Description
The Louisiana Department of Education is seeking applications from organizations to provide tutoring services through the Accelerate: High-Dosage Tutoring Initiative. The initiative aims to improve literacy and math outcomes for students in grades kindergarten through five. Providers must meet certain criteria, including incorporating direct instruction, being sustained for a minimum of ten weeks, and using assessments to monitor student progress. Applications will be evaluated based on the provider's ability to help Louisiana achieve key education goals, commitment to serving young learners, and quality of tutoring.
• The provider must have experience in conducting high-dosage tutoring and have a history of effective completion of work.
• The provider must include a plan for quality measurement of the organization's services and a description of Outcomes-Based Contracting experience.
• The provider must demonstrate the ability to achieve key tutoring program goals, including literacy and math instruction.
• The provider must communicate a sound strategy to support reading and math achievement through specific progress monitoring.
• The provider must align services to high-quality curriculum used in Louisiana schools and include the curriculum name.