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STATEMENT OF WORK

Special Education Teacher

Subject The Federal Correctional Institution, Three Rivers (FCI) intends to make a single award of an indefinite delivery requirements type contract with firm fixed pricing for the provision of (1) Certified Special Education Teacher located at the Federal Correctional Institution in Three Rivers, Texas.

Place of Performance The services will be performed in the Education Department of FCI Three Rivers, located at 1700 West Highway 72, Three Rivers, TX 78071 and FPC Three Rivers, located at 1700 West Highway 72, Three Rivers, TX 78071. General information regarding the Bureau of Prison (BOP) is located at www.bop.gov.

Schedule of Performance The certified special education teacher shall be utilizing two (2) hour sessions of classroom instruction, with an estimated number of ten (10) instructional sessions per week for 2 semesters annually or as deemed necessary by the Supervisor of Education at FCI Three Rivers. Typically, these services will be provided during the week, Monday through Friday, from 7:30 am to 4:00 pm, excluding Federal holidays; subject to change as agreed upon by the SOE. Other days/hours may be implemented if necessary to meet education requirements and these days/hours may be adjusted to meet the needs of the institution. Any breaks in service, including lunch breaks, will be unpaid. Estimated annual schedule will be a 12-month period and will typically operate from October through September. The classes are on a requirements basis; therefore, schedule and class sessions may change. The unit will be each hour session.

The Special Education Program shall have the following breakdown: FCI Three Rivers Special Education Classes will consist of 2 classes at 2 hours each per day for a total of four hours a day, five days a week, with a total of 20 hours a week. For example, classes may run 7:30-9:30, and 9:30-11:30 each day or 8:30-10:30, and 12:30-2:30 with an hour unpaid lunch. This will be Monday through Friday, per normal operating schedule. The certified special education teacher will teach from Supervisor of Education approved curriculum, they will administer the Dyslexia surveys, and will conduct Woodcock Johnson IV testing to those who show tendencies for Dyslexia according to the screening.

Due to the nature of the correctional setting, work sessions may be delayed or cancelled with little notice. The reasons for such delays may include but are not limited to inclement weather and institution/base emergencies. When an instructor placed on site by the contractor reports to the institution but is unable to deliver services because of such delays, the contractor will be paid for one (1) session. Normally, any remaining sessions for that day will be suspended, and the instructor will be free to leave; the contractor will not be paid for the remaining unperformed sessions.

In the event of any instructor’s absence, the contractor shall provide replacement coverage. If the contractor fails to provide coverage, the Government may seek contractual remedy.

Supplies and Equipment The government will provide the following supplies, equipment, and curriculum materials: All textbooks, workbooks, paper, pencils, pens, folders, worksheets, and copies needed for course study and completion. No computer programs will be permissible to use with this course study. The contractor will make recommendations to the Supervisor of Education pertaining to the selection and purchase of additional supplies and equipment.

The institution will provide the following supplies, equipment, and curriculum materials: Standard classroom equipment to include overhead projectors/screens, TV/DVD player, etc.

Method of Performance The contractor will provide instruction for Special Education Teacher in accordance with Bureau of Prisons Program Statement 5350.28, Literacy Program (GED Standard), and Bureau of Prisons Program Statement 5300.21, Education, Training and Leisure Time Program Standards. General information regarding the Bureau of Prison policy is located at www.bop.gov.

Scope of Performance

The certified special education teacher will teach from Supervisor of Education approved curriculum, they will administer the Dyslexia surveys, and will conduct Woodcock Johnson IV testing to those who show tendencies for Dyslexia according to the screening.

The Supervisor of Education shall determine the number of enrollments. The instructor is responsible for student attendance records, statistics, and certification records. The contractor may provide a written curriculum which establishes measurable behavioral objectives and procedures. The curriculum must include clear criteria which establish minimum expectations for program completion, provisions for the assessment of student progress.

Education Background and Qualifications The contractor shall not be a self-employed individual or individual employed by a post- secondary institution. The contract must be between FCI Three Rivers and award post- secondary institution, vocational training or industry-based school.

The individual must qualify by having the following credentials: Education must include a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree with 24 hours of Special Education classes on their transcript, and a teaching certification for Special Education. The candidate must also have a minimum of 2 years of experience teaching Special Education students in a public or private school that possess records of accreditation.

Attire The contractor is expected to wear professional clothing while on duty. The attire worn shall also be appropriate for the correctional environment in which the contract employee will be performing.

Inmate/Classroom Management Provisions of service under this contract will require instructors placed on site to have frequent and unsupervised contact with inmates. Instructors will not be responsible for the management of inmates other than to ensure those inmates involved in activities within the contractor’s scope of work shall abide by all rules in effect to ensure their safety and well-being. Instructors will report any infraction of institutional rules and regulations by inmates to the appropriate institutional staff.