The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) maintains several assessment programs for state and federal accountability, including the Indiana Learning Evaluation Assessment Readiness Network (ILEARN) assessment and the Indiana Reading Evaluation and Determination (IREAD) assessment. The ILEARN assessment measures English/Language Arts (ELA) (grades 3-8), mathematics (grades 3-8), science (grades 4, 6, and high school Biology), and social studies (grade 5). The ILEARN Summative is the only component of the ILEARN through year assessment program to be monitored. The ILEARN Summative is a spring administration. The IREAD assessment measures foundational reading skills in grades 2 and 3. There are two IREAD windows: spring and summer. These assessments are administered through a Test Administration Vendor (currently Cambium Assessment Inc. (CAI)). Reporting follows each test administration and is dependent on the contractual reporting requirements for each independent program. IDOE seeks a contractor to develop data forensic reports outlined in Table 1 below for the 2025-2026, 2026-2027, and 2027-2028 school years ILEARN and IREAD test administrations. Aggregate units include test session, test administrator, and school. ILEARN is a computer-adaptive assessment at the item level. IREAD is adaptive through auto-generated unique forms with the same rigor. Any data forensics methods should take the adaptive nature of the assessments into consideration and be appropriate for the specific assessment. This SOW describes processes currently in place. The respondent may recommend alternate research-based methods and appropriate flags as part of their response. IDOE values innovative practices and continual improvement.
