Accountability System Redesign and Technical Advisory Committee Facilitation Services

The Vendor is required to provide accountability system redesign and technical advisory committee facilitation services for include:
- Accountability framework development
• Clarification of the purposes and intended uses of accountability.
• Development and refinement of a theory of action.
• Identification of design principles and decision-making criteria.
• Analysis of tradeoffs among potential accountability approaches.
• Review of national research, emerging practices, and relevant state examples.
• Development of recommendations for accountability indicators, reporting approaches, and system architecture.
- Stakeholder engagement and consensus building
• District and school leaders
• Educators
• Families and students
• Postsecondary representatives
• Policymakers
• Advocacy organizations
• Community partners
- Advisory group facilitation
• Meeting planning
• Agenda development
• Facilitation of in-person and virtual sessions
• Development of briefing materials
• Documentation of recommendations and decisions
• Ongoing project management support
- Federal and state policy alignment
• Elementary and secondary education act (ESSA) requirements
• Accountability and reporting requirements
• Amendment considerations
• Federal peer review considerations
• Alignment with state statutes and policy priorities
- Framework roadmap development
• Theory of action
• Design principles
• Recommended accountability structure
• Recommended indicators and reporting approaches
• Governance and implementation considerations
• Evaluation and continuous improvement recommendations
• Proposed implementation timeline.