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 curriculum implementation through communities of practice services. The agency needs to foster community building, networking, and active participant engagement among school districts during both in-person and virtual sessions. To solve these implementation challenges, the agency requires a structured approach that combines group facilitation with district-specific coaching and practical, real-world examples of the curriculum in action. The selected vendor must manage participant communication, ensure the accessibility of all promotional and registration materials, and maintain a central digital hub for registration and session materials. The scope of work includes creating a facilitation guide that outlines strategies for engagement, meeting all accessibility and translation needs, and providing curriculum-specific coaching to support district implementation teams. Additionally, the vendor must schedule and prepare resources for three one-on-one coaching calls per district and provide opportunities, such as recorded lessons or peer-to-peer site visits, for districts to see the curriculum in action. Only onshore organizations based in the United States are eligible to bid on this opportunity. The agency requires all work to be performed offsite. The agency has not disclosed a specific budget and is currently looking for proposals to determine the cost of these services.