Att F - Technical Proposal.docx

RFP 27-87901

TECHNICAL PROPOSAL QUESTIONS

Analysis of ILEARN and ACCESS ELP Data:

Calculating and Using Student Growth

ATTACHMENT F

Instructions: Vendor should provide a document formatted with Question #, RFP SOW Section, and Response Area followed by the vendor’s narrative response to that question. The response must address all items detailed below and provide the information and documentation as required. The response must be structured to address each question listed below. A table of contents (see “4. Table of Contents”) must also be completed as listed in this Attachment. Where appropriate, supporting documentation may be referenced by a page and paragraph number. However, when this is done, the body of the Technical Proposal must contain a meaningful summary of the referenced material. The referenced document must be included as an appendix to the technical proposal with referenced sections clearly marked. If there are multiple references or multiple documents, these must be listed and organized for ease of use.

For Section 1, refer to the column below ‘RFP SoW Section’ for detailed scope information for each question.

Section 1: Scope of Work Questions

· describe its comprehensive technical approach for producing growth measures, associated analytic models, decision rules, and validation methods.

· describe their understanding of IDOE’s statutory requirements and how their proposed approach supports Indiana’s statewide accountability model and must explain how their methodology aligns with NCIEA’s SGP definitions and Indiana’s approved ESEA Plan’s individual student growth target definitions in Indiana’s Accountability Plan in 511 IAC 6.2-12

· describe its comprehensive approach to providing ongoing analytic consultation and guidance throughout the contract period, including its capacity to participate in recurring consulting meetings with IDOE and relevant partners.

· provide examples of advanced expertise in growth modeling methodologies such as SGP, growth to standard models, projected growth modeling, or equivalent approaches used in statewide accountability systems.

· provide evidence of 7–10 years of experience in the development, implementation, or reporting of state level student growth analyses, accountability metrics, or educational measurement systems; 8+ years of growth modeling experience preferred.

· provide evidence of an advanced degree in educational measurement, statistics, psychometrics, mathematics, data science, or a closely related field.

· provide examples of a demonstrated ability to develop, refine, or apply growth models for state assessment programs.

Section 2: Table of Contents Instructions: After responding to all questions above, vendor should add page numbers for each question/response.

Section 1: Scope of Work Questions

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