Des Moines Public Schools Procureware #ROI1283 Addendum 1

DMPS market research for grades 9–12 English language arts curriculum

Des Moines Public Schools is gathering market information on high school English language arts curriculum for grades 9–12. - Buyer: Des Moines Independent Community School District, operating as Des Moines Public Schools (DMPS), Procurement Department, Des Moines, Iowa. - Curriculum providers named: Odell (materials currently used by DMPS) and Great Minds (collaborating with the district on curriculum review). Neither is identified as selected. - Requested curriculum: English I–IV materials, offered as a complete yearlong core curriculum, standalone standards-aligned units or modules, or both. No part numbers or purchase quantities are specified. - Enrollment context: 1,909 ninth graders, 1,986 tenth graders, 1,983 eleventh graders, and 2,311 twelfth graders; approximately 75 teachers. - Notable requirements: Address rigorous literary and informational texts, knowledge building, vocabulary and language, writing and discussion, and supports for multilingual learners and students with disabilities. Responses should cover grade-level scope and sequence, assessments and reporting, accessible print/digital materials, platform interoperability, privacy and security, and implementation and professional learning. Provide digital sample units for grades 9 and 11, including consecutive lessons and student and teacher materials, assessments, rubrics, and exemplars. - Commercial context: The notice is for market research and planning, not a commitment to purchase or award. Any resulting agreement is described as a one-year term with up to four additional one-year renewals.

Description

Des Moines Public Schools is seeking information from qualified curriculum publishers and providers about high-quality English language arts instructional materials for grades 9–12. Respondents may describe a comprehensive English I–IV curriculum, standards-aligned units or modules for replacing or supplementing existing materials, or both, and provide evidence on instructional features, scope and sequence, sample materials, accessibility, assessments, and implementation. The source describes the request as market research and planning, not a pricing bid or promise of procurement. Responses are due November 13, 2026, at 4:00 PM CT.

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