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Bureau of Indian Education, Family & Child Education

Bureau of Indian Education

Family & Child Education Program Center Based Preschool and Adult Education

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

1.0 Introduction:

The purpose of the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) Family and Child Education (FACE) Program is to provide effective and quality adult and early childhood education. This quality instruction includes parenting education and promoting student academic achievement beginning in the earliest years of life through direct daily involvement of parents in developmental learning activities. Research on early childhood education indicates young children are "at risk" without effective parent involvement, education, and support. "At risk" children come to elementary school with below average skills and preparation for school success. Intergenerational literacy, also known as family literacy, promotes age-appropriate education to prepare children for success in school and life experiences. The BIE FACE program must have a comprehensive professional development system that provides technical assistance for preschool and adult educators in a culturally sensitive manner. The technical assistance must be provided via face-to face and distance learning. Recent evaluations conclude that the BIE FACE Program has increased the educational attainments of its participants both academically and socially. Parental involvement has increased and the recognition of the role of parents has been supported. The overall goals of the BIE FACE Program are to:

• Support parents/primary caretakers in their role as their child's first and most influential teacher.

• Strengthen family-school-community connections.

• Increase parent participation in their child's learning and expectations for academic achievement.

• Support and celebrate the unique cultural and linguistic diversity of each

American Indian community served by the program.

• Promote lifelong learning and school readiness.

The FACE Program addresses national educational goals as identified in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

1.2 Background:

The Bureau of Indian Education serves as a State Education Agency (SEA) for 183 elementary and secondary schools and dormitories serving approximately 48,000 students located in 23 states on or near 63 American Indian reservations. The Family And Child Education (FACE) Program is a culturally appropriate family literacy, adult and early childhood education, parental involvement model which provides for and promotes educational services for all children prenatal to 3rd grade and their parents in three settings: 1) home, 2) Bureau of Indian Education funded schools in center based for 3-5 year olds and adults, 3) K-3rd grade. The BIE FACE program is currently in its 30th year of operation.

1.3 Objectives:

The BIE and the 48 (this number may increase) FACE programs who will receive Center Based Preschool and Adult Learning services are described in this document: See list of FACE programs located by state and city.

OBJECTIVE I: To execute and develop a comprehensive professional development system of training involving face-to-face and virtual learning professional development meetings--to support the successful implementation of the Family And Child Education (FACE) Program for 3-5 year olds and adults in center-based settings. The system will employ research-based strategies to support the implementation of high-quality family engagement, family literacy, preschool and adult education programming. Benchmarks will be used to measure program success and provide feedback for continuous improvement.

OBJECTIVE 2: To provide ongoing technical assistance to the BIE and staff of the 48 FACE sites. Including site visits, virtual meeting and phone calls to provide technical assistance and ongoing support for program development.

OBJECTIVE 3: To provide culturally relevant family engagement and family literacy resources and services for preschool and adult educators serving 3-5-year-old children and adults participating in FACE. Both digital and print delivery methods will be utilized to distribute family literacy, preschool and adult education products and services.

OBJECTIVE 4: To provide reports to FACE sites and the Bureau of Indian Education to insure the use of benchmark data for the continuous improvement process. Data will serve as a central topic of conversation for ongoing professional development.

1.4 Period of Performance

The period of performance shall be for one (1) Base year of 12 months and four (4) twelve-month option years. The period of performance shall read as follows.

Base year: 09/01/2021 through 08/31/2022 Option Year 1: 09/01/2022 through 08/31/2023 Option Year 2: 09/01/2023 through 08/31/2024 Option Year 3: 09/01/2024 through 08/31/2025

2.0 Acronyms

BIE: Bureau of Indian Education FACE: Family and Child Education PWS: Performance Work Statement EOWPVT: Expressive One Word Picture Vocabulary Test WSS: Work Sampling System GED: General Education Development CASAS: Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System TA: Technical Assistance PD: Professional Development

3.0 Qualifications:

• The vendor shall have seven or more years background and experience working with Bureau funded schools;

• The vendor shall have a master's degree, preferably a Doctorate in Education with experience in designing and leading preschool-based family engagement and family literacy programming;

• The vendor shall have demonstrated experience implementing and providing professional development for family engagement and family literacy programs in multiple settings across the country;

• The vendor shall have demonstrated experience supporting the successful implementation of family engagement and family literacy programs in federal program settings, including, but not limited to, FACE, Head Start, and Department of Education supported preschool and family literacy programs;

• The vendor shall have knowledge of early childhood and developmentally appropriate best practices;

• The vendor shall have knowledge of adult education and adult goal setting;

• The vendor shall have knowledge of the FACE model, components, sites and school settings for center-based programs;

• The vendor shall have knowledge of early childhood, adult education, family literacy, culturally and linguistically appropriate services, and developmentally appropriate best practices;

• The vendor shall have the ability to support the use of benchmark data to inform continuous program improvement

4.0 Deliverables:

Activity and Deliverable Frequency Medium/

Format

Measurable

The vendor shall; implement a professional development system:

1) design/provide center based Implementation Training for new staff administrators in, but not limited to, Albuquerque and Minneapolis;

2) design/provide center based training for Regional Technical Assistance Days;

3) design/provide recorded online learning modules, online courses and snapshots;

4) design and host live webinars and FACE to FACE virtual conversations; and

5) organize and host FACE advanced trainings.

