Performance Work Statement (PWS) -LE 300 400.pdf

Performance Work Statement (PWS)

Training and Education Command (TECOM)

Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (MCJROTC)

Curriculum Development

Leadership Education 300

Leadership Education 400

1.0 OBJECTIVE

1.1 For the purpose of this PWS, the government wants to develop two courses, the first which is for eleventh graders and will be titled Leadership Education Three Hundred (LE300) and the second which will be for 12th graders and will be titled Leadership Education Four Hundred (LE400). The courses are to be developed based on the Curriculum Maps found in Appendix I.

1.2 The Mission of the Marine Corps JROTC (MCJROTC) Program is to develop honorable, courageous, character-driven young adults who possess the attributes of personal responsibility and accountability to become model citizens in service to the United States. The purpose of the Marine

Corps JROTC Program (MCJROTC) has three distinct but complementary elements. To educate our students as 21st Century learners in a rapidly changing, highly technical, global environment. To honor our heroes who have sacrificed to preserve our freedom and the American way of life.

1.3 Background: MCJROTC will replace its current four-year curriculum with a new curriculum which shall be referred to as the Program of Instruction (POI). Ultimately the complete POI will be based on four separate courses.

1.4 The POI will reflect today’s educational environment and the courses shall be written to include the latest information and teaching philosophies. This project will incorporate 21st century skills for teaching and will integrate as much interactive learning as possible by injecting “practical” hands-on exercises in leadership development. These hands-on exercises will be through related activities that will excite students about learning and team building.

2.0 SCOPE

2.1 General: The POI will provide the student with the latest information in Marine Corps JROTC via electronic textbooks (ETB) in PDF Format, ePubs, and Instructor Guides (IG). Analyze the current delivery of POI in host institutions and assess and evaluate the results of student outcomes from receiving the POI.

2.2 Analysis of the MCJROTC instructional environment is required:

• Understand the methods used to provide the POI

• Understand to whom is the POI provided

• Understand the various physical and virtual environments are the POI provided in

2.2 The POI and supporting instructor guides are:

• MCJROTC Leadership Education 300 (LE 300) – Foundational JROTC curriculum that provides the third-year student with an in-depth understanding of the leader found within each of us. The course builds on rudimentary building blocks of charter, leadership, citizenship, and patriotism. This course will also further explore military science and begin to instill career ready practices.

• MCJROTC Leadership Education 300 Instructor Guide (LE 300IG) – The instructor Guide

(IG) will contain all the necessary items to support classes and lectures for the delivery of LE300.

• MCJROTC Leadership Education 400 (LE 400) – Will build on the student outcomes of LE400.

The course will help shape and develop the students as they move into the role of leadership others.

• MCJROTC Leadership Education 400 Instructor Guide (LE 400IG) – The instructor Guide (IG) will contain all the necessary items to support classes and lectures for the delivery of LE400.

3.0 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

3.1 The contractor will conduct an analysis and provide a written report of the Government provided

Curriculum Maps along with a review of all Government Furnished Property provided in Appendix I.

3.2 Both LE 300 and LE 400 POI will consist of four sections, each section will have distinctive content, but there is frequently an interrelationship between sections. The sections are used to provide a strong foundation for MCJROTC leadership education. The sections will increase in depth in the third year of the

POI.

3.3 Curriculum Section:

● Section One - Character and Leadership – focuses on all aspects of leadership to include leadership, traits and techniques of leading people, and character development.

● Section Two - Citizenship and Patriotism – focuses on instilling citizenship values, patriotism, civic responsibilities, and national defense.

● Section Three - Career Ready Practices - focuses on Exploration and Public Service, career preparation opportunities for college and the workplace. Physical fitness, health, social skills, communication, and personal finance.

● Section Four - Military Sciences – focuses on subjects unique to MCJROTC. Cadets will learn about administration of the MCJROTC program, drill and ceremonies, military history, first aid, and land navigation.

3.4 Each of the four sections addressed in 3.3 will have multiple chapters and the chapters will have multiple lessons. Lesson titles will be formulated during the design process. Lessons will consist of no less than six pages and be no greater than 14 pages in length.

3.5 The courses will contain multiple assessment methods to capture student progress and learning outcomes. The assessment task must serve as tools for verifying and documenting the students have mastered the intended learning objectives and outcomes. The courses must also incorporate higher order thinking skills and activities designed to engage and broaden the student’s mind.

