Professional Development Services – English Language Arts/Writing
 
 
Overview
Jones County School District (JCSD) is located in Jones County MS.  11 campuses - 6 elementary, 3 middle/high schools, 1 career and technical center, and 1 alternative school with 1 Central Office for the district.  The district has approximately 8600 students. The overall accountability rating for the school district is a “B”. 
 
 
1. Goal and Purpose of RFP:  [Strategic Plan Goal II: Improve Student Achievement through a Rigorous and Relevant Curriculum; Objective A: Implementation of MS College and Career State Standards and High Stakes Assessments]  
 
The district is requesting proposals/quotes for professional development in the area of English Language Arts and Writing.  The PD would include guidance and support to 3rd - 10th Grade ELA teachers.  This will include approximately 95-100 teachers.   
 
 
2.  Proposal Requirements and Project Scope for:  North Jones Elementary, East Jones Elementary, South Jones Elementary, West Elementary, Glade Elementary, Moselle Elementary, Northeast Jones Middle/High School, South Jones Middle/High School, West Jones Middle/High School – approximately 95 English Language Arts/Writing Teachers 3rd-10th Grades; 30 administrators
 
 
3.  Service Specifications and Provisions:
The Jones County School District is requesting quotes for the following: A coaching/modeling professional development plan for instructional staff and administrators of Jones County that focuses on instructional effectiveness and student achievement in English/Language Arts and Writing.  The professional development plan will: 
 
*Provide training in job-embedded professional development for instructional staff in Writing/English Language Arts, including but not limited to instructional coaching, data coaching, assessment coaching, lesson planning, lesson modeling, differentiated instruction, scaffolding and utilizing and identification of resources.
 
*Provide coaching to develop and implement data plans to impact differentiated instruction for all learners to further implement the Multi-Tiered System of Supports approach to English Language Arts instruction 
 
*Provide professional development and leadership through job-embedded coaching and workshops to include, but not limited to collaboration, research-based reading strategies and classroom management. 
 
*Develop and submit daily reports to the school administration and/or district contact following observation
 
*Assist the schools’ and district leadership teams in assessing students’ learning strengths and gaps using assessment data from a variety of sources to include state, school, district data, or other sources; help to facilitate regular data meetings with the schools’ and district’s leadership teams to assess, monitor, and adjust students’ learning based on the students’ identified strengths and weaknesses. 
(Provide any other training as identified by observation or upon the district’s request.)
 
 
4.  Pricing/quotes/specifications: 
 
These services shall be provided to the Jones County School District during the 2022-2023 school year, summer term of June and July 2023 and beginning of the school term for August and September of the 2023-2024 school year.  Upon satisfactory evaluation of the provided services, additional services may be extended to the remaining 2023-2024 school term.
 
Quotes are requested for half and full day rates for professional development services.  The use of the days depends on the identified needs and the number of teachers to receive the professional development.  However, it is hopeful that the returned proposals include a sufficient amount of days per grade level to address content-specific standards and assessments specific to each grade level for at least 60 days or more.   
 
 
5.  Schedule of RFP events are as follows: a. RFP Released  08/09/2022  b. Proposal Due Date:  08/23/2022  c:  Team Selection 8/26/2022  (Tentative)
 
 
6.  RFP Submission requirements:  
Email a copy of the RFP response by 08/23/2022  1:00 p.m. to the following address: [email protected] Dr. Missy Bufkin, Director of Federal Programs  
 
All questions, comments and requests for clarifications must be in writing to Missy Bufkin.  The School District reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to determine appropriate and adequate responses to the written comments, questions and requests for clarification.
 
 
7.  Minimum Eligibility Requirements for Contract Award
Applicants must comply with all applicable licensing and certification requirements specific to the proposed services, be registered through the site of sam.gov., and agree to the terms/agreement and any addendum set forth by the school district’s school board attorney. 
 
Rubrics with the above stated service specifications will be rated by the district leadership team to determine the awarding vendor.
 
 
 
8.  Contact Information
 
A paper copy or an email copy of this document, including any addendums, can be obtained by request below:
 
Dr. Missy Bufkin, Director of Federal Programs
Jones County School District
5204 Hwy 11 North
Ellisville, MS  39437
E-Mail: [email protected]