Specifications include, but are not limited to: Jackson Public School District (JPSD) is soliciting proposals for a provider of a comprehensive core reading program for use with all classes in grades K-3. The focus of the curriculum shall promote: (1) An opportunity for every student to participate, (2) Achievement at the highest level in every curricular area for every student, and (3) Objectives derived from local, state, and national standards as appropriate in all subject areas. This program must be designed to: •Provide the highest quality professional development, including embedded coaching, aimed at facilitating teachers’ implementation of the program. The professional development proposal should include actions to support teachers before and during the program implementation; •Provide explicit, systematic, cumulative instruction with opportunities for application in phonological/phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, syntax, grammar, comprehension strategies, and writing; •Be aligned to the Mississippi’s College and Career Readiness Standards (MSCCR) for English Language Arts; •Incorporate a coherent instructional design with resources for whole, one-to-one, and small group instruction.