2005 NS HR&R - CHICLE Approval of Contract for Development of a Limited English Proficiency Assessment Tool

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and assessors after the first week, the first month, and then quarterly to review the -- instruments, update them where necessary, and keep abreast of issues that arise. Ownership: CHICLE will release the copyright for the materials used by Orange County but will retain rights to them to market or use as they see fit. Qualifications: CHICLE is a five-year old language institute that provides language instruction, translation and interpreter services, and cultural training in the Research Triangle area. A list of organizations for whom services have been provided is appended in Attachment A. In addition, Appendix B contains brief CVs of the staff who will play the primary roles in this project. Timetable: CHICLE proposes the following schedule for this project. Nlonth l: • Final discussions with Orange County staff responsible for the project • 1vleeting/conversations with consultant • Preliminary development of all instruments defined above Month 2: • Review of preliminary instruments • Review by consultant • Final design of instruments Month 3: • Scoring procedures developed and tested • Final review by Orange County Month 4: • Training of assessors • Observation of assessors by CHICLE • Modifications if necessary • Development of recommendations for individual advancement (to include low/no cost options) Month 5: • Full implementation of project • First follow-up meeting • Development and implementation of interpreter training • Modifications if necessary Quarterly thereafter: • Follow-up meeting • Modifications if necessary Annually • Review and recertification of assessors (As turnover is to be expected among staff, it may also be necessary to do additional training, for which CHICLE will bill Orange County at an agreed upon hourly rate.) 4 ~~