The Reading Literacy Program contract aims to provide a professional learning system for K-5 teachers, reading coaches, reading specialists, and special education teachers. The program should build teacher content knowledge and pedagogical knowledge of the essential elements of literacy. The contract has an initial term of two years, with the option to renew for up to four additional one-year terms. The contract was awarded to multiple vendors, including Compass PD, Lexia, PowerSchool, Public Consulting, TNTP, Inc, TORCH, UnboundEd, and Wilson. Some key features of the contract include:
• A minimum of 90 hours of instruction
• A proven track record of more than 5 years of experience at scale
• Support for educators in understanding how to effectively use screening, progress monitoring, and diagnostic assessment data to improve literacy outcomes
• A detailed quarterly report in Microsoft Excel on all sales made under the contract
• An administrative fee of 1.00% on all sales made against the contract