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.  Also, 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:

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.

Statement of Work 3, which focuses on the technology deliverables (e.g., scanners and clickers), is currently being negotiated and we plan to have it to you as early as August 9, 2006, but no later than August 30, 2006.