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Solicitation Title:
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Superintendant Academy - Cohort 2
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Agency:
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Department of Education
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Existing Contract Number:
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4300507194
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Proposed Solicitation Date:
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05-22-17
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Contract Expiration Date:
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06/30/2018
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Proposed Method of Procurement:
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Description:
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In order to develop educational systems that can effectively address the unique needs of students living in poverty, the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) will be implementing a series of programs that fall under the “Secretary’s Poverty and Student Achievement Initiative.” This Initiative is designed to engage educators in the work of improving achievement where significant numbers of students in urban and rural areas face the challenges of poverty.
Within this initiative, an initial focus will be placed on establishing structures and supports for ensuring equitable access to quality educators for all students. The Initiative will align with and support Pennsylvania’s State Plan for Ensuring Equitable Access to Excellent Educators for All Students. As required by the United States Department of Education, a state’s plan must describe the steps it will take to ensure that “poor and minority children are not taught at higher rates than other children by inexperienced, unqualified, or out-of-field teachers and the measures that it will use to evaluate and publicly report on its progress with respect to such steps.”
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