Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024
(1)
Definitions. As used in this rule:
(a)
"Assessment item" means test items, stimuli, graphics, reading passages,
writing prompts, answer keys, and scoring rubrics developed for use on an
Oregon Statewide Assessment.
(b)
"Oregon statewide assessment" means:
(A) The
English Language Proficiency Assessment (ELPA);
(B) The Oregon Assessment of Knowledge and
Skills (OAKS) in:
(i)
Reading/Literature;
(ii)
Mathematics;
(iii)
Science;
(iv) Social Sciences which
may include history, geography, economics and civics;
(v) Writing Performance; and
(C) The OAKS Extended Assessment
in:
(i) Reading/Literature;
(ii) Mathematics;
(iii) Science;
(iv) Writing Performance.
(2) ODE
shall provide translated OAKS assessments as practicable for languages which
are the language of origin for at least 9 percent of Oregon's student
population for grades K-12 within 3 years after the school year in which the
language first exceeds the 9 percent threshold.
(3) ODE shall maintain advisory groups to
advise ODE on the development of assessment items and policies relating to the
Oregon statewide assessment system. These advisory groups shall include Oregon
educators and other persons. At a minimum, ODE shall maintain the following
advisory groups:
(a) A National Technical
Assessment Committee consisting of state and national experts to provide
recommendations regarding:
(A) Test design for
the Oregon statewide assessments;
(B) Best practices in assessment and
accountability;
(C) National trends
in assessment and accountability; and
(D) Federal compliance with assessment and
accountability laws, rules, and regulations.
(b) A separate Content and Assessment Panel
for each Oregon statewide assessment. Each Content and Assessment Panel
consists of educators and other persons from throughout the state and provides
recommendations regarding:
(A) The quality,
appropriateness, and accuracy of assessment items; and
(B) The alignment of assessment items to the
academic content standards adopted by the State Board of Education.
(c) A Sensitivity Panel consisting
of educators and other persons representing diverse perspectives from
throughout the state to:
(A) Develop
sensitivity criteria to ensure that assessment items are free of bias and
stereotyping and are accessible to all Oregon students; and
(B) Review OAKS and ELPA assessment items for
compliance with the sensitivity criteria developed under Section 3(e)(A) of
this rule.
