iELS_Webinar_(11.15.16).pptx

U.S. IMPLEMENTATION OF OECD INTERNATIONAL EARLY LEARNING STUDY PILOT webinar November 15, 2016

U.S. Department of Education Office Of the chief financial officer Institute of Education Sciences

Welcome!

This webinar is being conducted as part of market research for the Department of Education requirement titled “International Early Learning Study Pilot (iELS) .”

This webinar will be lead by Sylvia Thomas, Contracting Officer, Gibran Mills, Contract Specialist, Mary Coleman , Contracting Officer’s Representative, and Dana Kelly, Program Office Representative.

This PowerPoint presentation will be posted on FBO.

agenda Webinar Objectives Procurement Overview Points of Contact iELS Task Areas Next Steps Vendor Questions

Webinar Objectives

Webinar Objectives The purpose of this webinar is to:

Promote transparency in contracting Facilitate strategic partnerships Learn of any barriers to competition

PROCUREMENT overview

Proposed contract vehicle The Department anticipates awarding a 60 month Multi-Year contract for this requirement.

The Department anticipates awarding a Hybrid contract consisting of fixed-price and cost-reimbursement tasks.

The Department anticipates the contract will have four base tasks (and six optional tasks) and will be carried out over a period of 60 months.

This is a new requirement and there is no current incumbent.

Office of the chief financial officer

Points of contact Gibran Mills, Contract Specialist Gibran.mills@ed.gov

(202) 245-6072 (email is preferred)

Sylvia Thomas, Contracting Officer Sylvia.thomas@ed.gov 202-245-6214

Please do not contact members of the iELS Team.

International Early Learning Study

IELS purpose and goals IELS is sponsored by the Organization for Economic Development (OECD) and is designed to collect information on the following concepts across participating countries:

Children’s early learning and development in a broad range of domains, including social and emotional skills as well as cognitive skills The relationship between children’s early learning and children’s participation in early childhood education and care (ECEC) The role of contextual factors, including children’s individual characteristics and their home backgrounds and experiences.

IELS components Direct Assessment:

60 minutes, administered one-on-one by trained assessors Oral language/emergent literacy, mathematics and numeracy, executive function, empathy and trust No open-ended scoring is expected Parent Questionnaire (one parent of assessed child) 20-30 minutes Home background, home learning environment, ECEC participation, child social/emotional skills Educator Questionnaire 15 minutes, including ratings forms for each assessed child

IELS Tasks for the U.S.

Contract Administration and Project Management Study Design and Instruments Data Collection Preparation and Dissemination of Results

Optional tasks:

Expert Help Additional Sample Additional Dissemination of Results Parent Instrument in Spanish School-level reports Lessons learned and improvement recommendations

1.Contract Admin and Project Management Master schedule for field test and main study Project management and staffing plan; project portal Data security plan Regular project meetings materials; monthly progress; trip reports Quality assurance

Informational brochure; briefing materials OMB clearance for field test and main study

Please note The importance for readiness to work under conditions of unusual speed and flexibility, and an understanding of the relationship between the selected contractor, the international contractor, NCES, and the OECD

2. Study Design and Instruments Develop U.S. sampling frame, forms and required data and documentation for submission to international contractor for field test and main study

Estimated sample sizes per international guidelines Field Test Main Study (nationally representative sample)

2. Study Design and Instruments – cont Adapt and Prepare/Test Instruments for field test and main study; submit for translation verification Direct assessment Parent questionnaire Educator questionnaire

3. Data Collection Recruit Schools and Students U.S. school and student recruitment plan, recruitment materials, permission letters for parents, and regular progress reports on recruiting efforts Examples include:

Convening focus groups to discuss messaging to help ensure sufficiently high participation;

Offering customized incentives to schools, teachers, and parents;

Maintaining a website to offer a range of iELS-based resources for educators and parents;

Hosting web-based seminars that allow state or district officials or sampled school officials to learn more about iELS directly from lead contractor staff and ED officials and staff;

Devising operational procedures with the aim of reducing burden on schools and students to the greatest extent possible;

Seeking endorsements from relevant organizations or individuals.

Data Collection – cont.

Recruit and train data collectors for field test and main study Collect data for field test Produce field test dataset Field test data review memo Collect data for main study Produce main study dataset

4. Prepare and Disseminate Results

U.S. national report Survey operations/technical report Non-response bias analysis report Main study electronic public-use and restricted-use datafiles and user’s guides

Optional tasks Expert Help Additional Sample Additional Dissemination of Results Parent Instrument in Spanish School-level reports Lessons learned and improvement recommendations

Schedule of activities

Next Steps

What happens next?

A copy of this PowerPoint will be posted on FedBizOpps along with an attendee list and responses to vendor questions.

Comments on the PWS will be considered.

A solicitation containing a revised PWS will likely be released late November or Early December 2016. The solicitation will likely be posted on FedBizOpps or GSA eBuy.

Award is planned for February 2017.

Questions

Questions received via email A document with the full list of Questions Received and Answers will be posted on FedBizOpps at the conclusion of this Webinar.

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