This is a Request for Applications (RFA) from the Louisiana Department of Education for the accelerate: highdosage tutoring initiative. The initiative aims to improve literacy and math outcomes for students in Kindergarten through Grade 5 through high-dosage tutoring. Organizations approved through this RFA can partner directly with Louisiana school systems to provide these services. Tutoring providers must meet specific criteria, including sustained sessions, frequency, formative assessments, high-quality instructional materials, individualized instruction with a low student-to-tutor ratio, and consistent, high-quality tutors. The application process involves submitting a detailed application with specific components, and applications will be reviewed based on rigorous evaluation criteria. Approved providers will be added to the Louisiana accelerate: highdosage tutoring vendor guide. The RFA also outlines the application timeline, required components, evaluation criteria, and definitions related to the process. Costs associated with preparing applications are the responsibility of the applicants.
The bid notice states that applications are evaluated based on the provider's ability to help Louisiana achieve key education goals, commitment to serving young learners, quality of tutoring, coherence with school-based learning, proposed instructors, and commitment to engaging stakeholders. The bid notice states, Applications are evaluated based on: 1 ability of the provider to help Louisiana achieve key education goals 2 commitment of the provider to serve young learners, including english language learners and students with disabilities 3 quality of tutoring, coherence with schoolbased learning, and proposed instructors 4 commitment of the provider to engage stakeholders.
The bid notice outlines specific qualifications for tutoring providers, including incorporating direct instruction using formative assessments, being sustained for a minimum of ten weeks, provided at least three times per week in approximately thirty-minute sessions embedded in the school day, using assessments to monitor progress, being based on high-quality instructional materials aligned with state content standards, being individualized at a ratio not higher than four students to one tutor, and being provided by a high-quality tutor. The bid notice states, utoring providers for this initiative must meet all the following criteria: 1. incorporate direct instruction by tutors using formative assessments aligned with gradelevel content and tier 1 classroom instruction. 2. be sustained for a minimum of ten weeks. 3. be provided at least three times per week, in approximately thirtyminute sessions, which shall be embedded in the school day. 4. use assessments throughout the school year to monitor student progress. 5. be based on highquality instructional materials that are aligned with state content standards and that are specifically designed for supplemental instruction. 6. be individualized and provided at a ratio not higher than four students to one tutor. 7. be provided by a highquality tutor.
The bid notice states that no appeals will be considered at any stage. The bid notice states, o appeals will be considered at any stage.