Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE), Special Education Services (SES) Section is seeking proposals from vendors to serve as an external researcher, evaluator, assessment analyst, and assessment reporter (i.e., External Evaluator) for the Alabama (AL) State Personnel Development Grant (SPDG). The AL SPDG project, Alabama Literacy Interventions and Support for Transition (AL LIST) funding is designed to support professional learning of educators to improve results for students with disabilities. The External Evaluator will be responsible for the collection of qualitative and quantitative data, and the use of formative and summative evaluations. The External Evaluator will oversee the evaluation activities and work closely with Districts and Coordinators to manage the data collection of training, coaching, fidelity, and outcome data.