Federal and State laws require that all students in Grades 3-8 and 11 be assessed annually using the same summative assessment in English language arts, mathematics, and science in designated grades using standard or alternate assessments as appropriate. The selected Contractor will: • provide an assessment delivery platform that enables educators across the state to securely deliver the computer-adaptive, summative assessments online to over 250,000 students; • provide training, technical assistance, and other administration support during the assessment window to over 40,000 educators; • deliver over 700,000 interim assessments online to over 250,000 students in all subjects - score interim assessments in near real time through automated scoring of both selected and constructed response items; • score all summative assessments accurately and in a timely manner including release of results on a rolling basis during the assessment window; • provide a comprehensive reporting portal for both interim assessment and summative assessment results so educators can use information for program planning and informing instruction; • provide accurate and validated data files to CSDE for summative assessment results in a timely manner and in the format and to the specifications set by the CSDE; • work closely with CSDE to roster students from the State data system (i.e., Public School Information System (PSIS)), on a nightly basis; • provide methods to support item development and field testing annually for the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) assessment, and • provide all requisite technical documentation as requested by the U.S. Department of Education for the federal peer review process
