Specifications include, but are not limited to:The primary purpose of this solicitation is to identify, evaluate, and approve external service Providers who can provide targeted training on specific areas of state, complex area, and school needs that were identified through a needs assessment or Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) selfstudy. The services will focus on supporting schools identified as Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI), Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI) and schools, including eligible Title I schools, identified by their Complex Area Superintendent or by the State Public Charter School Commission in need of additional targeted supports, if the specific target area of need is included in the school’s approved Academic Plan. These schools were identified based on their SY 2016-17 Strive HI Performance System. The School Transformation Branch will be partnering with Complex Area Superintendents and external Providers to identify the educational services and practices that have been proven effective through rigorous scientific research and documented with evidence, and customize them to each school. External Providers will primarily be working at complex areas, charter school commission, and school sites to address the areas of low performance as indicated by the Strive HI Performance System. They will be working with school administrators, leadership teams and teachers in specific areas such as: • how to conduct a needs assessment; • how to conduct data analysis; • how to design, implement and monitor school improvement; • how to train professional learning communities in the cycle of school improvement; • how to address the shifts in standards based instruction for English Language Arts and Mathematics • how to develop a comprehensive system of support for all students; • how to develop rubrics for assessment and evaluation of teaching and learning; provide instructional coaching and training to teachers on standards-based teaching and learning; and • provide coaching and training to school level leaders, administrators, complex area and charter commission personnel on inclusive leadership practices for school improvement.
