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<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT COLOR="#D189CE" SIZE=4 FACE="Myriad-Bold">Would you like to learn more about:</FONT></B></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=4>How to access items to create benchmark assessments to monitor student progress?</FONT></B></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=4>What to do with the results of the benchmark assessments with your faculty and students?</FONT></B></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=4>The Checkpoints project is developing a free bank of test items aligned to PASS which can be used by districts to create benchmark tests in mathematics and science. Participants will use assessment results as they work together to modify instruction to maximize student success. We have funding for approximately 40 Oklahoma Administrator/Teacher teams. The project will consist of an</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I><U> <FONT SIZE=4 FACE="Myriad-BoldItalic">informational</FONT></U></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U> <FONT SIZE=4>videoconference</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=4> for administrators in November and</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I> <FONT SIZE=4 FACE="Myriad-BoldItalic">intensive</FONT></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT SIZE=4>team training in February.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=4>We hope you will be able to attend</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT SIZE=4>the</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U> <FONT SIZE=4>informational videoconference</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=4> to learn more about the Checkpoints project.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT COLOR="#D189CE" SIZE=4 FACE="Myriad-Bold">Who is Invited?</FONT></B></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Myriad-Roman">Administrators of 4th grade math and/or 8th grade science teachers.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT COLOR="#D189CE" SIZE=4 FACE="Myriad-Bold">When?</FONT></B></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Myriad-Roman">Date:</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B> <FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Myriad-Bold">November 11, 2004</FONT></B></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Myriad-Roman">Time:</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B> <FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Myriad-Bold">10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT COLOR="#D189CE" SIZE=4 FACE="Myriad-Bold">Where?</FONT></B></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Myriad-Italic">(Video Conference sites available):</FONT></I></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Myriad-Bold">Ardmore</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Myriad-Roman">- Higher Education Center</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Myriad-Bold">Bartlesville</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Myriad-Roman">- Tri County Technical Center</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Myriad-Bold">Durant</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Myriad-Roman">- Southeastern Oklahoma State University</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Myriad-Bold">Enid</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Myriad-Roman">- Autry Technology Center</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Myriad-Bold">Guymon</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Myriad-Roman">- Oklahoma Panhandle State</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Myriad-Bold">Lawton</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Myriad-Roman">- Great Plains Career Tech</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Myriad-Bold">McAlester</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Myriad-Roman">- Kiamechi Career Tech</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Myriad-Bold">Oklahoma City</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Myriad-Roman">- OKC Metro Tech - Springlake</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Myriad-Bold">Ponca City</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Myriad-Roman">- Pioneer Career Tech</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Myriad-Bold">Stillwater</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Myriad-Roman">- Oklahoma State University</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Myriad-Bold">Tahlequah</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Myriad-Roman">- Northeastern State University</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Myriad-Bold">Tulsa</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Myriad-Roman">- Tulsa Community College</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Myriad-Bold">Woodward</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Myriad-Roman">- High Plains Career Tech</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT COLOR="#D189CE" SIZE=4 FACE="Myriad-Bold">RSVP</FONT></B></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Myriad-Roman">RSVP to</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B> <FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Myriad-Bold">Sacra Nicholas</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Myriad-Roman">at</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN><A HREF="mailto:snicholas@ou.edu"><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><I><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Myriad-BoldItalic">snicholas@ou.edu</FONT></U></I></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><I><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Myriad-BoldItalic"></FONT></I></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Myriad-Roman">or</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B> <FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Myriad-Bold">Stacey Weinand</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Myriad-Roman">at</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN><A HREF="mailto:sweinand@osrhe.edu"><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><I><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Myriad-BoldItalic">sweinand@osrhe.edu</FONT></U></I></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Myriad-Roman">.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><I><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Myriad-BoldItalic">Please include the following:</FONT></I></B></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Myriad-Roman">1)</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B> <FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Myriad-Bold">name</FONT></B></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Myriad-Roman">2)</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B> <FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Myriad-Bold">school and district</FONT></B></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Myriad-Bold">3) number attending</FONT></B></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Myriad-Roman">4)</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B> <FONT FACE="Myriad-Bold">the location you plan to attend</FONT></B></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Myriad-Roman">(from choices listed)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Myriad-Roman">5)</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B> <FONT FACE="Myriad-Bold">phone number</FONT></B></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Myriad-Roman">6)</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B> <FONT FACE="Myriad-Bold">email address</FONT></B></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Myriad-Roman">Funding is provided by SCIMAST.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Myriad-Roman">The Eisenhower Southwest Consortium for the Improvement of</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Myriad-Roman">Mathematics and Science Teaching (SCIMAST) is operated by:</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Myriad-Roman">Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Myriad-Roman">211 East 7th Street</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Myriad-Roman">Austin, Texas 78701</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Myriad-Roman">(800) 476-6861</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us">Stacey Weinand</SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us">Coordinator, Mathematics and Science Partnerships</SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us">Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education</SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us">405.447.4103</SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><A HREF="mailto:sweinand@osrhe.edu"><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U></U></SPAN><U><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF">sweinand@osrhe.edu</FONT></SPAN></U><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
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