SLDS+K-12+Contract+Amendment+2012-001+Signed.pdf

This document is a Contract Amendment (Amendment Number 2012-001) for the PowerSchool ETL and Datawarehouse Products & Services Contract between the State of North Dakota, acting through its Information Technology Department and Office of Management and Budget, and Otis Educational Systems, Inc. The amendment involves the K-12 SLDS (Statewide Longitudinal Data System) project, specifically covering Year 4 of the project schedule from July 1, 2012 through June 28, 2013.

The amendment details numerous deliverables across multiple assessment and data management domains, including NWEA, AIMSweb, ACCESS ELL, DIBELS, and optional components like ACT Plan and mCLASS. Key activities include loading historical data, defining report requirements, creating reports, developing security applications, implementing portal expansions, syncing data between systems (SLDS and STARS), and providing ongoing data loads and maintenance. The contract includes a detailed breakdown of estimated costs and hours for various activities, with total estimated hours ranging across different tasks and estimated prices varying by activity. The amendment allows for expanding and refining work from previous project years, with a focus on more accurately aligning deliverables with desired project outcomes.