3.6 Instructor Guides (IG) – The IG will provide the instructor with all the material needed to be able to prepare, present, and assess student competencies for each lesson found in the POI. This objective will be met by providing:

• Lesson overview planning card which will provide:

o Competency o National Standards o State Standards o Lesson Objectives o SCANS (Fundamental Skills/ Workplace Competencies) o Responses o Visual Aids o Assessments o Materials Needed (Supplies / Resources) o Setup o Lesson preview:

▪ Inquire

▪ Gather

▪ Process

▪ Apply

▪ Assessment o Icebreaker/Energizer o Supplies o Setup o Direct Student Focus o Learning Activity o Reflection

• Lesson Plan (Inquire, Gather, Process, Apply, Assess)

• Lesson Handout

• Test Bank with answer Key

3.7 The materials shall consist of digital formats (Microsoft Office Suite, PDF, downloadable ePubs, and appropriate video file formats) as determined by the Program Office. These materials consist of, but are not limited by, the following:

• Student ePubs with end-of-lesson review questions that assess the students' understanding of the presented lesson. Questions will be derived from each learning objective presented in the lesson.

• Instructor Guide (will contain lesson plans, presentation slides using Turning Point

Technology, resource information, answer keys for end-of-lesson questions, practical exercises, and handouts).

• Video files, in conjunction with presentation slides, will be linked within the slides and other materials for teaching lessons such as ePubs. All material will be provided by the contractor to the

Government with unrestricted usage (intellectual property and other) rights.

• Test bank questions will be provided in formats compatible with Turning Point Technology.

4.0 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS: The contractor shall provide, for government approval and in accordance with the Performance Requirements Summary (PRS) below.

4.1 POI Analysis. The contractor shall provide a written report of their understanding, based on analysis of observations conducted at five separate on-site locations within the MCJROTC program, as designated by MCJROTC.

4.1.1 The written report shall present an understanding of unique methods, technology, resources, and

MCJROTC-specific professional practices used for the presentation of the POI to secondary students in a host institution.

4.1.2 The written report shall present factual details of the unique constraints and restraints of providing the POI to secondary students in a host institution.

4.1.3 The written report shall present factual details of the unique physical and virtual environments the POI is provided in.

4.1.4 The contractor shall develop a Milestone Plan (MP) to be submitted with the contractor’s analysis written report. The MP must provide the contractor’s suggested course development sequence as well as the recommended time required to complete each milestone. The MP should include but is not limited to the following:

• Content mapping

• Manuscript First Draft

• Layout/Design Finalized

• Developmental Edit

• Evaluation Edit

• Content Edit

• Graphic Design

• Accessibility Edit

• Comprehensive Edit

• Copy Edit

• Layout

• Formatting

• Proofing

• Government Final Review

4.1.5 The contractor shall provide POI analysis quarterly status to ensure services are consistent with requirement needs.

4.2 Student Outcomes

4.2.1 The contractor shall provide the first draft of student outcomes, for LE 300.

4.2.2 Content Mapping. The contractor shall provide content mapping for LE 300 to the government for review which will include, at a minimum: 1) Major topic (as provided by the government’s curriculum map) to be covered by chapter; 2) Chapter Topics outlined; and 3)

Chapter Lesson summaries.

4.2.3 The contractor shall provide the first draft of student outcomes, for LE400.

4.2.4 The contractor shall provide content mapping for LE 400 to the government for review which will include, at a minimum, 1) Major topic (as provided by the government’s curriculum map) to be covered by chapter, 2) Chapter Topics outlined, and 3) Chapter Lesson summaries.

4.2.5 The contractor shall provide quarterly updates of student outcomes for LE 300 & 400 and all applicable to ensure services are consistent with the need of the requirement.

4.3 Student Textbook

4.3.1 The contractor shall provide a LE 300 course manuscript.

4.3.2 The contractor shall provide a LE 300 course layout and design.

4.3.3 The contractor shall provide the completed LE 300 textbook in Microsoft Suite, PDF, and ePub format.

4.3.4 The contractor shall provide a LE 400 course manuscript.

4.3.5 The contractor shall provide a LE 400 course layout and design.

4.3.6 The contractor shall provide the completed LE 400 textbook in Microsoft Suite, PDF, and ePub format.

4.3.7 The contractor shall provide quarterly updates for LE 300 & 400 manuscript and course layout and design, to ensure the service is consistent with the requirement’s need.

4.4 Instructors Guides

4.4.1 The contractor shall provide the first draft of the Instructor Guide for LE 300.

4.4.2 The contractor will provide the completed LE 300 Instructor Guide.

4.4.3 The contractor shall provide the first draft of the Instructor Guide for LE 400.

4.4.4 The contractor will provide the completed LE400 Instructor Guide.

5.0 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

5.1 Each LE course lesson will be formatted using the Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy and Worldwide Instructional

Design System (WIDS). The course shall be founded on clearly defined observable and measurable student outcomes.

