RECOVERY - Race to the Top Technical Assistance Network

THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS OPPORTUNITY IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO ICF INTERNATIONAL UNDER CONTRACT NUMBER ED-ESE-10-O-0087 The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) required the services of a contractor to work with the Department in establishing and implementing a technical assistance network to support the Race to the Top program. The intended audience for these services includes all states, with a portion of the technical assistance dedicated to supporting grantees, and other technical assistance designed to encompass work with all states, especially with respect to sharing effective practices and bringing systemic solutions to scale. Some key goals of the technical assistance include: •Direct impact: Support grantees' efforts to achieve significant improvements in student outcomes •Scaling impact: Help scale effective systemic approaches and practices within and across grantee states and nationwide •Sustain impact and continuous improvement: Facilitate building of sustainable learning communities within and across states and Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) •Nationwide learning: Identify, and share effective (and ineffective) practices to facilitate learning from Race to the Top grantees and others •Productive relationships: Support redefinition of relationships between ED and states, between states and their LEAs, across states, and across similar LEAs •Ensure transparency, accountability, and appropriate, efficient, and effective use of funds. The Department anticipates issuing a modification to do enhancements to the level of Technical Assistance that is provided to the State Education Agencies.