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CDE Advisory List of Providers
CDE's 2024-2025 School & District Support Advisory List of Providers
Overview
CDE has concluded its 2024-2025 RFI review, and the providers who were successful in that process are now included on our Advisory List. Schools and districts with low-performing schools are encouraged to consider the providers on the list across the five categories below:
Diagnose & Plan Partners
- District Strategic Planning (holistic or targeted at one or more key district systems)
- School Holistic Reviews and Improvement Planning
Implementation Partners
- Improvement Implementation Support (school and district levels)
- School Turnaround Leadership Development (STLD)
- Accountability Pathways Partners (formerly Management Partners)
Note: School Turnaround Leadership Development (STLD) program providers must also apply under Improvement Implementation Support in order to become a qualified STLD provider. Additional information about this program and currently identified providers can be found here.
Review and Approval Process
CDE reviewed all application materials using our published rubrics and a “body of evidence” approach that included review of application forms and narrative, authentic work samples, evidence of prior impact, and references. Based on this review, all approved providers met CDE’s quality criteria and provided concrete evidence of their ability to improve outcomes for students in low-performing schools. In addition, some providers met the quality standards at the highest level. These providers are noted as “approved with distinction”.
Approved providers also had the opportunity to participate in an optional and supplemental process to identify up to three field-validated expertise areas. Expertise areas were field-validated using feedback from educators and partners who work directly with each participating provider. The field-validated expertise areas include: ELA instruction (rigor, engagement), ELL/MLL models (especially in rural/small districts), Family School Community Partnerships, High school design and evidence based improvement strategies for high schools, Math instruction (conceptual understanding, rigor, engagement), Rural school improvement, SEL/school culture/behavioral supports, Special education models and effective service design, Strategies for closing opportunity gaps (students of color, students qualifying for FRL, students with special needs), Strategies for Improving Quality and Rigor of Instruction, Student Engagement, Whole school redesign (people, time, money, curriculum, school model). Providers noted with “exceptional expertise” are those that the field indicated exceptional knowledge and impact in the respective expertise area.
Click here to access the full Advisory List, including links to each provider's RFI submission.
Resources for District RFP Processes
CDE recommends that districts at least consider using a Request for Proposal (RFP) process when hiring an external partner. The following RFP Template is provided as an example only. Districts should consult their legal counsel and procurement policies before releasing an RFP. In addition, CDE is providing a provider contact list that districts are encouraged to use to publicize district RFPs for school improvement services.
Contacts
If you have questions about the Advisory List or RFI process, please contact Lindsay Cox, School Transformation Grant Manager.
If you need this information in an alternate format, please contact Nate Goss, Accountability Project Manager.
Advisory List of Providers
CDE found that the following respondents sufficiently addressed all questions listed in the RFI and provided concrete evidence of their ability to improve outcomes for students in low-performing schools.
- Click here to access more information about the School Turnaround Leadership Development providers
- Click here to view the Provider "Get to Know Us" Video Gallery
Participation in the field-validated expertise area process was optional for providers. This information serves only as supplemental information to the RFI process and should not be treated as a comprehensive list of the expertises of approved providers.
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