Agenda Item
i. RFQu 24-570 6-12 English Language Arts Instructional Resources
Summary: Presented by: Ms. Stacy E. Stepney, Chief Academic Officer, Division of Curriculum & Instruction
Request: It is requested that the Board of Education approve the RFQu 24-570 6-12 English Language Arts Instructional Resources contracts with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) and McGraw-Hill to support K-12 core English language arts instruction. These vendors are the most responsive and responsible bidders to provide English language arts instructional resources in print and/or digital formats for teachers and students for more than $100,000 per vendor, but not to exceed a total contracted amount of $20,000,000.
6-12 Core English Language Art Instructional Resources
Grades/Specific Courses
Vendor
Language Arts/Grade 6
McGraw Hill
Language Arts/Grade 7
McGraw Hill
Language Arts/Grade 8
McGraw Hill
Ninth Grade Literature and Composition
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)
Tenth Grade Literature and Composition
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)
American Literature and Composition
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)
British Literature and Composition
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)
Why: According to Board Policy IFA-Instructional Materials and Content, the District must provide access to instructional resources including, but not limited to, textbooks and supplemental materials. Board Policy IFA requires the presentation of recommendations for textbook adoption to the Board of Education.
The DeKalb County School District (DCSD) is seeking to adopt and purchase 6-12 English Language Arts instructional and supplemental resources. Through the curriculum adoption process, DCSD aims to advance the mission, vision, and values by (a) improving access to meaningful content, (b) increasing awareness of sound instructional practices, (c) providing technological assets that promote creativity, connections, and innovation, and (d) engaging students in rigorous activities, assessments. The goal of the adoption is to provide up-to-date, research-based, relevant, and appropriate instructional resources that effectively support teaching and learning and offer greater access to relevant print and/or digital resources.
Details: In accordance with the formal procurement procedures published by the Georgia Department of Education, the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) was issued December 14, 2023. Electronic notification was sent to 187 vendors from the DCSD vendor list, 1,398 vendors through the State of Georgia Procurement Registry (GPR), and 253 vendors through IonWave, the DCSD solicitation portal. The solicitation was advertised in the Champion Newspaper for two (2) consecutive weeks beginning December 14, 2023 and December 21, 2023. Nine (9) proposals were received on January 23, 2024 for the 6-12 English Language Arts Resources. The nine (9) proposals were deemed responsive and evaluated on the following criteria: alignment to Georgia English Language Arts Standards, evidence-based instructional strategies/resources for diverse learners, quality of supporting texts, support for improved literacy practices, complimentary digital resources, data privacy, set-up costs, initial training, and ongoing support.
The contract will include up to four, one-year extension options contingent upon DCSD’s offer to such an extension, the successful offeror’s acceptance, and the approval of the DeKalb County Board of Education to extend the contract.
Financial impact: The total contract amount will not exceed $20,000,000.
ESSER Federal Charge Codes:
448.1000.553200.30521.7210.4190.8010.035.2022
COMMUNICATION-WEB SUBSCRPT/LIC
448.1000.561000.30521.7210.4190.8010.035.2022
SUPPLIES
448.1000.564000.30521.7210.4190.8010.035.2022
DIGITAL/ELECTRONIC TEXTBOOKS
448.1000.564100.30521.7210.4190.8010.035.2022
TEXTBOOKS - PRINTED
448.1000.564200.30521.7210.4190.8010.035.2022
BOOKS (OTHER THAN TEXTBOOKS)
Contact: Dr. Ron Adams, Coordinator, Educational Media and Instructional Materials, Division of Curriculum & Instruction, 678-676-1471
Mrs. Lummie Baker, Director, Educational Media and Instructional Materials, Division of Curriculum & Instruction, 678-676-2421
Mrs. Stephanie Brown-Bryant, Director, Teaching and Learning, Division of Curriculum & Instruction, 678-676-0129
Ms. Stacy E. Stepney, Chief Academic Officer, Division of Curriculum & Instruction, 678-676-0731
Dr. Sean R. Tartt, Deputy Chief Academic Officer, Division of Curriculum & Instruction, 678-676-0731
Dr. Kimberlynn Weston, Director, Teaching and Learning, Division of Curriculum & Instruction, 678-676-0129
Effective: June 11, 2024 - June 30, 2025.
Status: Solicitation Reviewed and Approved by General Counsel
Event Number RFQu 24-570 Addendum 1 Organization DeKalb County School District
Event Title 6-12 English Language Arts Instructional
Workgroup Resources Non-Capital
Event Description DeKalb County School District (DCSD)
Event Owner
is seeking to adopt a comprehensive
Fred Christopher
K-12 English Language Arts Instructional Re
Event Type RFQu Non Capital Email weyman_f_christopher@dekalbschoolsga.org
Issue Date 12/14/2023 05:00:01 PM (ET) Phone
Close Date 1/23/2024 02:00:00 PM (ET) Fax
Responding Supplier City State Response Submitted Lines Responded Response Total
Bedford, Freeman and Worth Publishing Group (Macmillan Holdings, LLC) New York NY 1/23/2024 01:07:41 PM (ET) 0 $0.00
Concise Curriculum LLC Peachtree City GA 1/22/2024 04:40:19 PM (ET) 0 $0.00
Great Minds PBC Washington DC 1/23/2024 10:11:16 AM (ET) 0 $0.00
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Boston MA 1/22/2024 11:16:12 AM (ET) 0 $0.00
Imagine Learning LLC Scottsdale AZ 1/23/2024 01:17:44 PM (ET) 0 $0.00
McGraw Hill LLC Columbus OH 1/23/2024 10:54:27 AM (ET) 0 $0.00
Perfection Learning Corporation Logan IA 1/23/2024 05:38:21 AM (ET) 0 $0.00
Savvas Learning Company, LLC (Gateway Education Holdings, LLC) Paramus NJ 1/22/2024 06:12:58 PM (ET) 0 $0.00
ThinkCERCA (ThinkCERCA.com, Inc.) Chicago IL 1/23/2024 12:10:20 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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