5.1.1 Each LE course lesson will include a project or problem for Project-Based Learning (PBL).

5.1.2 Each LE course lesson must be on 21st Century Skills and Learning focuses on active engagement of students through hands-on learning via in-class activities, problem solving, collaboration, small and large group learning concepts, videos and other experiences.

5.1.3 Each LE course lesson will have vocabulary building with an end of lesson review.

5.1.4 Each LE course lesson must be represented in the corresponding Instructor Guide (IG). The IG will contain all the necessary items to support class lectures included but not limited to:

• Detailed Instructor lesson plans

• Student Handouts (one for each LE course lesson)

• PowerPoint presentations for each LE course lesson. PowerPoint lessons must be compatible with

Turning Point Technology and have test item banks embedded in the slides at appropriate places.

5.1.5 Each LE course lesson is intended to be designed with 75% instructional time dedicated to lecture and 25% of the time dedicated participating in classroom interactivity, where appropriate. The organization of instruction shall:

• Include student read-ahead essays in the POI followed by classes consisting of activities, simulations, educational games, and other hands-on classroom activities used as the primary learning medium.

• At least two activities minimum per lesson, which must include one technology activity.

• Activities must support clearly observable and measurable lesson objectives / student outcomes.

• Student lesson preparation time is not to exceed 40 minutes.

• Instructions for the in-class activities are to be contained in the respective lesson plans in the Instructor

Guide, filed in the appropriate lesson folder, and clearly marked by lesson title and activity name or other identification so the resources needed are easily found by the instructor.

5.2. The POI shall be written to the 9th grade reading level, using the Flesch-Kincaid system.

5.3 The POI shall contain multiple assessment methods to capture cadet progress and learning outcomes (e.g., traditional, performance-based systems). The assessment tasks must serve as tools for verifying and documenting that cadets have mastered the intended learning objectives and outcomes.

5.3.1 Assessment tasks will provide feedback to students and instructors guiding classroom instruction and improve student performance. Questioning strategies (such as reflection) to maximize learning, engagement, critical thinking, and other higher order thinking skills must be included.

5.3.2 The POI must also incorporate higher order thinking skills and activities designed to engage and broaden the student’s minds and tap into their natural curiosity about leadership and teamwork.

5.4 The contractor shall gain approval for all use of publications by the Marine Corps /USG, e.g., unrestricted use of all images/videos/voiceovers and other materials used in the ETBs, Instructor guide, and ePubs.

5.5 National Education Standards: MCJROTC is required to benchmark its POI to a generally accepted set of national standards for educational content, and to publish the same. The contractor will use the Mid-Continent

Research for Educational and learning (McREL), Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), grades 9-12, The

Math Standards and Expectations, and National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS-S) standards in developing objectives for the course and the objectives used must lead to course content that covers these national standards. The benchmark correlations between national standards, lesson objectives and student outcomes will also be presented at the end of the instructor guide.

5.6 Any intellectual property contributed by the contractor and any copyrighted material incorporated from outside sources into these materials, under this contract, shall become the sole property of the US Government in accordance with DFARS 227.7105-1, DFARS 227.7106, DFARS 252.227.7020 and/or DFARS 252.227-7021 and shall be used with full government purpose rights, including rights to reproduce the material as needed for internal Department of Defense use within MCJROTC classes and to post any material content on MCJROTC web portal password-protected websites to facilitate local instruction.

5.7 MCJROTC instructors will be allowed to use all electronic files provided as needed for classroom instruction/preparation and may download, post, print, etc. the electronic files as needed to facilitate the instruction and evaluation required to teach the course.

5.7.1 MCJROTC instructors will be allowed, and are expected, to modify/personalize any files included with this course to add their creativity and personal style to slides, script, etc. to enhance the teaching of the materials, and will be allowed to download, copy, alter or otherwise manipulate the test bank files to create their own exams, in-class study or homework assignments via hard copy or electronic form.

6.0 TRAVEL

6.1 The Government will reimburse the Contractor for approved non-local travel in accordance with the Federal

Acquisition Regulation (FAR), including FAR Part 31.205-46. Non-local travel is defined as travel outside of a

50-mile radius of the Government’s site. Travel authorization requires approval of the COR, in writing, prior to incurring costs. Travel will be reconciled monthly and reported to the COR prior to invoicing. Receipts and any supporting documents must be submitted as supporting documentation when invoicing. Costs incurred without authorization will not be reimbursed.

6.2 The Contractor shall coordinate travel arrangements with the COR. Any travel under this contract must be specifically requested in writing by the Contractor and approved by the COR, prior to incurring any travel expense. The Contractor shall submit the written request to the COR at least five (5) days in advance of the travel dates, as practicable. The travel request shall include as a minimum, the following:

• Contract number

• Date, time, and place of proposed travel

• Purpose of travel and how it relates to the contract

• Contractor’s estimated cost of travel with a breakdown of the estimated costs of transportation, lodging, meals, and incidentals; and

• Name(s) of individual(s) traveling

6.3 The COR shall review and approve/disapprove (as appropriate) all travel requests submitted giving written email notice of such approval or disapproval to the Contractor.

