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The two companies that are administering state standardized tests for 2015 will continue that work for the next three years under contracts awarded Thursday by the Department of Education.
Superintendent of Public Instruction Mike Flanagan says Data Recognition Corporation and Measurement, Inc. were the two highest scoring bidders and are among the most experienced education service and test administration providers in the nation.
The two companies were chosen from among five bids for the testing contract.
Flanagan says this now allows Michigan schools and teachers to move forward and fully transition from the 40-year-old MEAP to M-STEP, a 21st Century assessment system.
The nearly $104 million contract will still have to be approved by the Administrative Board.
As with the current academic year, the Smarter Balanced consortium content will be used for the math and English questions, and state officials will write the content for science and social studies.
