Spring ISD Grow Your Own Program
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- Solicitation number
- 25-001
- State
- Texas
- Responses due
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About this opportunity
The Spring Independent School District (Spring ISD) is seeking competitive proposals for a Grow Your Own (GYO) Program to support the development of aspiring educators, such as current paraprofessionals and non-certified staff, to earn a bachelor's degree, certification, and eligibility to teach in Texas while being employed full-time by Spring ISD. The selected vendor, an accredited, Texas-based Educator Preparation Provider (EPP), will be responsible for providing participants with a tuition-free education, covering the costs of textbooks, fees, and certification exams, and placing them in paid paraprofessional roles within Spring ISD for the duration of the program, which includes at least a one-year clinical internship. The total estimated value of this contract is $125,000, with an initial term from January 6, 2025 through September 1, 2028, and the option to renew annually for up to two additional one-year terms. Proposals are due by October 4, 2024, and an award recommendation will be made at the Spring ISD Board of Trustees meeting on November 12, 2024.
The RFP is open to all accredited, Texas-based EPPs approved to offer certification in specific areas aligned to Spring ISD's staffing needs, including early childhood, core subjects, and special education. No set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond are mentioned. The district reserves the right to substitute, add, or cancel products as needed during the contract term, and vendors are required to comply with federal regulations for the use of federal funds, including EDGAR requirements.
Opportunity text
The Spring Independent School District ("District") requests competitive sealed proposals for the purpose of identifying a vendor(s) to propose a Spring ISD Grow Your Own Program to support the needs of the District, in accordance with the terms, conditions and specifications established within this Request for Proposals (RFP). Proposals are due on or before 12:00 pm (CST) on October 04, 2024. An award recommendation will be made at the Spring ISD Board of Trustees meeting scheduled on November 12, 2024. If the award recommendation is approved, the initial term of this contract ("Contract") will be from January 06, 2025, through September 1, 2028. Thereafter, the District reserves the right to either renew the contract annually for up to two (2) additional one-year terms ("Renewal Terms") or to extend the contract on a month-to-month basis to prevent a lapse in the contract term until the District re-bids the Contract.Total estimated value of this contract is $125,000, depending on the District's needs over the contract period.Spring ISD uses an online bidding system to post and receive bids electronically. To view the full specifications of this RFP and to submit a proposal, you must be registered as a vendor within our online system and must log in. For assistance with the online registration process, please contact Procurement Services at 281-891-6465.
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