7.0 DELIVERABLES

7.1 Deliverables Management. The Contractor shall provide all documents to the Contracting Officer’s

Representative (COR) for review using best commercial practices for quality. Unless otherwise agreed to by the parties, the Government will provide written acceptance, comments, and/or change requests, if any, within ten business days from receipt of any formal deliverable. If written acceptance, comments, and/or change requests are not provided within ten business days, the deliverable shall be deemed acceptable as written by the Contractor. If the Government provides comments and/or change requests, the Contractor shall have ten business days from receipt of the government correspondence to incorporate the comments and/or change requests and resubmit the deliverable.

PWS

Paragraph

Deliverable Due Date

Monthly Report The contractor shall deliver a monthly report that details monthly significant events to the Contracting

Officer Representative (COR) via

MS Word Document emailed.

4.1 Analysis Due to COR NLT 3 months post

award

4.1 Milestone Plan Due to COR NLT 3 months post

award

4.2.1 First Draft of Student

outcomes for LE 300

Due to COR NLT 9 months post award

4.2.2 Content Mapping

LE 300

Due to COR NLT 12 months post award

4.3.1 Manuscript LE 300 Due to COR NLT 18 months post

award

4.3.2 Layout and Design LE 300 Due to COR NLT 24 months post

award

4.3.3 LE 300 ePub Due to COR NLT 30 months post

award

4.4.1 Instructor Guide LE 300 Due to COR NLT 34 months post

award

4.2.3 LE 400 Course Outcomes Due to COR NLT 24 months post

award

4.2.4 Content Mapping LE 400 Due to COR NLT 30 months post

award

4.3.4 LE 400 Manuscript Due to COR NLT 36 months post

award

4.3.5 LE 400 Layout and

Design

Due to COR NLT 42 months post award

4.3.6 LE 400 ePub Due to COR NLT 48 months post

award

4.4 LE 400 Instructor Guide Due to COR NLT 52 months post

award

4.1.5, 4.2.5, 4.3.7

Status updates Quarterly or as noted at PWS paragraph

Note: format for each deliverable is as stated within the PWS paragraph

8.0 PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

8.1 Performance of a service will be evaluated to determine whether or not it meets the performance standard. Inspections may be performed by the COR. Corrective action is the preferred method of correcting any unacceptable service.

8.2 The contractor shall meet timetable listed below for each of the deliverables.

PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS SUMMARY (PRS)

PWS

paragraph

Requirement Acceptable Quality Level Surveillance Method Incentive

4.1 Analysis On time with all aspects

thoroughly discussed.

Inspection of

Deliverables

Positive

CPARS

rating

4.1 Milestone Plan On time with all

production steps identified.

Inspection of

Deliverables

Positive

CPARS

Rating

4.2.1 First Draft of

Student outcomes for LE 300

On time and in accordance with curriculum mapping.

Inspection of

Deliverables

Positive

CPARS

Rating

4.2.2 Content Mapping

LE 100

On time and 98% correct and error- free.

Inspection of

Deliverables

Positive

CPARS

Rating

4.3.1 Manuscript

LE 300

On time and 98% correct and error- free.

Inspection of

Deliverables

Positive

CPARS

Rating

4.3.2 Layout and Design

LE 300

On time and 98% correct and error- free.

Inspection of

Deliverables

Positive

CPARS

Rating

4.3.3 LE 300 ePub On time and 98%

correct and error- free.

Inspection of

Deliverables

Positive

CPARS

rating

4.4.1 Instructor Guide LE

On time and 98% correct and error- free.

Inspection of

Deliverables

Positive

CPARS

rating

4.2.3 LE 400 Course

Outcomes

On time and in accordance with curriculum mapping.

Inspection of

Deliverables

Positive

CPARS

rating

4.2.4 Content Mapping

LE 400

On time and 98% correct and error-free.

Inspection of

Deliverables

Positive

CPARS

rating

4.3.4 LE 400 Manuscript On time and 98%

correct and error- free.

Inspection of

Deliverables

Positive

CPARS

rating

4.3.5 LE 400 Layout and

Design

On time and 98% correct and error- free.

Inspection of

Deliverables

Positive

CPARS

rating

4.3.6 LE 400 ePub On time and 98%

correct and error- free.

Inspection of

Deliverables

Positive

CPARS

rating

4.4 LE 400 Instructor On time and 98% correct Inspection of Positive

Guide and error- free. Deliverables CPARS rating