Literacy and Math Tutoring Service
- Client
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- RFP Number
- EDUCATION-17453
- Posted
- 6/20/2026
- Category
- Subsistence, Education or Training Supplies and Services
- Budget
- Looking for Proposals
- NAICS
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- Set-aside
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- Contact
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Description
AI GeneratedThe East Baton Rouge Parish School Board is seeking a vendor to provide high-quality literacy and math tutoring services to improve student learning outcomes. The agency aims to ensure all elementary students become proficient in math by building solid foundational skills necessary for success in Algebra, college, and careers. For literacy, the agency requires a focus on foundational reading skills in grades K-3 to develop proficient readers who can comprehend diverse texts. The scope of work covers K-3 literacy tutoring and K-12 mathematics tutoring, utilizing an accelerated learning instructional approach to build readiness for grade-level content. Selected providers must deliver initial training and ongoing support for tutors, establish formal tutor time commitments, design structured tutoring sessions, and closely align tutoring with classroom instruction. Additionally, the service provider must support all parents, including those with low literacy levels or those who speak a language other than English, to reinforce learning outside of school hours. Eligible bidders must be onshore organizations based entirely in the United States. The agency requires the performance of all tutoring services to be conducted offsite. The agency is currently looking for proposals to determine the budget and has not signaled a specific funding limit.
Key solicitation details
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The Louisiana Department of Education is seeking applications from organizations to provide literacy and math tutoring services for K-12 public school students through the Steve Carter Tutoring Initiative. Approved providers will be listed in a portal where families can directly select them for after-school tutoring. Applicants must meet background check and qualification standards and adhere to rate caps.
- Issued by
- Louisiana Department of Education
- Submission window opens
- January 15, 2027
- Submission window closes
- March 31, 2027
- State review process
- April 1, 2027 - June 30, 2027
- How to submit
- Electronic via online portal
- Submission details
- Applicants must create My.La and LDOE Professional Learning Partner accounts and submit via the Louisiana Tutoring Initiative Provider RFA online link. No cover letters, executive summaries, or organizational marketing materials are accepted.
- Contract term
- Approved providers are listed; LDOE may conduct periodic reviews every two years to ensure ongoing compliance.
- Estimated value
- Not stated. Rates are capped at $60/hour for 1:1 tutoring and $40/hour per student for 2:1, 3:1, and 4:1 groups.
- Place of performance
- Offsite (In person or virtually after school hours in Louisiana)
- Funding
- Steve Carter Tutoring Program (Act 415 of 2021 / Act 649 of 2024)
How proposals are evaluated
| Ability of the provider to help Louisiana achieve key education goals | Pass/Not Pass |
| Commitment of the provider to serve young learners, including English language learners and students with disabilities | Pass/Not Pass |
| Quality of tutoring, coherence with school-based learning, and proposed instructors | Pass/Not Pass |
| Commitment of the provider to engage stakeholders | Pass/Not Pass |
| Cost effectiveness | Pass/Not Pass |
Scope of work
- Provide literacy tutoring for K-12 public school students addressing foundational reading skills and complex texts
- Provide mathematics tutoring for K-12 public school students using an accelerated learning approach
- Deliver tutoring after school hours in person or virtually with a maximum 4:1 student-to-tutor ratio
- Utilize a data management system to track and report student attendance, progress, and outcomes
- Engage and collaborate with families regarding student progress, needs, and instruction coherence
- Ensure tutors complete required foundational literacy or math training
- Conduct completed background checks for all tutors
Minimum qualifications
- Tutors must hold a valid teaching certificate in elementary education, reading, or math, or hold an associate or baccalaureate degree
- Alternatively, tutors may be employed as a paraprofessional by a public school governing authority
- Alternatively, tutors may be a student pursuing a degree at a postsecondary education institution
- Literacy tutors must successfully complete a department-approved science of reading training
- Math tutors must successfully complete a department-approved numeracy training
- All tutors must complete background checks
- Non-Louisiana corporations must obtain a certificate of authority from the Secretary of State of Louisiana
Documents to include with the bid
- Tutoring Organization Information
- Signed AI data privacy statement on official letterhead (if using AI)
- AI Intended Use Case Summary (if using AI)
- Organization Goals and Background
- Organization Description and Scope of Services
- Data management system report or dashboard examples
- Engagement and Support Plan
- Letter of support from head of organization
- Letter of support with evidence of results
- Proposed Pricing and cancellation/no-show policy
Verify important details
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