SBE - Technical Advisory Committee Facilitation and Support

The Illinois State Board of Education awarded a five-year Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) management and facilitation contract to The National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment, Inc., effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2031, with a total contract value of $1,725,615.69. Under this Request for Proposal procurement (Contract No. 26-586SBE-CHFED-B-50347), the contractor will convene and manage a state-specific Technical Advisory Committee comprised of six members (three nationally qualified experts and three state residents) and provide comprehensive technical assistance to strengthen Illinois' accountability and assessment systems in compliance with federal Every Student Succeeds Act requirements. All TAC meetings will be held at the Illinois State Board of Education's Chicago office or other designated no-cost locations, with the contractor responsible for arranging and funding all travel and lodging expenses for committee members and staff.

The contractor's deliverables include organizing three to four full 1.5-day in-person TAC meetings annually, supporting up to two 0.5-day virtual meetings per year, providing annual honorariums for TAC members not to exceed $10,000 per member per fiscal year, allocating 45 hours annually for project management and meeting preparation, and maintaining a minimum of 400 contract research hours annually for Illinois State Board of Education-directed statistical analyses and assessment system evaluations. The contract includes one renewal option extending through June 30, 2036, with a total not-to-exceed program value of $3,552,274.47 over the potential ten-year period. Approximately 85 percent of initial contract funding derives from federal sources.