Standardized Testing and Reporting

Funding Description

The California Department of Education (CDE), through this request for submissions, invites submissions for consideration by the State Board of Education (SBE) for the administration, scoring, reporting, and analysis of five tests within the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, other organizations or agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	The bidder must be legally constituted and qualified to do business within the State of California (registered with the California Secretary of State). Bidders must submit a current Certificate of Good Standing issued by the California Secretary of State.
Other Eligibility Considerations	Bidders should have at least 36 months experience in the administration of large-scale assessments.
Eligible Grade Level(s)	Not applicable
Eligible Age Level(s)	Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority	California Education Code sections 60640-60649
Source / Type	State, Federal / Contract
State Fiscal Year	2005-06
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	0000 / 8590
Total Available	Unavailable
Recipient Amount	For amount of funding, see Additional Information below.
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Unavailable

Important Dates

Date Application Available	July 11, 2005
Due Date	August 29, 2005
Expected Notification Date	November 9, 2005

Additional Information

Application	Unavailable
Background	Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) [http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/]
Fiscal	Unavailable
Other	The beginning date of the contract is contingent upon approval by the SBE. Contract funding is contingent upon yearly appropriation in the annual Budget Act. The CDE anticipates $12 million for year one (transition year); approximately $60 million for year two (first year of administration); $60 million for year three (second year of administration); $60 million for year four (third year of administration); and $12 million for year five (transition year). The total contract funding amount for three administrations is approximately $200 million.

Contacts

Program	Vicki Perez, 916-319-0346, vperez@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Vicki Perez, 916-319-0346, vperez@cde.ca.gov
Division	Assessment Development & Administration Division, 916-445-8765 (phone), 916-319-0969 (fax)