Vermont Department of Economic Development #77251

Vermont chronic absenteeism and school attendance implementation support

Vermont is seeking implementation partners to help schools and districts strengthen attendance practices and address chronic absenteeism. - Government buyer: Vermont Agency of Education; no sub-agency or office is identified. - OEMs and vendors: No OEMs, vendors, or specific products are named. - Requested services: - Plan and facilitate virtual and in-person engagement with youth, families, caregivers, and communities to refine attendance procedures and implementation practices. - Provide virtual readiness training for local education agencies (LEAs) on data and early-warning systems, attendance-related multi-tiered supports and interventions, team formation and norms, and caregiver communication and community messaging. - Coach implementation in up to three LEAs, covering attendance teams, model procedures, fidelity measurement, early-warning-system use, and common Tier I attendance practices. - Provide engagement, training, implementation-progress, and outcome reporting, including barriers, effective practices, feedback, capacity gaps, and recommendations for improving the best-practices toolkit. - Notable requirements: Use evidence-based, culturally responsive, and equitable approaches; demonstrate systems-level implementation experience; provide qualified staff and data collection, analysis, and reporting capability. Pilot proposals must include resumes for direct-coaching staff and explain how progress will be monitored and measured. - Term: Up to one year initially, with up to two additional 12-month renewal periods. The readiness series is expected to run for roughly seven months.

Description

The Vermont Agency of Education is seeking proposals to establish contracts with one or more companies to support Vermont schools and districts in addressing chronic absenteeism and attendance management. Work includes statewide professional learning on data management and early intervention, youth and family engagement to refine attendance model procedures, and coaching and facilitation for a pilot implementation project. Specific activities include virtual training for local education agencies and coaching support for up to three LEAs. Contracts may run for up to one year, with options to renew for two additional twelve-month periods.

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