California Modified Assessment Studies

Funding Description

Request for Proposals (RFP) to invite submissions to conduct independent alignment and validation studies of the California Modified Assessment (CMA) for the grades and subjects used to calculate Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) accountability purposes.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Individuals, institutions of higher education, local educational agencies, nonprofit organizations, other organizations or agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	Sole proprietorships, partnerships, public or private entities, unincorporated organizations or associations may submit proposals in response to this RFP. In order to maintain the independent quality of the alignment study, the current contractor on the STAR administration contract (contract number 5417) is excluded from bidding on this RFP.
Other Eligibility Considerations	Not applicable
Eligible Grade Level(s)	Not applicable
Eligible Age Level(s)	Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority	Budget Act Item 6110-001-0890.
Source / Type	Federal / Contract
State Fiscal Year	2011-12
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	0000 / 0000
Total Available	$600,000
Recipient Amount	$ 600,000 maximum
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	The contract shall be awarded to the responsive bidder with the lowest total bid amount.

Important Dates

Date Application Available	June 24, 2011
Due Date	August 15, 2011
Expected Notification Date	August 26, 2011

Additional Information

Application	California Modified Assessment Studies RFP [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r19/cmas11rfp.asp]
Background	Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) [http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/]
Fiscal	Unavailable
Other	Unavailable

Contacts

Program	John Boivin, 916-319-0575, jboivin@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Debbie McClurg, 916-319-0347, dmcclurg@cde.ca.gov
Division	Analysis, Measurement & Accountability Reporting, 916-445-8765 (phone), 916-319-0969 (fax)