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Texas Education Agency Solicits Early Literacy Intervention Software Tools

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is seeking proposals for early literacy intervention tools to support statewide reading skills development: - Government Buyer: - Texas Education Agency (TEA), Contracts and Purchasing Division - Products/Services Requested: - Early literacy intervention software tools utilizing automated, computerized, or augmented methods - Must align with Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) and Researched-Based Instructional Strategies (RBIS) - Available in both English and linguistically authentic Spanish (not direct translations) - Compliance with State Board of Education (SBOE) suitability rubric required - Built-in accessibility features and support for emergent bilingual/multilingual learners - Instructional mastery dashboards at student, classroom, campus, district, and state levels - Ongoing, differentiated implementation support and annual training for facilitators - Monthly student-level access and usage data reporting - Annual peer-reviewed efficacy studies demonstrating product effectiveness - Payment and Contract Structure: - Hybrid license payment model: 50% paid for access, 50% paid upon meeting usage metrics - Multi-year contract with annual renewals based on access and usage - TEA may contract with multiple vendors and products; additional products may be added for optional district use without subsidy - Notable Requirements: - Adherence to accessibility standards (e.g., ADA) - Ongoing support and training included in license fees - Data privacy and reporting obligations - No specific OEMs or vendors are named in the solicitation; open to multiple providers

Description

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is soliciting responses to provide high-quality early literacy intervention tools that utilize automated, computerized, or other augmented methods to support early reading skills. The tools must be aligned with the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) and grounded in Researched-Based Instructional Strategies (RBIS). Products must be available in both English and Spanish, with Spanish versions being linguistically authentic. TEA intends to contract with one or more products for subsidized use by school systems, paying for access and usage of student-level licenses, and may add additional products for optional district use without subsidy.

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