Attachment A - Services Provided to Florida Instructional Materials Center for the Visually Impaired (FIMC-VI) - Proofreading and Item Review

Sep 29, 2026

Attachment A lists services provided to the Florida Instructional Materials Center for the Visually Impaired (FIMC-VI). It assigns proofreading and item-review responsibilities to multiple vendors who validate Unified English Braille (UEB) versions of Florida assessment materials for mathematics, science, reading, writing, civics, and history. The work ensures accuracy and freedom from bias for students with visual impairments across UEB with Nemeth (UEBN) and UEB Math/Science (UEBMS), covering test passages, items, prompts, and practice samples, and includes secure disposal and braille note handling.

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Services Provided to Florida Instructional Materials Center for the Visually Impaired (FIMC-VI)

Proofreading responsibilities by provider

Attachment A Services Provided to Florida Instructional Materials Center for the Visually Impaired (FIMC-VI) • Allison O’Day will conduct proofreading of the Unified English Braille (UEB) versions of the Florida Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (NGSSS), Florida Next Generation Sunshine State Standards End-of-Course (NGSSS EOC), Benchmark in Excellent Student Thinking (BEST), Florida Standards Assessment (FSA), and Florida Standards Assessment End-of-Course (FSAEOC) materials for the mathematics and science tests, including passages, test items, and practice tests/sample test items to ensure that they are accurate for students with visual impairments. The Florida Department of Education has requested that all mathematics and science assessments in grades 3 through 12 are proofread in both UEB with Nemeth (UEBN) and UEB Math/Science (UEBMS) simultaneously. Allison O’Day will provide proofreading for the following assessments-Algebra 1 (UEBN and UEBMS), Algebra 1 Retakes (UEBN), Geometry (UEBN and UEBMS), Mathematics Grades 3 through 8 (UEBN), Biology 1 (UEBN), and Grades 5 and 8 Science (UEBN) . ($19,404 .00) • Candle Shore, Inc. will conduct proofreading of the Unified English Braille (UEB) versions of the Florida Next Generation Sunshine State Standards End-of-Course (NGSSS EOC), Florida Civic Literacy Exam (FCLE), Benchmark in Excellent Student Thinking (BEST), Florida Standards Assessment (FSA), and Florida Standards Assessment End-of-Course (FSA EOC) materials for the reading, writing, civics, history, and grades 3 through 8 mathematics tests. Proofreading reviews will include passages, test items, prompts, and practice tests/sample test items to ensure that they are accurate for students with visual impairments. The Florida Department of Education has requested that all mathematics and science assessments in grades 3 through 12 are proofread in both UEB with Nemeth (UEBN) and UEB Math/Science (UEBMS) simultaneously. Candle Shore will provide proofreading for mathematics grades 3 through 8 in UEBMS. ($17,539 .50) • Donna Pastore will conduct item reviews and proofreading for the braille versions of the following operational and/or practice/sample assessments: the Florida Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (NGSSS), the NGSSS End-of-Course (NGSSS EOC), Florida Civic Literacy Exam (FCLE), Benchmark in Excellent Student Thinking (BEST), the Florida Standards Assessment (FSA) and the FSA End-of-Course (FSA EOC) to ensure all test items are accurate and free of bias for students with visual impairments. The Florida Department of Education has requested that all mathematics and science assessments in grades 3 through 12 are proofread in both UEB with Nemeth (UEBN) and UEB Math/Science (UEBMS) simultaneously. Donna Pastore will provide proofreading for the following assessments-Geometry (UEBN and UEBMS) . ($44,230.00) . • VisTech, LLC will conduct proofreading of the Unified English Braille (UEB) versions of the Florida Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (NGSSS), Florida Next Generation Sunshine State Standards End-of-Course (NGSSS EOC), Florida Civic Literacy Exam (FCLE), Benchmark in Excellent Student Thinking (BEST), Florida Standards Assessment (FSA), Florida Standards Assessment End-of-Course (FSA EOC) and the Florida Standards Alternate Assessments (FSAA) materials, including passages, test items, prompts, Braille Notes, and practice tests/sample test items to ensure that they are accurate for students with visual impairments. The Florida Department of Education has requested that all mathematics and science assessments in grades 3 through 12 are proofread in both UEB with Nemeth (UEBN) and UEB Math/Science (UEBMS) simultaneously. VisTech will provide proofreading for the following assessments: Writing Retakes, Civics EOCs, U.S. History EOCs, Algebra 1 Retakes (UEBMS), Biology 1 EOCs (UEBN and UEBMS), and Grades 5 and 8 Science (UEBMS) with all corresponding periodic tables and Braille Notes

FAQs

What services are provided under Attachment A for FIMC-VI?

Attachment A covers proofreading and item reviews of UEB versions of Florida assessment and instructional materials, including passages, test items, prompts, and practice/sample items.

Which Braille systems are targeted in the proofreading work?

The document specifies proofreading in both UEB with Nemeth (UEBN) and UEB Math/Science (UEBMS) simultaneously for mathematics and science assessments.

Which types of assessments and grade ranges are included?

It includes Florida NGSSS and related End-of-Course exams, FSA and FSA EOC, FCLE, BEST, and other subject assessments, with mathematics and science coverage for grades 3 through 12 and additional grade-specific items noted for writing, civics, and history EOCs.

Sep 29, 2026

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