About this opportunity
AI summaryCenter City Public Charter Schools seeks an experienced firm or individual to serve as Executive Instructional Leader to coach and support two Managing Directors of Schools. The selected contractor will strengthen data-driven instructional leadership, evaluate coaching and accountability structures, conduct job-embedded coaching and co-observations, deliver a mid-year formative feedback summary, and provide a final summary report by mid-to-late May 2027. Eligible onshore USA organizations or individuals must demonstrate at least eight years of relevant experience as a principal or principal coach and provide team résumés, references, cost structures, and proof of background checks. Center City PCS does not specify a budget ceiling and requests fee schedules by component. Interested parties must submit questions by 12:00 noon ET on November 12, 2026. Applicants must submit PDF proposals via email to [email protected] by 12:00 noon ET on November 19, 2026. The contract term runs from January 4, 2027 through June 30, 2027, with an optional one-year renewal.
Buyer and opportunity details
- Client
- Center City Public Charter Schools, Inc.
Scope of work
- Assess existing principal coaching, supervision, and accountability structures, evaluation instruments, and standards
- Analyze school-level and student-level academic performance data, including DC CAPE results and interim assessments
- Support Managing Directors in identifying root causes of challenges and developing actionable coaching priorities and benchmarks
- Conduct up to 20 classroom observations with Managing Directors and principals across five campuses
- Facilitate observation debriefs focused on instructional strengths, implementation gaps, and high-leverage opportunities
- Coach Managing Directors on delivering evidence-based feedback to principals and observe coaching conversations
- Provide a mid-year formative feedback summary to the CEO and each Managing Director
- Deliver a final summary report and facilitate summative reflective debriefs with each Managing Director and the CEO
How proposals are evaluated
| Criterion | Weight / scoring |
|---|---|
| qualifications and local charter school experience | Not specified |
| quality of the proposed approach and visit schedule | Not specified |
| use of data | Not specified |
| cost | Not specified |
| references | Not specified |
Minimum qualifications
- At least eight (8) years of experience as a principal or principal coach and a record of improving student outcomes, or equivalent
- Demonstrated experience analyzing school-level and student-level performance data to drive coaching and school improvement
- Fluency in the Danielson Framework for Teaching (2022) or comparable framework, with experience calibrating observations
- Familiarity with the Professional Standards for Principal Supervisors
- Completed criminal and sex offender background checks administered by the contractor for all team members scheduled to work in schools
Documents to include with your response
- Proposal addressing all scope components, visit design, coaching model, and timeline
- Team lead and member identifications (for teams)
- Résumés for all team members
- Sample (redacted) report or tool
- Fee schedule by component (e.g., per visit, per deliverable, or hourly with not-to-exceed amount) inclusive of travel and report prep
- At least two references for similar work, preferably from school or school-system leaders
- Disclosure of current or prior relationships that could affect independence or constitute a conflict of interest
Key dates
- Questions due
- Thursday, November 12, 2026 at 12:00 noon ET
- Proposals due
- Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 noon ET
- Contract start
- 1/4/2027, or on the later effective date permitted under DC Public Charter School Board contract submission requirements
- Contract expiration
- 6/30/2027
How to submit
- Method
- Electronic via email
- Instructions
- Submit as a PDF via email addressed to Jackie Green at [email protected].
Contract details
- Term
- 1/4/2027 through 6/30/2027, with an optional one-year renewal clause
- Place of performance
- Center City Public Charter Schools campuses in the District of Columbia