Community Schools Model

The Christina School District in New Castle County, Delaware, is seeking a Primary Partner to provide technical assistance for implementing and expanding the Full Service Community Schools Model across four specific schools: Stubbs Early Education Center, Maurice Pritchett Sr. Academy, Pulaski Early Education Center, and Bayard School. The selected vendor will be responsible for comprehensive service coordination, including fiscal management, hiring site coordinators, identifying and managing content partners, and collaborating with the district to implement the community schools approach. The procurement is structured as a Request for Proposals (RFP) with critical dates including a question submission deadline of March 4, 2025, question responses to be posted by March 18, 2025, and final proposal submissions due April 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM EDT. Proposal evaluation will be based on four key criteria: familiarity/experience/reputation (40%), capacity to meet requirements (15%), staffing plan (15%), and budget/resources projection (30%). The initial contract term is one year, spanning from September 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, with potential for two additional one-year renewals.

The RFP explicitly requires the Primary Partner to be a private, non-profit social service agency, which effectively limits potential respondents to organizations meeting this specific designation. Vendors must provide comprehensive insurance coverage, including commercial general liability ($1M per occurrence/$3M aggregate), sexual abuse and molestation liability ($1M), and automotive liability coverage. Additionally, the successful vendor must conduct thorough background checks, drug testing, and child protection registry checks for all employees. While the RFP does not specify a precise budget range, it mandates that the selected partner actively seek ongoing resources through grants and corporate sponsorships to support the community schools model. The district anticipates notifying the awarded vendor by June 30, 2025, with the expectation that the selected organization will develop a sustainable framework for expanding community school services that can potentially be replicated across other educational settings.