Accelerate High Dosage Tutoring
| Agency: | State Government of Louisiana |
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| State: | Louisiana |
| Type of Government: | State & Local |
| Posted Date: | Dec 1, 2025 |
| Due Date: | May 25, 2026 |
| Solicitation No: | 678PUR-AccelerateHDTutoring |
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| Bid Number | Description | Date Issued | Bid Open Date/Time |
| 678PUR-AccelerateHDTutoring |
Accelerate High Dosage Tutoring Original: 678PUR-AccelerateHDTutoring |
12/01/2025 |
05/25/2026
5:00:00 PM CT
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Contact Information for Bid # 678PUR-AccelerateHDTutoring
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| Department | + State - Education |
| Section | Purchasing and Contracts |
| Dept Code | 678PUR |
| Contact | Chris Fruge |
| Address |
1201 North 3rd St. P.O. Box 94064 Baton Rouge, LA 70804 |
| Phone | 877-453-2721 |
| Chris.Fruge@la.gov |
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Accelerate: High-Dosage Tutoring
Request for Applications (RFA)
Table of Contents
Overview and Objectives
RFA Application/Selection Processes
Required Application Components and Format
Application Evaluation Criteria
List of Appendices
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Louisiana Department of Education
doe.louisiana.gov | P.O. Box 94064 • Baton Rouge, LA • 70804-9064
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Overview and Objectives
Literacy is a critical predictor of educational and lifelong success. Louisiana is working urgently to
improve literacy outcomes and ensure all students are reading on grade level by the end of grade 3, and
also recognizes that there is a need to continue building foundational skills beyond third grade. All
Louisiana students must be proficient in reading in order to successfully transition to higher grade levels
and to become college and career-ready.
Similarly, Louisiana is working to improve elementary math outcomes to ensure all students are
proficient in math. The coherent nature of mathematics requires all students to develop solid
foundational math knowledge and skills in preparation for success in Algebra and to become college and
career-ready.
Louisiana recognizes that high-dosage tutoring leads to increased student learning. The purpose of this
RFA is to identify organizations that will provide tutoring services through the Accelerate: High-Dosage
Tutoring Initiative. Local Education Agencies (LEAs) can choose providers for the Accelerate: High-
Dosage Tutoring Initiative and engage directly with those entities to provide tutoring services.
Accelerate: High-Dosage Tutoring
The Accelerate: High-Dosage Tutoring Initiative is a result of Senate Bill 508 of the 2024 legislative
session. This bill provides high-dosage tutoring for certain low-performing students in grades
kindergarten through five that is school-day embedded. Tutoring providers for this initiative must meet
all the following criteria:
1. Incorporate direct instruction by tutors using formative assessments aligned with grade-level
content and Tier 1 classroom instruction.
2. Be sustained for a minimum of ten weeks.
3. Be provided at least three times per week, in approximately thirty-minute sessions, which shall be
embedded in the school day.
4. Use assessments throughout the school year to monitor student progress.
5. Be based on high-quality instructional materials that are aligned with state content standards and
that are specifically designed for supplemental instruction.
6. Be individualized and provided at a ratio not higher than four students to one tutor.
7. Be provided by a high-quality tutor.
a. A person with training in using high-quality instructional materials and who receives
ongoing oversight while providing high-dosage tutoring.
b. Staff of a high-quality tutoring provider.
c. Current or retired teachers.
d. Trained paraprofessionals.
8. Be provided by a consistent tutor or by a limited, consistent set of tutors throughout the student’s
supplemental instruction period.
9. Be provided in accordance with guidelines on research-based best practices grounded in the
science of reading and effective accelerated instruction strategies.
Once approved, tutoring providers must uphold the criteria mandated by the RFA annually to remain on
the Louisiana Accelerate: High-Dosage Tutoring approved provider list.
Louisiana Department of Education
doe.louisiana.gov | P.O. Box 94064 • Baton Rouge, LA • 70804-9064
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RFA Application/Selection Process
The table below outlines the RFA process for the Louisiana Tutoring Initiative. Current LDOE-approved
Accelerate: High-Dosage Tutoring Providers do not need to reapply at this time. The approved
applications will be reviewed periodically by the Louisiana Department of Education. To apply to become
an LDOE-approved Tutoring Provider, please follow the guidance document to create your My.La and
LDOE Professional Learning Partner accounts.
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Louisiana Tutoring Provider RFA Process
Application Window
Tutoring applicants submit an application here. New users will
need to create an account and select the Louisiana Tutoring
Initiative Provider RFA.
Opens August 1, 2025
Closes October 3, 2025
Opens December 1, 2025
Closes February 6, 2026
Opens April 6, 2026
Closes June 5, 2026
The LDOE schedules and convenes review panels to review
applications. Rejected applicants receive feedback and will
have one opportunity to reapply.
Reviewed within 30 days
of submission
Approved tutoring providers will be added as options in the
Louisiana Accelerate: High-Dosage Tutoring Vendor Guide.
