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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Restorative Practices REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL K19-11-24 Board Meeting 2-26-2019

Development of Request For Proposal (RFP) • Other districts • School leadership feedback • Department feedback • Community council, parent council, student council 2 L e a r n i n g . L e a d i n g . A c h i e v i n g .

Purpose • Establish a contract for materials and professional development services related to diversity, equity and inclusion • Increase the knowledge and skills of our staff and leadership as it pertains to diversity, equity, inclusion, and restorative practices. • Support the development of practices that reflect a long-term roadmap to ensure that barriers to inclusion and equity continue to decrease, while internal awareness, knowledge and skills continue to increase • Include methods of long-term monitoring and evaluation that consider several areas, such as hiring practices, culturally responsive pedagogy, effective communication among stakeholders, community partnership engagement and ongoing staff training. • Support local capacity to address sustainability in equity and inclusion initiatives L e a r n i n g . L e a d i n g . A c h i e v i n g . 3

Scope of Work Qualified parties should have a proven record that reflects their ability to obtain the following outcomes: • Provide professional development and follow-up support on culturally relevant teaching strategies and restorative practices • Support and build capacity of educators to form meaningful relationships with students and families of diverse backgrounds • Identify actions that will increase benefits/reduce disparities among diverse populations • Develop skills necessary to hold difficult conversations around equity and inclusion • Support practices for attracting candidates for open positions from a variety of different backgrounds 4 L e a r n i n g . L e a d i n g . A c h i e v i n g .

Scope of Work Cont. • Customizable onsite training related to diversity, equity and inclusion • Establish an evaluation framework for equity initiatives • Guide and support decision-making and team building in a diverse working environment • Support educators to utilize data to develop solutions to address inequities • Customizable individual coaching with organizational leaders and/or sites • Customizable onsite training related to restorative discipline practices • Support leaders to create restorative systems, including restorative circles and conferences • Training and resources on mediation processes, particularly peer mediation 5 L e a r n i n g . L e a d i n g . A c h i e v i n g .

Evaluation Criteria A. Program content and capabilities B. Experience and Expertise of the Firm and Key personnel C. Implementation plan D. Cost E. Overall compliance with Terms and Conditions, Scope of Work and other RFP requirements including the offeror’s ability to provide all information as requested at time of proposal submittal 6 L e a r n i n g . L e a d i n g . A c h i e v i n g .

Evaluation Process Request for Proposal Window • Released October 3, 2018 and due on November 15, 2018 Evaluation Committee • 4 District Staff (1 Assistant Superintendent, 3 Directors-ESS/School Effectiveness) • 3 School Leaders (1 Elementary Principal, 1 Middle School Principal and 1 Assistant Principal) • 1 Community Member • 1 Community Council Member Initial meeting – November 27, 2019 • Reviewed procurement regulations and process • Signed a conflict of interest form • Reviewed the evaluation criteria • Handed out evaluation forms and copies of each Request for proposal 7 L e a r n i n g . L e a d i n g . A c h i e v i n g .

Evaluation Process Cont. • Independent Scoring Window (November 27 – January 10, 2019) • Every evaluator scored each of the proposals on their own time during the scoring window using the evaluation criteria • Group Scoring Discussion (January 10, 2019) • Individually collected all of the scores and averaged all nine evaluator scores • Consensus to eliminate scores below 500 • Provided justification for scores for the higher than 500 and reviewed the scope and where the offerings best met the needs of the scope of work • Arrived at consensus to move the top proposal forward for board recommendation • Final Scoring Discussion (January 11 – January 31, 2019) • Arrived at consensus to move the next top 3 proposals forward for board recommendation as supplementary services 8 L e a r n i n g . L e a d i n g . A c h i e v i n g .

Why these vendors are being recommended for board approval • Highest average scores based on the evaluation criteria • Identified a vendor with a comprehensive approach of content that met the scope of work and had an extensive history of comprehensive trainings • Identified additional vendors with targeted support that met the scope of work • Looked at a lens from teacher engagement and realistic about school site implementation • Provided a detailed evaluation plan with data for how effective they have been in schools • Strongly considered that the proposal wasn’t a one time professional development or phase out approach • Sustainable and over a long a period of time • Cost benefit analysis 9 L e a r n i n g . L e a d i n g . A c h i e v i n g .

Recommendation • Corwin • KOI Education • Kamm Solutions • Human Services Development Collaborative (HSDC) 10 L e a r n i n g . L e a d i n g . A c h i e v i n g .

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