Support Implementation via Communities of Practice Services

The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, located in Everett, Massachusetts, is seeking a vendor to support educational districts through communities of practice services. The agency aims to help district implementation teams develop and refine their curriculum implementation plans while fostering community building, networking, and active engagement. This initiative addresses the need for structured, accessible collaboration and curriculum-specific coaching across both virtual and in-person environments. The scope of work requires the selected vendor to manage all participant communication and maintain a central digital hub for registration and session materials. The vendor must create a comprehensive facilitation guide incorporating session designs and strategies for both in-person and virtual settings. Additionally, the service provider must ensure that all promotional, registration, and session materials meet accessibility and translation requirements. To support district-level execution, the vendor must schedule and prepare resources for three one-on-one coaching calls per district to address specific implementation challenges. The project also requires providing opportunities for districts to observe the curriculum in action through recorded lessons or peer-to-peer site visits. These observational experiences will serve to deepen the understanding of high-quality implementation and inform ongoing coaching and action planning. Only onshore organizations based in the United States are eligible to bid on this opportunity. The selected vendor will perform all required work offsite. The agency has not disclosed a specific budget and is currently looking for proposals to determine the cost of these services. No key dates or specific evaluation criteria are provided in the solicitation details.