Agenda Item
a. RFP 24-576 for the Teaching and Learning Curriculum Audit Services (Not to exceed $350,000) ~ Updated 4.9.2024
Summary: Presented by: Ms. Stacy E. Stepney, Chief Academic Officer, Curriculum & Instruction, 678-676-0731
Request: It is requested that the Board of Education approve the award for RFP 24-576 for the Teaching and Learning Curriculum Audit Services to Insight Education Group as the most responsive and responsible bidder to conduct a comprehensive curriculum audit in an amount not to exceed $350,000.
Why: The desired outcome of the teaching and learning curriculum audit is to provide the school district with recommendations regarding the DeKalb County School District’s existing curriculum and curricular management practices. The audit should analyze current curriculum and assessment resources and practices for content areas relative to state and national content area standards. Content areas included in the audit are as follows: English Language Arts, mathematics, science, social studies, world language, health and physical education, visual and performing art, music, career, technical, and agricultural education, special education, English learner, early intervention program, Montessori, International Baccalaureate, and gifted programs.
Components of the curriculum and assessment audit must include, but are not limited to:
• Evidence of alignment to state and national content area standards;
• Evidence of vertical and horizontal articulation of standards across the curriculum and assessments;
• A review of the school district’s organization chart and job descriptions to maximize direction and support for impacting change to deliver better instruction for all students;
• Evidence of consistency in the implementation of the curriculum and assessments district wide;
• Evidence of technology integration across all K-12 content areas;
• Evidence of curriculum and assessment materials that reflect the diversity of the student population;
• A review of the policies and controls that govern the curriculum development process; and
• A review of budgets to support the curriculum creation, review, revision, and implementation process.
Details: In accordance with the formal procurement procedures published by the Georgia Department of Education, the Request for Proposal (RFP) was issued January 18, 2024. Electronic notification was sent to 188 vendors from the DCSD vendor list, 3,012 vendors through the State of Georgia Procurement Registry (GPR), and 588 vendors through IonWave, the DeKalb County School District’s solicitation portal. The solicitation was advertised in the Champion Newspaper for two (2) consecutive weeks beginning January 18, 2024. Six (6) proposals were received on February 13, 2024, for the teaching and learning audit services. Five (5) proposals were deemed responsive and evaluated on the following criteria: the firm’s profile including ownership structure, history, and organization chart; scope of services including methodology and strategies; relevant experiences in comparable K-12 school districts; and three written references.
Financial impact: The total contract amount will not exceed $350,000.
Contact: Ms. Stacy E. Stepney, Chief Academic Officer, Curriculum & Instruction, 678.676.0731
Dr. Sean R. Tartt, Deputy Chief Academic Officer, Curriculum & Instruction, 678.676.0731
Effective: April 16, 2024 - April 15, 2025
Status: Solicitation Reviewed and Approved by General Counsel
Event Number RFP 24-576 Addendum 2 Organization DeKalb County School District
Event Title Teaching and Learning Curriculum Audit Services
Workgroup Non-Capital
Event Description The DeKalb County School District (DCSD) is Event
seeking proposals from qualifiedSierra
Owner offerors
McGhee-Adams
with professional qualifications, technical competenc
Event Type RFP-NC Email sierra_mcghee-adams@dekalbschoolsga.org
Issue Date 1/18/2024 12:00:01 PM (ET) Phone
Close Date 2/13/2024 02:00:00 PM (ET) Fax
Responding Supplier City State Response Submitted Lines Responded Response Total
forwardED, LLC New York NY 2/13/2024 01:08:01 PM (ET) 0 $0.00
Insight Education Group Eagan MN 2/13/2024 01:09:50 PM (ET) 0 $0.00
New Teacher Center Sacramento CA 2/13/2024 01:58:37 PM (ET) 0 $0.00
Public Consulting Group LLC Boston MA 2/13/2024 12:32:59 PM (ET) 0 $0.00
TNTP, Inc New York NY 2/13/2024 08:33:08 AM (ET) 0 $0.00
Zia Learning (Zia Learning Inc.) WILLOWBROOK IL 2/12/2024 07:25:42 PM (ET) 0 $0.00
Please note: Lines Responded and Response Total only includes responses to specification. No alternate response data is included.
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