Specifications include, but are not limited to: The District desires to contract with Lead Partner(s) to focus on the District’s Instructional Management System (Standard 20) of the Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards to build instructional capacity that will result in improved student outcomes. The Lead Partner(s) must focus on the standards, skills and best practices needed to improve the schools’ accountability ratings (as defined by the Mississippi Department of Education’s Performance Accountability System) by at least one letter grade. The Lead Partner(s) must utilize the Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP), the Mississippi College and Career Readiness Standards, Learning Forward’s Professional Development Standards, the Mississippi Educator Professional Growth System, and the Professional Standards for Educational Leaders to guide the support provided. Services must include an instrument to measure the effectiveness of the services performed, relative to the amount of the investment in the services.