Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Arizona Department of Education, on behalf of the State of Arizona (hereinafter referred to as “ADE” or the “State”) is issuing this solicitation (hereinafter the “Solicitation”) to obtain competitive responses from vendors to provide academic tutoring in reading, writing, and mathematics to students in grades kindergarten (K) through twelve (12) to improve student academic performance of struggling students throughout the State of Arizona. ADE is seeking a Contractor (hereinafter the “Contractor”) to provide tutoring that shall provide specific standards-based skills and concepts, supplemental instruction with the goal of measurable improvement. The small group attention that struggling students receive through a tutoring program can motivate the student to improve his/her skills. Classroom performance increases because students are able to focus on their weaknesses. Parents can take a more active role in assuring that their child receives the additional assistance necessary to achieve at any grade level, including graduating from high school. As part of the focus on the performance of schools as measured under AZ LEARNS Legacy, the implementation of the State Tutoring Program permits a school to receive an additional resource for its students. The inclusion of eligible high school students also gave them an additional resource to assist in achieving high school graduation.