Specifications include, but are not limited to: Evaluate the Utah Aspire Plus assessment’s perceived and realized value to students, parents, and educators and consider recommendations for improving student engagement with grade 9 and 10 statewide assessment. To achieve the above goals and objectives, Contractor shall: The contractor will examine Utah Aspire Plus student participation rates from 2019, 2021, 2022, and 2023, annual test observation survey data, related assessment policies, surveys, and conduct interviews (educator, student, parent). Provide a report of the analysis of this data that includes the rationale, methods, descriptive statistics, and any conclusions that can be drawn from the analysis. General description of the project. The selected vendor is expected to examine Utah Aspire Plus student participation rates from 2019, 2021, 2022, and 2023, annual test observation survey data, assessment policies, and conduct interviews (educator, student, parent) to provide the Board with an increased understanding of why student engagement with the grade 9 and 10 assessments has declined since the 2019 administration. This and any other quantitative and qualitative data the selected vendor utilize will help the Board understand how to address the reduced student engagement in these assessments. The selected vendor will produce a final report, with an executive summary, that includes a description of the rationale, methods, descriptive statistics, and any conclusions that can be drawn from the analysis.