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<p class="MsoNormal">Good Morning!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In an effort to provide the highest quality of service, MVECA will be closely monitoring network performance and bandwidth utilization during the upcoming, online testing windows outlined below. So that we can accumulate the best information
possible (to share with ODE) we would like to request that a designee from each district provide responses to the following four prompts as they pertain to your district and school buildings.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif"">Identify the LEA’s testing widow (testing start & end times, and assessment weeks)*, including the subject of test being delivered during this time, (i.e.,
Monday, Feb 16 – 9:00 am – 10:00 am Math, or Monday, March 2 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm – Math, ELA, Science, Social Studies.) The assessment subject is important as it determines whether the assessment vendor is Pearson or AIR. It will be important to know this,
as it will help in understanding bandwidth consumption per device and vendor.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif"">Identify the sites deployment model (Whole building/1:1 Model; Classroom Model; or Lab Model ) it is believed that an overwhelming portion of districts/buildings
will use the Lab Model – mobile cart Labs would also fall into this model. <o:p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif"">Identify the number of simultaneously active computing devices (desktops, laptops or tablets) that will be used for testing in the testing window. This number
is equal to the total number of students in a building that can take an online assessment in the testing window at the same time. This data can be used to estimate (using vendor provided guidelines) expected total bandwidth consumption as compared to actual.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif"">Identify whether the district’s testing sites will or will not be using Proctor Caching for PARCC tests and where the Proctor Cache is located (ITC, District,
Building, Testing Room). Note that proctor caching for Pearson is optional and that actual bandwidth consumption of cached Pearson assessments is expected to be one-tenth of un-cached content. Note that AIR assessments cannot be cached.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Once we have received this information from you, we will schedule monitoring activities that will allow us to get more precise measurements and data. This activity is purely optional, but we believe your participation will help us to ensure
the effective delivery of test content possible and your participation will be greatly appreciated. Please forward this email to the person in your district that will be responsible for providing a response. Please send responses to
<a href="mailto:noc@mveca.org">noc@mveca.org</a> at your earliest convenience.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thor<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thor Sage<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Executive Director<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Miami Valley Educational Computer Association<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">937-767-1468 x3101<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.mveca.org/"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="174" height="64" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D0362D.9D14D200" alt="http://www.mveca.org/images/logo.gif"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Not-for-profit Technology Services for Education and Local Governments<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Online Testing Windows, January through May, 2015<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif";color:white">Subject/Grades<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif"">ODE Infrastructure Trial<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif"">Infrastructure Trial will take place during the week of January 26, with the actual testing date of January 29, 2015</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif"">Feb 16 – Mar 20<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif"">PBA – PARCC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif"">ELA & Math Grades 3-8 & High School<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif"">Computer)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif"">(Paper/Pencil)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif"">(Computer or Paper/Pencil<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif"">EOY – PARCC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif"">(Paper/Pencil)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif"">EOY - AIR<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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