Coversheet

Board of Education Meeting Date: 1/10/2019

Action under consideration

	The Administration recommends that the Board of Education authorize The School District of Philadelphia, through the Superintendent or his designee, to execute and perform a contract, subject to funding, as follows:
	With: Children's Literacy Initiative American Reading Company Scholastic
	Purpose: To provide professional development, coaching and high quality instructional resources to support literacy instruction for all K-12 teachers

	Start date: 1/27/2019
	End date: 6/30/2020

Compensation not to exceed: $17,337,621.00

Separate Compensation by Vendor:

Children's Literacy Initiative - $16,941,685.00

American Reading Company - $102,000.00

Scholastic -$95,968.00

Location:
All Schools

Maximum compensation authorized per option period: Up to same fixed amounts set forth above for each vendor

Description:

Feedback and evidence from the District's current professional development and coaching model used in grades K-3 indicates the approach is effective. As a result, the District plans to expand the model to support classroom instruction in English Language Arts throughout the K-12 continuum. These entities will support the work under the oversight and direction of the Academic Office:

Children's Literacy Initiative (CLI), to provide literacy coaches and coaching support for all K-5 teachers across all District elementary schools. Job-embedded coaching is designed to support teachers in implementing evidence-based classroom instruction to increase student achievement, and to assist school leaders in identifying and providing additional supports to improve the efficacy of literacy instruction. As part of this work, CLI will also provide additional professional development for new and returning teachers during a week-long summer institute for K-5 teachers and principals.
American Reading Company, to provide customized professional development sessions, including the cost of co-development, facilitation, and all training materials for K-5 teachers and principals.
Scholastic, to provide customized professional development sessions, including the cost of co-development, facilitation, and all training materials for teachers in grades 6-8 and teachers of High School English I and II.

This will allow the District to deliver large-scale, comprehensive supports in literacy instruction for thousands of teachers and principals, at all schools throughout the District, as the District progresses in developing internal coaching and professional development capacity to meet the District's Anchor Goals.

Anchor Goal(s) Supported:

Funding Source(s):

FY 18-19 Operating and Categorical

FY 19-20 Operating and Categorical

Office Originating Request: Board of Education