Agenda Item
a. Approval of the Purchase of Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) Assessments (in an amount not to exceed $78,000.00)
Summary: Presented by: Dr. Myisha Warren, Executive Director of the Office of Federal Programs, Office of Continuous Improvement and
Ms. Allison Q. Scott, Director of Assessment Administration, Office of Continuous Improvement
Request: In support of Board Policy II, it is requested that the Board of Education approve the purchase of Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) Assessments for SY 2022-2023 in an amount not to exceed $78,000.00.
The requested purchase is a testing expenditure that does not require bid per the District’s Purchasing Board Policy (DJE).
Why: DCSD students have the opportunity to be administered assessments that are used toward eligibility to receive gifted services. The CogAT is an assessment that is commonly used to determine gifted eligibility for students who qualify in at least three of four areas: Achievement, Mental Ability, Creativity, and Motivation. CogAT measures abilities across the systems that are most highly correlated with fluid reasoning, problem solving, and success in school.
With its separate measures of Verbal, Quantitative, and Nonverbal reasoning, this research-based and proven test provides multiple perspectives on student ability across grades K-12.
Details: The DeKalb County School District (DCSD) utilizes the Northwest Evaluation Association Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) as the initial achievement assessment towards gifted identification each school year for students in grades K-10. Students who score greater or equal to 90% on the Math or Reading MAP are eligible for further gifted evaluation on the district's mental ability, creativity, and motivation assessments.
The Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT), DeKalb's mental ability evaluation tool, is a multiple-choice K-12 assessments that measures reasoning skills with different types of verbal, quantitative, and nonverbal questions.
Each school year, CogAT is administered over a three-day test period after the Fall MAP assessment during the month of November. School leaders have the autonomy to set their test window for any three consecutive days from November 1-30.
Financial impact: The financial impact is an amount, not to exceed, $78,000.00 for FY23. The purchase amount will be paid using general funds budgeted to the Office of Accountability, Department of Assessment Administration, charge code: 100.1000.530010.00011.7540.9990.8010.030.0000 (Purchased Servies/Other Fees)
Contact: Ms. Allison Q. Scott, Director of Assessment Administration, Office of Continuous Improvement, 678.676.0231
Effective: October 2022
Status: Legal approval not required.
Date Of Quote: 02/16/2022 Quote Expiration Date: 09/30/2022
Quote
Prepared For
Dekalb County School District
Dekalb County School District
1701 Mountain Industrial Blvd
Stone Mountain GA 30083-1027
For the Purchase of:
CogAT Online Renewal 2022-23
For additional information or questions, please contact:
Tara Mathis
tara.mathis@riversideinsights.com
Attention: Riverside Insights
One Pierce Place Suite 900W
Allison Q Scott
RIVERSIDE INSIGHTS allison_q_scott@dekalbschoolsga.org Itasca, IL 60143
PHONE: 800-323-9540
orders@service.riversideinsights.com
02/16/2022 QT036041 1 of 3 Please submit this form with your purchase order.
Riverside Assessments, LLC d/b/a Riverside Insights is the new name of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's former clinical
and standardized assessment business, which was divested from HMH in October 2018 and is now independent
Date Of Quote: 02/16/2022 Quote Expiration Date: 09/30/2022
Quote For
Dekalb County School District
Material No Title Quantity Purchase/
Price Amount
2000018 CogAT Form 7 Online Testing $15.25 5,000 $76,250.00
Levels 5/6-17/18
2000573 DATAMANAGER TRAINING $1,175.00 1 $1,175.00
ACADEMY GOLD, BEYOND YEAR
ONE
Subtotal $77,425.00
Thank you,
Tara Mathis| Assessment Consultant |
tara.mathis@riversideinsights.com
Subtotal Purchase Amount: $77,425.00
Shipping & Handling: $0.00
Sales Tax: $0.00
Total Cost of Quote (PO Amount): $77,425.00
Attention: Riverside Insights
One Pierce Place Suite 900W
Allison Q Scott
RIVERSIDE INSIGHTS allison_q_scott@dekalbschoolsga.org Itasca, IL 60143
PHONE: 800-323-9540
orders@service.riversideinsights.com
02/16/2022 QT036041 2 of 3 Please submit this form with your purchase order.
Riverside Assessments, LLC d/b/a Riverside Insights is the new name of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's former clinical
and standardized assessment business, which was divested from HMH in October 2018 and is now independent
Date Of Quote: 02/16/2022 Quote Expiration Date: 09/30/2022
Quote For
Dekalb County School District
Total Cost of Quote (PO Amount) : $77,425.00
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1701 Mountain Industrial Blvd Dekalb County School District
Stone Mountain GA 30083-1027 1701 Mountain Industrial Blvd
United States Stone Mountain GA 30083-1027
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Date Of Quote: 02/16/2022 Quote Expiration Date: 09/30/2022
Attention: Riverside Insights
One Pierce Place Suite 900W
Allison Q Scott
RIVERSIDE INSIGHTS allison_q_scott@dekalbschoolsga.org Itasca, IL 60143
PHONE: 800-323-9540
orders@service.riversideinsights.com
02/16/2022 QT036041 3 of 3 Please submit this form with your purchase order.
Riverside Assessments, LLC d/b/a Riverside Insights is the new name of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's former clinical
and standardized assessment business, which was divested from HMH in October 2018 and is now independent