Award
Montana Office of Public Instruction OPI-RFP2017-0024
MDUC Grant Evaluator
Recipient
Not Specified
Awarded
October 04, 2016
Identifier
OPI-RFP2017-0024
The buyer is the STATE OF MONTANA, Office of Public Instruction (OPI). The award is for professional evaluation services related to the MDUC (Creating a Montana Data Use Culture) federally funded research project. The evaluator will assess the development and usability of data processes and systems (GEMS) for stakeholders including teacher preparation programs, teachers, and administrators in Montana schools. The contract period is approximately 36 months. No specific vendors or OEMs are mentioned. The awarded services include project evaluation, assessment of data use in education, and reporting on the effectiveness of the MDUC grant initiatives. Notable contract requirements include acceptance of various state terms and conditions, warranty language for services, and adherence to the contract period. The location is Montana, with performance related to Montana schools and university system units.
Description
The STATE OF MONTANA, Office of Public Instruction (OPI) is seeking a project evaluator related to a research project called MDUC (Creating a Montana Data Use Culture), federally funded through 2019. The project will fund up to five research projects in collaboration with units of the university system to improve student performance and college readiness for Montana students. The evaluator will assess the extent to which OPI develops understandable and usable processes for stakeholders of the MDUC grant through GEMS and the extent to which students and teachers can use the GEMS system to access understandable data. The contract period is approximately 36 months, tentatively beginning September 30, 2016 and ending September 30, 2019.