Attachment_A_Ev667.pdf

Agency and Central Purchasing Use 08/30/2024

Attachment A

Solicitation No. EV00000667 This is a Request for Information (RFI) Only. This is not an invitation to Bid or a Request for Proposal. This RFI is to gather information ONLY. NO contract award will be made by the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) based on the results of this process..

I. PURPOSE

The purpose of this RFI is for the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) to seek responses from potential Suppliers to provide information on a product that is a Universal Mathematics Screener only, or a Universal Mathematics Screener and Dyscalculia Screener together. The purpose of this RFI is to gather information from suppliers regarding screening instruments to create a list of approved, qualified suppliers that School Districts may negotiate contracts with. The RFI will gather information from suppliers regarding their ability to provide services for the PK-12 Mathematics Assessment Systems that include screening and progress monitoring assessments and, if applicable, a Dyscalculia Screening Assessment. These assessments are to be administered during regular school hours and will allow PK-12 teachers to learn about their students’ math abilities and deficiencies. The vendor will provide one comprehensive submission for all grade levels assessed by their Universal Mathematics Screener and, if applicable, Dyscalculia Screener. All submissions shall not exceed a maximum page count of 100 pages and shall not include outside links.

Information about the Universal Mathematics Screeners that are approved will be posted in a table on the OSDE website for districts’ reference. Information from this application will be used to complete that table.

This RFI creates no contractual relationship between the State Board, OSDE and/or suppliers.

SOLICITATION SPECIFICATIONS

1. Solicitation Criterion:

1.1. The Bid will be evaluated using a best value criterion, based on the following:

i. Universal Screener shall meets Mandatory Specifications

ii. Non-Mandatory Requirement – Scope of Service.

iii. Mandatory additional Information.

2. Scope and Description: The supplier is to state in its response any experience it has with each Mandatory or Non-Mandatory requirement and exactly how it plans to comply with all requirements of this section, providing detailed information and stating affirmatively its understanding of the requirements.

Attachment A-Agency and Central Purchasing Use 08/30/2024

2.1. The Bid Response shall show the ability of the Bidder to meet or exceed the following Mandatory Specifications:

1. Shall provide for universal screening for Mathematics that can be administered at least three (3) times a year as well as frequent monitoring for students below grade-level targets between screening windows.

2. The screener shall identify students who may be at risk of mathematics deficiencies and be predictive of whether students are expected to be successful on the summative assessment and/or by the end of the school year. To demonstrate classification accuracy, provide evidence of a sensitivity rate of 70% or higher and a specificity rate of at least 80%.

3. The progress monitoring tool shall be available to frequently monitor the progress of students identified with a mathematics deficiency as they progress through the school year. The assessment must be sensitive to student growth/progress across the school year.

4. Shall provide test-retest, inter-rater, and alternative forms of reliability, with at least two studies reported at 0.80 or higher, as well as predictive, content, and construct validity levels at 0.70 or above.

5. Shall be aligned with the Oklahoma Academic Standards (“OAS”) focused on Mathematics and directly address the math strands of Number and Operations, Algebraic Reasoning and Algebra, Geometry and Measurement, and Data and Probability for the grade levels assessed by the Universal Screener.

6. Shall allow for general education teachers without specialized credentials to administer the assessment.

7. Shall be administered in online and/or paper/pencil form with the capability of reporting assessment data in real-time.

8. Shall identify the average time required for assessment administration and scoring.

9. Shall Include accommodations, for special populations including, but not limited to, SWD and EL students. Accommodations may include, but are not limited to, extended time, large print, audio formats, and assistive technology, etc.

10. Shall sign a Data Sharing Agreement (DSA) with Public Consulting Group and OSDE for the purpose of OKMTSS on EdPlan.

11. Shall be accompanied by a data management system that provides scoring support and profiles/reports of students, class, grade level, and school building and identifies each student’s instructional point of need and mathematics achievement.

12. Shall provide online student, class, school, and district reports on assessment results to help teachers with making instructional decisions based on the data, including a report that tracks student progress/growth.

13. The data management system shall allow for disaggregating data by student subgroups, including but not limited to, economically disadvantaged, major racial or ethnic groups, SWD, and EL.

14. Shall provide the following scores and scoring support for teachers: standard scores, subtest/subscale scores, norm referenced scores/percentiles, growth scores/percentiles, grade level equivalency scores, developmental benchmarks, and criterion referenced scores.

15. Shall provide family resources including but not limited to letters/reports explaining the results of the assessment and example activities to encourage the development of mathematics skills. Resources must be provided in English and Spanish.

16. Shall Include an administration manual that contains clear directions for use by the teacher, an error analysis guide to help teachers interpret the data and adjust instruction according to student needs, and accommodations for SWD and EL Students.

17. Shall provide professional development solutions for teachers and administrators pertaining to the use of the assessment system and how to analyze and use the data.

18. The universal screening tool shall meet these criteria for at least one grade level across PK-12 grade. State the grade level(s) the universal screening tool meet the criteria for.

2.2. The Bid Response must show the ability to meet or exceed for each Non-Mandatory Requirement

– Scope of Service.

1. The universal screeners identification of students who show characteristics of dyscalculia and provide for dyscalculia screening that can be administered at the beginning of the year of kindergarten through sixth grade students who do not meet the grade-level target on the universal screener, as well as to students of any age if requested by the appropriate school personnel or family.

2. The screeners identify students who may be at risk for characteristics of dyscalculia.

To demonstrate classification accuracy, provide evidence of a sensitivity rate of 70% or higher and a specificity rate of at least 80%.

3. The dyscalculia screener identifies the average time required for assessment administration and scoring. The average time for administration and scoring must be reasonable and feasible for implementation within any PK-12 classroom setting.

4. Provide ongoing professional development options and support for teachers and administrators pertaining to the use of the assessment and how to analyze and use the data. Include details on all modalities of professional learning offered and frequency of access to learning opportunities provided.

5. Provide intervention solutions or additional instructional materials that teachers may use to support ongoing instruction targeted based on the skill deficits provided from their universal screening results.

6. The Universal Mathematics Screener or Dyscalculia Screener assess EL students in their native language. Provide a list of all languages in which the screener is capable of administering assessments.

2.3. The Bid Response shall provide Mandatory additional information but will not be evaluated:

1. Name, email, and phone number of primary contact for districts interested in the

Universal Mathematics Screening Assessment and, if applicable, Dyscalculia Screener.

2. Cost of the Universal Mathematics Screening Assessment and, if applicable, Dyscalculia Screener. Must use Exhibit 1, if/or when applicable.