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 8400 students. The overall accountability rating for the school district is an “A”.  

1. Goal and Purpose of RFP: The Jones County School District is requesting quotes for 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.   [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 specifically 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 program must adhere to, align with, and provide the following: 
*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 2024-2025 school year, summer term of June and July 2024 and beginning of the school term for August and September of the 2024- 2025 school year.  Upon satisfactory evaluation of the provided services, additional services may be extended to the remaining 2024-2025 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 number 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  05/13/2024  b. Proposal Due Date: 05/27/2024 c: Team Selection 5/28/2024  (Tentative)
These services shall be provided to the Jones County School District during the 2024 – 2025 school year.  Upon satisfactory evaluation of the provided services, services may be extended to include services during the 2025-2026 school term.

6.  RFP Submission requirements:  Interested providers of these services should submit their proposals/quotes to the school district address listed below (Section 12).  Proposals/quotes will also be received electronically through www.centralauctionhouse.com  
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.
Email a copy of the RFP response by 05/27/2024 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 www.sam.gov and agree to the terms/agreement and any addendum set forth by the school district’s school board attorney.  

8.  Acceptance of Proposals 
The JCSD reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to waive proposal irregularities, which does not affect the price of the proposal, give one party an advantage or benefit over other parties, or adversely impact the interest of JCSD.  In order for a proposal to be accepted, a vendor must comply with the following:
*address each specifications as stated in the Service Specifications section (These will be reviewed with a rubric and rated by the district leadership team to determine the awarding vendor.)
*a cost amount must be submitted by the vendor in a firm fixed price 
*the proposal must be signed 

9.  Rejection of Proposals 
The JCSD reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, to negotiate with the best-proposed offering vendor, to award a contract to other than the low offering vendor, or not to make award if it is determined to be in the best interest of the JCSD.  

10.  Disposition of Proposals All submitted proposals become the property of the JCSD and will not be returned to the offering vendor.  

11.  Special Terms/Conditions
Subject to Appropriation
Funds for the bid/project are subject to federal/state appropriations and ability of the district’s Federal Program’s Application to accommodate this expense.   

Equal Opportunity Employer
The JCSD is an Equal Opportunity Employer and therefore prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, color, creed, sex, age, national origin, physical handicap, disability, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.  The vendor/contractor shall be an equal opportunity employer and shall neither discriminate nor permit discrimination in its operations or employment practices against any person or group of persons on the ground of race, color, religion, national origin, disability, or sex in any manner prohibited by law.  

Termination for Convenience
In the event the vendor is unable to provide the contracted services and mutually acceptable alternatives cannot be arranged, the contract can be terminated with written notification by either party.  The JCSD shall give written notice of the termination to the vendor specifying the part of the contract terminated and when termination becomes effective.  The Vendor shall incur no further obligations in connection with the terminated work and on the date set in the notice of termination the vendor will stop work to the extent specified.  The vendor must still complete the work not terminated by the notice of termination and incur obligations as are necessary to do so.   

12.  Contact Information 
A paper copy or an email copy of this document, including any addendums, may be obtained by request:
Dr. Missy Bufkin, Director of Federal Programs 
Jones County School District 
5204 Hwy 11 North 
Ellisville, MS  39437 (601)649-5201 
E-Mail: [email protected]

Thank you for your time and consideration of this proposal.