Department of Education

NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS SUPPORT AND SERVICE CENTER CONTRACT FOR THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS, INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES, WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

THIS CONTRACT IS TO CONDUCT AN IMPLEMENTATION AND IMPACT EVALUATION STUDY OF TRANSITION SERVICES FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, SPECIFICALLY THEIR EFFECTS ON IMPROVING POST-HIGH SCHOOL OUTCOMES.

THE WHAT WORKS CLEARINGHOUSE: STATISTICS, WEBSITE, AND TRAINING (WWC - SWAT) CONTRACT IS FOR THE SERVICES FOR A NUMBER OF ESSENTIAL TASKS FOR THE WHAT WORKS CLEARINGHOUSE (WWC) AS A WHOLE, INCLUDING THOSE RELATED TO THE WEBSITE, DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES, AND REVIEWER TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION. THE WWC REVIEWS RESEARCH ON VARIOUS PROGRAMS, PRODUCTS, POLICIES, AND PRACTICES IN EDUCATION, WITH THE GOAL OF PROVIDING EDUCATORS WITH THE INFORMATION THEY NEED TO MAKE EVIDENCE-BASED DECISIONS.

"OTHER FUNCTIONS" THIS CONTRACT IS FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD LONGITUDINAL STUDY, KINDERGARTEN CLASS OF 2010-2011, THIRD AND FOURTH GRADE DATA COLLECTION CONTRACT (ECLS-K: 2011) AND DESIGNED FOR DATA COLLECTIONS FOR THE THIRD, FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADE YEARS. THE PURPOSE OF THE ECLS-K:2011 IS TO PROVIDE IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON CHILDREN EARLY LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT, TRANSITION INTO KINDERGARTEN, AND PROGRESS THROUGH THE ELEMENTARY GRADES, BUILDING UPON KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED FROM THE PREVIOUS EARLY CHILDHOOD LONGITUDINAL STUDY.

MOVING AND FURNITURE SERVICES

DEVELOP THE AWARD ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION (AED) SYSTEM - A MODERN, FLEXIBLE, AND EFFICIENT SYSTEM TO CALCULATE AID ELIGIBILITY FOR STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS. THIS REPLACES THE CENTRAL PROCESSING SYSTEM.

"OTHER FUNCTION" IGF::OT::IGF THE PURPOSE OF THE SECOND FOLLOW-UP OF THE HIGH SCHOOL LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF 2009 (F2 HSLS:09) CONTRACT IS DATA COLLECTION. THE F2 HSLS:09 WILL COLLECT DATA ELEMENTS CONCERNING FAMILY BACKGROUND, SECONDARY SCHOOL EXPERIENCES, POST-HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCES INCLUDING POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION ACTIVITIES, WORK FORCE ACTIVITIES, AND THE EXPERIENCES OF HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUTS. THE METHOD OF DATA COLLECTION WILL BE INTERNET, TELEPHONE, AND PERSONAL INTERVIEWS. THIS STUDY WILL CULMINATE IN A FIRST LOOK REPORT AND DOCUMENTED DATA FILES.

THE IPEDS CONTRACT IS THE DEPARTMENTS CORE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION DATA COLLECTION PROGRAM. THE IPEDS IS COMPRISED OF INSTITUTION-LEVEL DATA USED TO DESCRIBE TRENDS IN POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION AT THE INSTITUTION, STATE, AND NATIONAL LEVELS, AS WELL AS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES WITH CONSUMER INFORMATION ABOUT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS CALL ORDER - CYBERNET IS TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION (CTE) TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY CTE CYBERSECURITY PROGRAMS OF STUDY.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS CALL ORDER, MIDDLE GRADES CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (CTE) ACCELERATOR, IS TO COORDINATE LOCALIZED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES TO ACCELERATE THE EXPANSION OF MIDDLE GRADES CTE PROGRAMS.