California High School Exit Examination Administration

Funding Description

The California Department of Education is seeking a contractor for the administration, scoring and reporting of the California High School Exit Examination. The exam will assess students in language arts and mathematics aligned with state-adopted content standards. Commencing with the graduating class of 2006, all students graduating from high school are required to pass the exam.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Nonprofit organizations, other organizations or agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	Minimum 60 (sixty) months experience in the development and implementation of large-scale assessments and must be legally constituted and qualified to do business within the state of California.
Other Eligibility Considerations	Not applicable
Eligible Grade Level(s)	Not applicable
Eligible Age Level(s)	Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority	Education Code sections 60850 - 60859
Source / Type	State, Federal / Contract
State Fiscal Year	2004-05
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	0000 / 8590
Total Available	$52,700,000
Recipient Amount	Unavailable
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Unavailable

Important Dates

Date Application Available	January 9, 2004
Due Date	February 27, 2004
Expected Notification Date	March 9, 2004

Additional Information

Application	Unavailable
Background	Unavailable
Fiscal	Unavailable
Other	All questions, requests for clarification, concerns, and/or comments regarding the RFP must be submitted in writing either by e-mail or fax (see contact information below). Questions must be submitted in the manner described in Section 4.6 of the RFP.

Contacts

Program	CAHSEE Office, 916-445-9449, cahsee@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Unavailable
Division	Assessment Development & Administration Division, 916-319-0969 (fax)