Teacher Data RFP

RFP # R0749

TEACHER DATA INITIATIVE

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JOEL I. KLEIN,

Chancellor

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

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RFP # R0749Title:TEACHER DATA INITIATIVE (TDI)

Sealed proposals should be sent to NYC Department of Education, 65 Court Street, Room 1201,Attn: Bid Unit/Vendor Resources, Brooklyn, New York 11201

Due: 5: 00 P.M. On: March 23, 2009

PROPOSALS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN THE ABOVE DUE DATE AND TIME

PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD ON:

March 6, 2009At 10:00 A.M. EST

At

65 Court Street, 12

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Floor, Conference Room 1201, Brooklyn, NY 11201

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Please bring a copy of the RFP with you to the Conference.

FOR ADDITIONAL PROCUREMENT INFORMATION SEE OURWEBSITE:http://schools.nyc.gov/dcp

EACH ENVELOPE SUBMITTED MUST BE LABELED AND EVERYLABEL MUST REFERENCE THE RFP NUMBER

Vendor Hotline 718-935-2300

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS #R0749Table of Contents

PageSection 1

- Program Summary, Background and Purpose of the RFP…………… 4

Section 2

- Minimum Qualifications.……………………………..……………………. 10

Section 3

- Scope of Services…………………………………………………………. 11

Section 4

- Proposal Submission Requirements……………………….……………. 20

Section 5

- Proposal Evaluation Process………………………………….…………. 25

Section 6

- Proposal Package Format………………………………….…………….. 26

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- RFP Timetable & General Information…………….…..………………… 29

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- Contract Term…………………………………………...………….……… 33

Section 9

- Type of Contract…………………………………………...………………. 33

Appendices

Appendices A1 – A5

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No Proposal Response Form, Insurance, Price Certification,Web-Based Application Requirements, and Minority andWomen Owned Business Entities ParticipationAppendix B

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Terms and Conditions

Appendix C

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Invoice Form

Appendix E1

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Proposal Form

Appendix E2 Program Plan-Narrative

Appendix F

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Unit/Cost Pricing Form

Appendix G

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Line Item Pricing Form

Appendix H

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Sample ReportsAppendix I

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Website Links & Sample ScreenshotsAppendix J

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Chancellor Klein/UFT Letter Announcing Teacher DataReportsAppendix K

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DOE Tentative Program Timeline (Year 1)Appendix L

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Sample of Analysis completed by Battelle Memorial InstituteAppendix M

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Technical Report

FOR PURPOSES OF THIS RFP, “WE,” “US” OR “OUR” SHALL MEAN THE NEW YORK CITYDEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (NYCDOE), AND “YOU” OR “YOUR” MEANS THE ENTITYSUBMITTING THE PROPOSAL TO NYCDOE.ALTHOUGH THIS AGENCY IS BEING REFERRED TO AS NYCDOE, FOR CONTRACT ANDINSURANCE PURPOSES, THE AGENCY IS STILL THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, ANDTHEREFORE, THE CONTRACTS AND INSURANCE CERTIFICATES STILL MUSTREFERENCE THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK.

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DEFINITIONS OF KEY TERMSTerm Definition

Code/ SyntaxA set of command codes for statistical analysis that enable acommercially available software program to executestatistical analysis and export the data from this model intoteacher and school level reports for the DOE (collectively,the “Syntax” or “Code”). Includes the code used to run thevalue-added model and codes to generate the reports.DOE (NYCDOE) New York City Department of EducationELA English Language Arts.Original ModelThe value-added model the DOE used in 2008-09 covering2007-08 testing year and 2 years prior.Significant Changes InModel/ModelingMajor changes to the statistical methodology used in theDOE’s existing model for grades 4-8.Teacher Data InitiativeThe Initiative designed to:

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Develop analytic models that evaluate thecontribution that individual teachers add tostudent achievement as measured bystandardized test scores.

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Provide this information to principals andteachers in an accessible form.

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Train and support principals and teachers inusing this data.

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Use these data to better understand how toimprove instruction.Teacher Data ReportsReports that summarize and display value-added data inways that help teachers and schools better understand howtheir efforts are influencing student progress. In 2008-09,individual reports were provided for teachers of ELA and/ormath in grades 4-8 and summary reports were provided forelementary and middle schools.Value-added“Value-added” is a statistical term which, in the context ofthe Teacher Data Initiative, refers to how much an individualteacher contributes to his/her students’ gains on the stateELA and Math tests, controlling for various student,classroom, school and teacher characteristics.Value-Added Modeling(Technical Modeling)The process of developing and running analytic models thatmeasure the contribution that individual teachers add tostudent achievement.