Education and Community Engagement Planning Services

The vendor required to provide educational and community engagement organizations to develop strategic, conceptual, and implementation-ready educational frameworks and engagement plans for agency.
1. Project orientation, research, and stakeholder engagement
•    Kickoff meeting with city staff to confirm goals, processes, and expectations. 
•    Review of city archives, collections, interpretive themes, conservation priorities, and existing educational materials. 
•    stakeholder engagement with historians, educators, archivists, conservators, community Partners, youth, and teaching artists. 
•    synthesis of findings to guide all subsequent curriculum, program, and engagement planning.
2. Curriculum development and training planning - the proposer shall develop a comprehensive education framework that includes:
•    Learning modules, educator tools, and interpretive content for use by schools and museum visitors.
•    Codification of an internship curriculum supporting pathways in conservation and museum studies. 
•    Training models for docents, teaching artists, and education staff. 
•    A pilot-testing structure for refining curriculum through educator feedback.
3. Educational programming planning - the proposer shall create a cohesive educational programming plan that includes:
•    Design of conceptual program models such as hands-on workshops, conservation demonstrations, tours, and student learning experiences. 
•    Structural planning for a February scholarly lecture series developed with historians, archivists, and other experts. 
•    Content and training frameworks to expand docent capacity for seasonal surges in group visits. 
•    Program evaluation tools and measurement strategies.
4. Community engagement and teaching artistry planning
•    A teaching artist engagement model, including recruitment, training, and content alignment protocols. 
•    Family day and public workshop structures with clearly defined content, methods, and accessibility considerations. 
•    Community learning strategies integrating historical accuracy and conservation storytelling. 
•    Identification of key partnerships with schools, cultural groups, community organizations, and youth organizations. 
•    A framework for ongoing community feedback through advisory groups and listening sessions.
5. Integration with facing the rising sun exhibition modernization planning
•    Aligning education, community engagement, and teaching artistry recommendations with planned interpretive enhancements. 
•    Coordinating with community advisors and scholars to ensure inclusive, accurate, and responsive educational approaches. 
•    Identifying opportunities for digital interpretation, interactive learning, and alternative media formats to support diverse audiences. 
•    Contributing educational components that inform development of a future exhibition design.

- Pre-Proposal Meeting Date: December 30, 2025
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: January 5, 2026