RFA - Educator in Residence EIR Reading Intervention Coach (K-5)

Agency:	Mississippi Department of Education
State:	Mississippi
Type of Government:	State & Local
Posted Date:	Feb 28, 2024
Due Date:	Apr 5, 2024
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Effective July 1, 2021

Revised October 4, 2023

REQUEST FOR APPLICATION

EDUCATORS IN RESIDENCE (EIR)

Educator in Residence (EIR)

Reading Intervention Coach (K-5)

Submission Due Date: April 5, 2024

Table of Contents

SECTION 1. GENERAL INFORMATION ....................................................................................... 4

1.1 Mississippi Board of Education Program Purpose and Goals ........................................................ 4

1.2 Position and Salary Offered ................................................................................................................ 4

1.3 Eligibility Requirements/Criteria ...................................................................................................... 5

1.4 Qualifications Required....................................................................................................................... 5

1.5 Program Reports and Evaluation ....................................................................................................... 6

1.6 Applicant Conditions ........................................................................................................................... 6

1.7 Tentative Timeline of Activities.......................................................................................................... 7

1.8 Application Details............................................................................................................................... 8

1.8.1 Part I - Application ................................................................................................................ 8

1.8.2 Part II – Resume .................................................................................................................... 8

1.8.3 Part III - Certifications and Licenses ..................................................................................... 8

1.8.4 Part IV – References .............................................................................................................. 8

1.8.5 Part V – Interviews (Phase III) .............................................................................................. 8

1.8.6 Part VI – District/Entity Commitment.................................................................................. 8

1.8.7 Part VII - Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)............................................................... 8

SECTION 2. APPLICATION REVIEW AND SELECTION PROCESS ............................................ 9

2.1 Phase I – Review of Application Components ................................................................................. 9

2.2 Phase II – Review and Scoring .......................................................................................................... 9

2.3 Phase III – Interview........................................................................................................................... 9

2.4 Phase IV – MOU .................................................................................................................................. 9

SECTION 3. SELECTION CRITERIA – 100 POINTS....................................................................10

SECTION 4. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION .............................................................................. 11

SECTION 5. SUBMISSION AND DELIVERY OF APPLICATIONS ............................................... 11

5.1 Risk of Delivery................................................................................................................................... 12

SECTION 6. RESTRICTIONS ON COMMUNICATIONS ..............................................................12

SECTION 7. CONDITIONS OF SOLICITATION ...........................................................................13

SECTION 8. ACCEPTANCE OF APPLICATIONS..........................................................................13

SECTION 9. REJECTION OF APPLICATIONS .............................................................................13

SECTION 10. DISPOSITION OF APPLICATIONS ........................................................................14

SECTION 11. PROTEST/COMPLAINT POLICY ............................................................................14

SECTION 12. CONFLICT OF INTEREST ......................................................................................14

SECTION 13. APPLICATION FORMATTING AND SUBMISSION FORMS .................................14

13.1 Formatting Directions ...................................................................................................................... 14

SECTION 14. REQUIRED ELEMENTS CHECKLIST....................................................................14

FORM 1 – COVER PAGE ...............................................................................................................16

FORM 2 - CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM ........................................................ 17

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM A ...........................................................................................................18

DISTRICT/ENTITY COLLABORATION .......................................................................................18

FORM 3 - ASSURANCES...............................................................................................................21

FORM 4 - STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS ................................................................... 23

FORM 5 - ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF AMENDMENTS ............................................................. 26

BUDGET FORMS ......................................................................................................................... 27

Instructions for Budget Forms:..................................................................................................... 27

BUDGET SUMMARY (COMPLETED).......................................................................................... 27

REQUIRED ELEMENTS CHECKLIST……………………………………………………………………..…29

SECTION 1. GENERAL INFORMATION

1.1 Mississippi Board of Education Program Purpose and Goals

The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE), Office of Elementary Education and Reading,

Intervention Services, is seeking competitive Request for Applications (RFA) from qualified

Applicants for an Educator in Residence (EIR) to provide services for the Mississippi

Department of Education as a Reading Intervention Coach (K-5).

