Specifications include, but are not limited to:MPS seeks proposals to identify qualified providers of T4U services for the remainder of the 15/16 school year and the 16/17, 17/18 and 18/19 school years. Providers hire and pay tutors and invoice MPS for services rendered. The target population for T4U services are those K5 – 12th grade students, at under-performing schools as identified by DPI or the District, identified as failing, or most at risk of failing to meet challenging Common Core State Standards (CCSS) or Wisconsin Model Early Learning Standards (WMELS). Of particular need are services for English Language Learners and Students with Special Learning Needs that are aligned to state and national standards. Specific types of services requested may include, but are not limited to: 1. Extended-day services (before or after-school, summer or weekend programs); 2. Online services with U.S.-based tutors; 3. School-day Services designed to address individual learning needs; or 4. Combinations of the above. The objective of T4U services is to assist eligible school children in acquiring the knowledge and skills necessary to meet challenging academic content and to increase student achievement or aptitude on state and local assessments. This is accomplished by: 1. Providing eligible students with supplemental educational services such as reading, math, language arts; 2. Using program resources to help participating children meet challenging student academic standards expected for all children; 3. Using effective methods and instructional strategies that are based on scientifically based research, that provide and accelerated, high quality curriculum and that give consideration to extended learning time;