Within 14 days after
approval and provider
information submission
Required Application Components and Format
Tutoring applicants submit an application here. No cover letters, executive summaries, or organizational
marketing materials will be accepted.
Tutoring Provider Application Template: Required Components Description
Section Application Section
1
Tutoring Organization
Information
Template Section Components
● Contact information
● Organization overview
○ mission statement
○ founding year
○ achievements or recognitions
○ corporate structure
■ operations
■ Supervision
● Data security and technology compliance for Artificial
Intelligence (AI)
2
Organization Goals and
Background
● Organization goals
● Summary of tutoring experiences
● Quality measurement of tutoring services
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● Approach to foundational literacy and numeracy instruction
● Alignment to high-quality curriculum, assessments, and
progress monitoring
○ specific names of curriculum, instructional material, and
progress monitoring
○ data management system to track and report student
attendance, progress, and outcomes
● Method of instruction/technologies used to deliver tutoring
● Qualifications of tutors
3
Organization Description
and Scope of Services
○ background checks must align with the school system's
expectations
● Tutor effectiveness
○ monitoring
○ evaluation
○ support
○ training
● Scope of services
○ number of tutors
○ tutor-to-student ratio
● Supporting students with English as a second language
● Supporting students with disabilities
● Plan includes how the provider will engage and collaborate
with school system leaders and school leaders about:
○ each child’s progress and needs
4
Engagement and Support
○ coherence between classroom instruction and tutoring
services
○ students’ performance data to effectively group
students
● Letters of Support
5
References
○ head of organization
○ evidence of results
● Scope and sequence for a select grade level for a tutoring
cycle
● Tutoring session lesson plans
○ Literacy Only
Attach six detailed tutoring session lesson plans, which
include facilitation notes. Literacy lesson plans must
address foundational literacy skills. Tutoring session
lesson plans must be provided for all grade levels (i.e.,
one lesson plan for K, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 for a total of six).
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Appendix
○ Math Only
Attach six detailed tutoring session lesson plans, which
include facilitation notes. Math lesson plans must
address foundational numeracy skills. Tutoring session
lesson plans must be provided for all grade levels (i.e.,
one lesson plan for K, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 for a total of six).
○ Literacy and Math
Attach twelve detailed tutoring session lesson plans,
which include facilitation notes. Literacy lesson plans
must address foundational literacy skills. Math lesson
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Certify Application
plans must address foundational numeracy skills.
Tutoring session lesson plans must be provided for all
grade levels (i.e., six literacy plans must cover all K-5
grade levels and six math plans must cover all K-5 grade
levels for a total of 12).
● Signature and date required for consideration
Application Evaluation Criteria
Evaluation Criteria
LDOE provides rigorous evaluation criteria for RFA applications. Applications are evaluated based on:
1) Ability of the provider to help Louisiana achieve key education goals
2) Commitment of the provider to serve young learners, including English language learners and
students with disabilities
3) Quality of tutoring, coherence with school-based learning, and proposed instructors
4) Commitment of the provider to engage stakeholders
All determinations of whether or not an application meets these evaluation criteria will be indicated on a
“Pass/Not Pass” basis. The LDOE will interpret these evaluation criteria as indicated in the table below.
Evaluation Criteria
Section 1: Provider’s information
and mission align with Louisiana
Accelerate: High-Dosage
Tutoring.
Section 2: Provider communicates
organization goals and
background.
Section 3: Provider demonstrates
the ability to achieve key tutoring
program goals.
How the Evaluation Criteria will be Assessed:
Evaluation Sub-Components
(All documents must be submitted as PDFs.)
1a) Provider’s tutoring organization information aligns with the
Louisiana Accelerate: High-Dosage Tutoring Initiative.
1b) Provider’s organizational mission aligns with the goals of the
Louisiana Accelerate: High-Dosage Tutoring Initiative.
1c) Provider includes founding year and corporate structure.
1d) Provider using AI must agree with the following data privacy
statement: “No student personally identifiable or
confidential data shall be shared in an AI system.”
● Providers must submit a signed statement on official
organizational letterhead, addressed to the Louisiana
Department of Education (LDOE), confirming that:
● No student personally identifiable or confidential
data will be shared with any AI system.
● Agrees to submit their program for final approval.
2a) Provider’s organizational goals align with the goals of the
Louisiana Accelerate: High-Dosage Tutoring Initiative.
2b) Provider has relevant experience to conduct the work.
Provider has a history of effective completion of work and/or
favorable reviews.
2c) Provider includes a plan for quality measurement of the
organization's services. Include specific data collected.
3a.1) Literacy: Provider’s methodology and approach to reading
instruction are aligned with structured literacy. Literacy
instruction is also aligned with the science of reading.
3a.2) Math: Provider’s methodology and approach to math
Louisiana Department of Education
doe.louisiana.gov | P.O. Box 94064 • Baton Rouge, LA • 70804-9064
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See Also
Bid Number Description Date Issued Bid Open Date/Time 678PUR-AccelerateHDTutoring High Dosage Tutoring Original:
State Government of Louisiana
Bid Due: 9/30/2026