The Literacy-Based Promotion Act requires intervention for students who exhibit a substantial

reading deficiency and evidence of interventions provided within the Good Cause Exemption

Documentation Packet. Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) provides a framework for

identifying students, providing interventions, and progress monitoring.

According to Mississippi Intervention Policy (Part 3, Chapter 41, Rule 41.1) the academic

needs of every student are met through an instructional model that is designed to address

student learning with quality classroom instruction and opportunities for intervention.

Program goals and objectives include:

• Providing intervention supports to schools and districts to improve students’ reading

performance by:

o Meeting with educators in their school settings to provide professional

development to the meet the purpose of supporting students’ reading progress;

o Working with school staff to identify effective and efficient methods for

collecting appropriate documentation for student’s Individual Reading Plans

and Good-Cause Exemptions.

o Assisting with developing school-based systems of early identification of

students needing support, development of support plans, and systems to

adequately monitor student progress;

o Implementing targeted coaching cycles to schools based on requests from

schools and/or districts or on referrals from the Office of Student Assessment in

collaboration with the Office of Intervention Services resulting from

documented deficiencies in current systems.

• Supporting the Division of Literacy and the Office of Student Assessment in timely

monitoring of school-level implementation of MS Code 37-177-1 and 37-177-11 of the

Literacy-Based Promotion Act

Reading Intervention Coaches will work full-time to improve the quality of support offered

to schools and districts by creating timely opportunities for professional development.

Coaches are able to assist educators in meeting the needs of students through establishing

data-based systems of identification, plan development and implementation, and on-going

monitoring. Coaches who are regionally available are more accessible to school staff and

reduce travel for specialists at the MDE establishing a more efficient and responsive system

for supporting schools.

1.2 Position and Salary Offered

The Applicant must provide an application and all required documents in a sealed envelope

for the position described below.

Educator in Residence (EIR) Reading Intervention Coaches (K-5)

The base salary for Reading Intervention Coaches with 0-2 years of experience is

$55,000.00. The salary is based on the 2023-2024 Reading Intervention Coach.

1.3 Eligibility Requirements/Criteria

This solicitation outlines the information required to submit a response to this RFA. Please be

aware that changes to previous requirements and/or eligibility solicited may have been made.

The individuals selected for this position may be requested to provide transcripts and must

meet the requirements for Eligibility, the Application Review, and Selection Process as

described below.

• Currently employed in a Mississippi Public School District or Institute of Higher

Learning (IHL)

• Holds a valid Mississippi Teaching License

• Experience in managing and monitoring interventions through a Multi-Tiered

System of Supports

• Knowledge of Mississippi’s intervention policy and the implementation process

including Response to Intervention and Multi-Tiered System of Supports

• Knowledge of the Mississippi Literacy Based Promotion Act and of interventions

provided within the Good Cause Exemption Documentation Packet

1.4 Qualifications Required

Minimum Qualifications

Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications below in order for the application to

advance to the evaluation process.

Experience

Applicants must provide, via a resume, a minimum of two years of documented experience

in the following:

• Experience with mentoring, coaching, and providing feedback to teachers,

administrators, and other staff;

• Documented completion of AIM PPR or PLL and/or LETRS between 2019-

2021

• Experience analyzing and developing instructional strategies using multiple data

points

• Experience supporting effective implementation of Tier II and Tier III reading

interventions through coaching and adult learning

Education

• Master’s degree in education with three years of documented experience working

with reading intervention and the MTSS process

• Bachelor’s degree in education with five years of documented successful experience

teaching with a minimum of three years of experience with implementation of

reading interventions and the MTSS process at the State, District, or School Level.

Certification

RFA - Educator in Residence EIR Reading Intervention Coach (K-5)

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