A. Professional development services must include one or more of the focus areas below: 1. Foundational skills instruction and support 2. Access to foundational skills for all learners (SWD, EL, etc.) 3. High-quality intervention practices aligned to core instruction 4. Using assessment data (e.g., screener) to drive instruction 5. Building leadership capacity to support implementation of High-Quality Instructional Materials (HQIM) 6. The Contractor shall be identified as a High-Quality Professional Learning Partner (HQPL) supporting HQIM in the AR Professional Learning Partner Guide (Attachment A) prior to proving services under the RFQ. B. The Contractor shall have demonstrated expertise in the science of reading, including familiarity with evidence-based practices and current research. C. The Contractor shall have experience supporting implementation of one or more HQIM from Arkansas’s approved list for literacy. (Attachment B) D. Professional learning must, at minimum: 1. Align to the science of reading and support Arkansas’ vision for literacy. 2. Be grounded in one or more HQIM from Arkansas’s approved list. 3. Include classroom observation and data collection. 4. Include continuous, job-embedded, on-site support...
