South Dakota Posting Board #26RFP20465

Statewide TSL Grant Technical Assistance and Implementation Management

South Dakota seeks a statewide partner to support implementation of its Teacher and School Leader (TSL) grant. - Government buyer: South Dakota Department of Education, Division of Accreditation and Certification; buyer contact: Rochelle Kenzy. - Opportunity: Professional services for statewide technical assistance, implementation management, and federal grant compliance. The provider should be a nationally recognized leader in Grow Your Own and strategic staffing models. - Named organizations: Dakota State University and Northern State University are project coordination partners. No OEMs, commercial vendors, or product manufacturers are named. - Requested services: - SD TAP expansion and implementation: Support district onboarding and implementation planning, especially in TSL-eligible high-need schools; coach apprentices; develop mentors and journeyworkers; and advance workforce pathways and educator recruitment. Coordinate with Dakota State University and Northern State University and integrate strategic staffing, HCMS, and evaluation-informed professional growth systems. - Mentor development: Provide 10 monthly facilitated training sessions, 30 structured one-to-one mentoring conversation guides, individualized coaching and feedback, and observation, coaching, and evaluation tools. - Data, improvement, and sustainability: Establish or support monitoring and performance measurement, data collection and reporting, fidelity reviews, stakeholder feedback, communities of practice, continuous improvement, sustainability planning, braided-funding exploration, and local HCMS and Performance-Based Compensation Systems (PBCS). - Governance and grant compliance: Advise on grant management, federal compliance, GPRA performance reporting, implementation documentation, risk mitigation, and coordination among the State, districts, educator preparation providers, and project partners. - Statewide management and match: Serve as the primary statewide implementation and technical assistance partner across the grant, align activities into a coherent strategy, and provide the required in-kind match with supporting documentation. - Items and quantities: No product line items or part numbers are specified. Service quantities are generally not specified, except for the 10 mentor-training sessions and 30 mentoring conversation guides. - Notable requirement: The selected provider must supply the grant-required in-kind match. - Period of performance: 33-month base period, with a possible one-year extension by mutual agreement and if in the State’s best interest. - Estimated value: Not stated in the provided materials.

Description

The South Dakota Department of Education, Division of Accreditation and Certification, seeks a qualified nationally recognized vendor and leader in Grow Your Own and strategic staffing models. The selected consultant will provide primary statewide technical assistance and grant implementation management. Respondents must submit a proposal by November 30, 2026, at 5:00 PM CT, along with supporting documentation of qualifications and experience. Proposals are to be submitted electronically to the buyer, Rochelle Kenzy.

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