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Action Item
DATE: Tuesday, June 10, 2014
TO: School Board Members
FROM: MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent
SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS
Approve the Amendment to Extend the Existing Agreement Between NCS Pearson, Inc. and The School Board of Hillsborough County, Florida Through June 30, 2015 for the Purchase and Scoring of the Stanford Achievement Test (Information and Technology Division)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The proposed amended contract between The School Board of Hillsborough County, Florida and NCS Pearson, Inc. is an extension of the July 1, 2005 contract.   NCS Pearson, Inc. is the sole provider of the Stanford Achievement Test, Tenth Edition (Stanford-10). This amendment extends the present contract through June 30, 2015.    The Stanford-10 is a series of norm-referenced, objective-based tests designed to measure achievement in the skills commonly found nationally in state and district curricula. Students in grades 1 and 2 will be tested using the Total Reading and Mathematics batteries, grade 3 students will be tested in Reading Comprehension.  The scores are reported in National Percentiles.  The results of these tests allow comparison of the performance of district students with those tested nationally at the same grade levels.

 Highlights of the contract include a 45% discount on catalog prices, scoring charges would remain at $0.60 per student through the 2014-2015 school year, and shipping and handling would remain at 6%.

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
• Demonstrate consistent and effective teaching methods
FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted:  Yes)
The approximate cost for the 2014-2015 school year is $350,000.  Funding is provided from the Testing Project 5385 within the Assessment and Accountability Department.  This price includes test booklets, shipping and handling, and scoring charges for grades 1-3.
EVALUATION
District, by-school, and by-student results will be provided annually in June beginning in June 2015.
SUBMITTED BY:  Samuel R. Whitten, Director, Assessment and Accountability
Anna L. Brown, Ed.D.   Gretchen Saunders
Chief Information and Technology Officer
(813) 272-4600
  Chief Business Officer
(813) 272-4270
    A 6.37
Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20140610_634 (Board Meeting) * Section A Item# 6.37