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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D">40 lashes with a wet noodle for me!!! I didn’t tell you this part:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D"> It breaks my heart to tell you but, unfortunately, the State Regents do not have funds available to pay for ACT Aspire. I can tell you a few things that I hope will be helpful:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D">When you order, be sure to indicate that you are a current customer – that gives you a bit of a discount.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D">Although I support the comprehensive package of ACT Aspire, all you have to have for use as an alternate EOI is the
<u>summative</u> test. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D">Computer delivered assessment is much cheaper than paper and pencil.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D">You do
<u>not</u> have to use all content areas of the test for it to be scored. Check out the cost per content area versus the student’s needs and goals.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D">As I understand it, the maximum cost of one test if you don’t follow any tips, is $28.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D">You will only pay for those tests that are scored.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D">You should order tests if you believe you may need them.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D">There may be a deadline for cancelling your order so do pay attention to that possibility.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D">There is a lot more information at
<a href="http://www.discoveractaspire.org">http://www.discoveractaspire.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D">Feel free to contact Andrew Jopling or Judy Trice for more specific information.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D">Andrew Jopling -
</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><a href="mailto:andrew.jopling@actaspire.org">andrew.jopling@actaspire.org</a>,
</span><em><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-style:normal">817.543.0234</span></em>.<span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">
<![if !supportLists]><em><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";font-style:normal"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></em><![endif]><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D">Judy Trice –
<a href="mailto:judy.trice@act.org">judy.trice@act.org</a>, </span><em><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-style:normal">319.321.9701<o:p></o:p></span></em></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D">Please know how much your students rely on you and I appreciate your efforts on their behalf,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#17365D">Cindy<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#17365D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#17365D">Cynthia Brown, Ed.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#17365D">Director, Student Preparation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#17365D"><img border="0" width="251" height="55" id="_x0000_i1027" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D0A4EA.D4A12EE0" alt="Description: RegentHighEdu-2c-horz-lr"></span></b><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Sent:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Friday, June 12, 2015 7:51 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Brown, Cynthia (OSRHE)<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [Okepas] Alternate for EOI<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Any chance that OSRHE will pay for ACT Aspire?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#CC9900"><img border="0" width="81" height="63" id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D0A4EA.D4A12EE0"></span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">
<a href="mailto:okepas-bounces@lists.onenet.net">okepas-bounces@lists.onenet.net</a> [<a href="mailto:okepas-bounces@lists.onenet.net">mailto:okepas-bounces@lists.onenet.net</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Brown, Cynthia (OSRHE)<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, June 11, 2015 6:02 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'okepas@lists.onenet.net'<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Andrew Jopling (<a href="mailto:andrew.jopling@actaspire.org">andrew.jopling@actaspire.org</a>)<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Okepas] Alternate for EOI<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Colleagues and Friends,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">I interrupt your summer for a matter of high importance!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">As you know, the PLAN test taken AFTER October 31, 2014 is not valid as an alternate for any End of Instruction test. So what are you to do???
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Melissa White, SDE, is working on an agenda item for the June 25 State Board of Education meeting which, if approved, will allow ACT Aspire to be used as an alternate.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">The reason I am interrupting your summer is that the ABSOLUTE Deadline for ordering for the fall is
<b><u><span style="color:red;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">July 1</span><span style="color:red">.
</span></u></b> I just got word back from ACT that this is the deadline for Oklahoma schools even though the website says June 19.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">The fall window for ACT Aspire summative testing is October 12 – December 4.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Use this link: <a href="http://www.discoveractaspire.org/order/">
http://www.discoveractaspire.org/order/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">The contact person for ACT Aspire is Andrew Jopling:
<a href="mailto:andrew.jopling@actaspire.org">andrew.jopling@actaspire.org</a>, </span>
<em><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><a href="tel:817.543.0234" target="_blank">817.543.0234</a></span></em>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#17365D">Cindy<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#17365D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#17365D">Cynthia Brown, Ed.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#17365D">Director, Student Preparation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#17365D"><img border="0" width="251" height="55" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D0A4EA.D4A12EE0" alt="Description: RegentHighEdu-2c-horz-lr"></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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