Additional Work Sample Tasks Currently: 10 Mathematics Tasks, 12 Reading Tasks, and 27 Writing Tasks Additional: 20 Mathematics Tasks, 20 Reading Tasks, and 3 Writing Tasks To see a list of tasks, with descriptions, go to the Reading, Writing, or Mathematics Essential Skills website; (e.g., for Reading: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=2703)http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=2703 Click on “List of Available Secure Work Samples”

5. ELPA Window closes end of day Wednesday 4/15. As of 4/7: 52,472 submitted of 53,144 started. ELPAs open for more than 45 days but not submitted will expire. Those tests are generally not reopened. TAs or other staff can run reports to find out about any students who are in danger of not completing their ELPAs due to the expiration issue.

6. ELPA: Completion + Scoring Sometimes a student will complete all questions but not finalize by clicking the “Submit My Test” button. As long as all questions are completed, the test will auto-submit on 4/15/15 at 11:59 PM.  “Auto-submit” ELPA results will be in the 5/22 batch. 100% Completion Rule:  Only fully completed submitted ELPAs are scored.  Students who did not finish all items on the test will not receive score reports.

7. ELPA: Batch Dates April 10: February results/Batch #2 posted to portal. May 8: March results/Batch #3 posted to portal. May 22: Final results (April 1 through 15th)/Batch #4 posted to portal.

8. Smarter Balanced: Updates SB test window is now open: March 10-June12 As of April 7: o ELA CATs started: 57,222 o Math CATs started: 9,028 o ELA PTs started: 20,511 o Math PTs started: 4,391 o ELA CATs completed: 30,597 o Math CATs completed: 4,256 o ELA PTs completed: 11,613 o Math PTs completed: 3,584

9. Smarter Balanced: TA Interface Selecting the correct test in the TA Interface  All interim assessments will be at the very bottom of the scroll-down menu and are denoted with a prefix of IAB or ICA.  Maintain default order and do not sort by subject to keep interim and summative assessments separate and easier to distinguish. Test Reset Policy  Tests inadvertently completed beyond question 15 will not be reset.

10. Links + Communications Resources ODE Smarter Balanced landing page:  http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=3298 http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=3298 Smarter Balanced communication resources for parents:  http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=4302 http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=4302 Essential Skills parent handout:  http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=2042 http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=2042

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12. Q&A Time