Mesa Public Schools Opengov #Environmental Science

Mesa Public Schools Environmental Science Curriculum Solicitation

Mesa Public Schools is seeking one comprehensive SC 50 Environmental Science curriculum program for its high school students. - Government buyer: Mesa Public Schools (Mesa Unified School District No. 4), Purchasing Department. - Curriculum vendors and OEMs: No curriculum vendor, publisher, or OEM is named. The district’s existing technology and compatibility references include Canvas; Newline interactive flat panels; ScreenBeam wireless display technology; Microsoft Windows, Entra ID, Intune, and Edge; Apple iPads; and Google Chrome. These are existing technologies, not identified curriculum suppliers. - Requested curriculum and pricing options: Vendors may propose only one program. Pricing is requested for four alternatives: - Five-year digital-only core curriculum. - Five-year digital and physical core curriculum. - Seven-year digital-only core curriculum. - Seven-year digital and physical core curriculum. - Include professional development in the applicable all-inclusive pricing if offered. No quantities or part numbers are specified; the district estimates approximately 700 students, 8 teachers, and 22 course sections. - Key instructional requirements: Align to Arizona Science Standards and support science and engineering practices, crosscutting concepts, hands-on investigations, data analysis, modeling, and evidence-based explanations. Environmental topics include population, natural resources, pollution, human impacts, and potential solutions. Required elements include digital student and teacher materials, hands-on investigations, and standards alignment or an NGSS-to-Arizona standards crosswalk. - Notable technical and evaluation requirements: Provide full-program demonstration access for up to 15 evaluators for at least 60 days. Disclose and support testing of Canvas integration, authentication, rostering, device and browser compatibility, and technical dependencies. Provide student-data privacy and cybersecurity documentation and a current accessibility conformance report supporting WCAG 2.1 Level AA or higher. Disclose applicable AI functionality and data use. Digital products that access or collect district data may require privacy or data-sharing agreements. - Additional evaluation considerations: Instructional design, content quality, assessments and skill development, accessibility, and cost-effectiveness. The district may consider partial proposals or make multiple awards.

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Mesa Public Schools is requesting proposals for instructional materials for its SC 50 Environmental Science course. The curriculum should support science ideas, science and engineering practices, crosscutting concepts, evidence-based explanations, and study of environmental issues such as population, natural resources, and pollution. Vendors may submit only one program; the district requests pricing for five- and seven-year options, for digital-only and digital-plus-physical materials. The anticipated implementation is in the 2027–2028 school year, and all ordered materials must be delivered by June 30, 2027.

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