Annually throughout the School year

Implementation trainings in the fall and winter

Regional TA Days offered three times in the fall

1)Implementation Training (3.5 days each) twice yearly

2)Provide a minimum of 10 online learning modules

3) Use Zoom to provide webinars and virtual conversation

4) Host a national training (2.5 days in length)

Evaluative reports with data, charts, diagrams, etc. with accuracy and delivered to the

BIE.

1) Preschool teachers deliver high quality education/parent engagement,

2) Adult Learning and Parent Engagement Instructors deliver high quality education

3) Improve preschool student achievement (EOWPVT and WSS scores)

4) Improve adult achievement (number of adults earning GEDs, obtaining employment, CASAS scores)

5) Adults reach goals. Families build/strengthen community network through service-learning projects.

6) Increase staff performance (number of students, student achievements)

Bureau of Indian Education, Family & Child

Activities and Deliverable

Frequency Medium/

Measurable Format The vendor shall meet with BIE personnel at an annual meeting.

The vendor shall provide TA to FACE staff at three Regional Trainings.

Annual meeting and three regional trainings

Face-to-Face, virtual when needed

Attendance at meeting with BIE and Regional Trainings by vendor is mandatory

The vender shall provide center-based technical assistance for preschool and adult education teachers.

Organize ongoing coaching based on observation/feedback and staff requests.

Each site receives a TA visit annually

Ongoing virtual/phone calls

On site TA visit to support center-based programing for each site

Visit each of the 43 established sites (1.5-2 days)

Engage in video conferencing and/or coaching cal1s for each of the 48 sites (5-6 times during the school year)

Complete the program benchmarks during TA visits and review with program staff for continuous improvement

The vendor shall develop culturally relevant products and services to support Family Literacy, Preschool and Adult Education.

Ongoing throughout the year

Consult with local program staff and families on the development of additional materials

Survey program staff and families to identify needs

Enhance and expand adult learning and family engagement Determine increase of materials for Full-

Time, Part-time, and Flex-time adults

Academic optimism and self-efficacy

The vendor shall use data for July - August Analyze summative Utilize summative continuous improvement and provide FACE Director with a quarterly report.

data for children and formative assessments to

Optimize professional

Ongoing Analyze Formative data for adults and children development system, increase preschool student and adult student achievement

July - October

Develop and implement system of data monitoring to inform PD system

5.0 Security:

Consultants will comply with all security requirements of the Federal Government.

6.0 Location of FACE Programs listed by State

Arizona

• Blackwater - Coolidge

• Casa Blanca - Bapchule

• Cove Day – Red Valley

• Gila Crossing – Laveen

• Greasewood Springs - Ganado

• John F Kennedy- White River

• Kayenta - Kayenta

• Kin Dah Lich’I Olta - Ganado

• Leupp - Winslow

• Little Singer - Winslow

• Many Farms – Many Farms

• Nazlini – Ganado

• Rough Rock - Chinle

• Salt River - Scottsdale

• T'iis Nazbas - Teec Nos Pos

Michigan

• Hannahville - Wilson

Minnesota

• Fond du Lac - Cloquet

Mississippi

• Pearl River - Choctaw

New Mexico

• Alamo - Magdalena

• Atsa Biyaazh - Shiprock

• Baca/Dia'ay azhi - Prewitt

• Beclabito – Shiprock

• Bread Springs - Gallup

• Dzilth-Na-0-Dith-Hle - Bloomfield

• Haak’u – Pueblo of Acoma

• Hanaa’dli – Bloomfield

• Kha’p’o – Espanola

• Mariano Lake - Crownpoint

• Na'Neelchiin Ji Oita - Cuba

• Pueblo Pintado – Cuba

• Ramah Navajo - Pine Hill

• T'iis Ts'ozi Bi'Olta -Crownpoint

• To'Hajillee- Laguna

• Tse’ii’ahi – Crownpoint

• Wingate - Fort Wingate

North Dakota

• Dunseith - Dunseith

• Tate Topa - Fort Totten

• Theodore Jamerson - Bismarck

South Dakota

• American Horse - Allen

• Enemy Swim - Waubay

• Little Wound- Kyle

• Pine Ridge - Pine Ridge

• St. Francis - St. Francis

Utah

• Aneth – Montezuma Creek

• Naatsis’aan - Tonalea

Washington

• Chief Leschi - Puyallup Wisconsin

• Lac Courte Oreilles - Hayward

• Oneida Nation - Oneida

The addresses of each FACE Program will be provided to the COR upon request.