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Title: CLS2 Statement of Work 2 with The Princeton Review for Online Assessment Recommendation:
I recommend that the School Board approve the Statement of Work 2 in the amount of $2,032,771, with a contingency of $300,000 which is 15% of the total cost for a total of $2,332,771.
Description: On May 10, 2006, the School Board approved a Statement of Work that authorized The Princeton Review (TPR) to conduct School Technological Surveys at nine schools in the School District of Palm Beach County (SDPBC). The purpose was to determine the technological readiness of the schools to implement an online assessment system.
Subsequently, TPR has conducted eight Surveys. The Surveys conducted at the three elementary schools indicated that their technology infrastructure was sufficient to administer common assessments through the web using the computers at the school. Staff from the Division of Information Technology confirmed the sufficiency of the infrastructure for online assessment. Further, eight elementary AAA principals indicated that at least two reading and two mathematics common assessments could be successfully administered through the web at grades 4 and 5 and by scanner(s) at grade 3 between the first (September) and second diagnostic (December) assessment.
To enable AAA elementary schools to administer the common assessments in September, we need The Princeton Review to provide certain deliverables. Not coincidentally, to enable AAA secondary schools to administer the common assessments in September through the web, by scanner, or by clickers, we need The Princeton Review to provide the same set of initial deliverables, varying only by grade levels. These deliverables include the following:
1. Provide access to their web platform - (Homeroom Assessment Center)
2. Provide 46 initial school administration deployment meetings
3. Provide professional development train-the-trainer sessions and related support materials
4. Enter SDPBC's 262 common assessments into the Homeroom Assessment Center
5. Print and deliver hard-copy common assessments for 100% of the Grade 3 student population, 80% of Grades 6 through 10, and 0% for Grades 4 and 5.
6. Provide access to 326 mini-assessments (test focusing on SSS benchmarks) with a non-exclusive, nontransferable right and perpetual license for items usage
7. Develop an Assessment Review Plan
In summary, in order for the SDPBC to provide AAA schools access to the common assessments by September, there are certain critical steps TPR and SDPBC need to take. Statement of Work 2 identifies the steps to meet this purpose.
Financial Impact:
The financial impact to the capital budget is $2,100,000. There is no financial impact to the operating budget.
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Attachments (list):
Data Panel.pdf
Survey Results.pdf
Consultant Evaluation.pdf
Beneficial Interest-Discolsure of Ownership Affidavit.pdf
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