Specifications include, but are not limited to:It is the intent of the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to solicit proposals to provide the development and administration of Texas Educator Certification Examinations in accordance with all requirements stated herein. This Request for Proposal (RFP) relates to activities conducted to test educators in Texas for certification, including but not limited to the Texas Examinations of Educator Standards (TExES), Texas Examinations for Master Teachers (TExMaT), Texas Assessment of Sign Communication (TASC), TASC-American Sign Language (TASC-ASL), testing for languages other than English, English language proficiency testing for non-native speakers, testing for career and technical education licensure competency, testing for family and consumer sciences, and other current assessments or certification examinations. Eligible Proposers are regional education service centers, institutions of higher education, departments of education, nonprofit organizations, and private companies. Proposers may choose to collaborate in order to respond to this RFP. No language included herein is intended to prohibit such collaboration
