Data Agreement Repository

USBE200004MA

Data Recipient(s)

  • American Institutes for Research
  • Cambium Assessment, Inc

Start and End Dates

Original starting date: 07/01/2019

Current end date: 06/30/2022

Agreement Type

Contract

Description

Purpose

The purpose of this contract between the Utah State Board of Education and Cambium Assessment, Inc formerly American Institutes for Research in the Behavior Sciences is to provide a computer adaptive statewide assessment for Utah students in grade 3-8.

Legal Authority

34 CFR § 99.31(a), 20 U.S. Code § 1232g(b). This data sharing is permitted under the “School Official Exception” of the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).

Utah Code Section 53E-4-303
Mandates the adoption and administration of statewide standards assessments, including computer adaptive tests, for students in grades 3 through 8.

Justification

  • Required by State Law

Approval

Original Agreement

Approved by: Utah State Board of Education

Approval Date: 08/19/2019

Amendment #1

Approved by: Utah State Board of Education

Approval Date: 12/04/2019

Amendment #2

Approved by: Utah State Board of Education

Approval Date: 04/17/2020

Amendment #4

Approved by: Utah State Board of Education

Approval Date: 01/12/2021

Amendment #6

Approved by: Utah State Board of Education

Approval Date: 08/26/2021

Amendment #99

Approved by: Utah State Board of Education

Approval Date: 01/16/2020

Data

Data Type

Personally identifiable student information, De-identified student-level data

Data Shared

Data Shared included relevant data points for the implementation to provide a computer adaptive statewide assessment. Data Shared includes:

  • Statewide Student Identifier (SSID)
  • Student Age 
  • Student Grade 
  • Student Gender 
  • Student Race 
  • Student Culture 
  • Student Religion 
  • Student Socio-economic status 
  • Student Disability Status