Community of Practice (CoP) Model Design and Implementation

The Collaborative Minnesota Partnerships to Advance Student Success (COMPASS) is soliciting proposals from qualified Proposers to design and implement a Community of Practice (CoP) model for school leaders and to build the capacity of COMPASS staff to support implementation. The purpose of the CoP model is to provide opportunity for school leaders to engage in collective learning and collaboration to effectively address persistent barriers to improvement, strengthen school leadership capacity, promote collaboration across schools and regions, and provide structured opportunities for technical assistance, peer learning, and professional development. Proposers must demonstrate experience and qualifications in designing and implementing CoP models, developing facilitation-ready materials and tools, and building internal capacity. Deliverables must include a multi-session scope and sequence, facilitation guides, participant materials, protocols for collaboration and reflection, and a plan for building internal facilitation capacity. • The CoP model should center peer-to-peer learning and networked improvement • The CoP model should address persistent barriers to school improvement, such as graduation, literacy, and mathematics • The CoP model should promote collaboration across schools and regions • The CoP model should provide structured opportunities for technical assistance, peer learning, and professional development • Proposers must demonstrate experience and qualifications in designing and implementing CoP models • Proposers must demonstrate the ability to develop facilitation-ready materials and tools • Proposers must demonstrate the ability to build internal capacity