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Idaho K-3 Literacy Coaching Services RFP

Description: The Idaho Department of Education seeks information from organizations able to provide statewide, high-quality, in-person K–3 literacy coaching and related professional learning aligned with the Idaho SMART Project. It is assessing providers’ capacity to recruit, train, supervise, and deploy coaches and to deliver recurring, job-embedded support for evidence-based early literacy instruction grounded in the Science of Reading. This is an information-only RFI to inform planning and possible future procurement; no contract will be awarded as a result.

Buyer: Idaho State Department of Education
StateAgency · ID, US
Released: Oct 23, 2026
Closes: Nov 11, 2026(3 days left)

RFP documents & timeline

From the first pre-RFP signals to the published RFP and its files.

Board meeting
Nov 4, 2024
718 days before RFP
The Idaho Department of Education's SMART 2.0 project planned continued monthly coaching and in-district visits and targeted 10% annual growth by adding two schools per year.
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Smart 2.0 Updates: Review of the SMART and Cultivating Readers Merger: - Serving Special Education Students in SMART 2.0: Discussion focused on how to support special education students within SMART 2.0, involving SPED directors, SPED teachers, and other professionals. - Professional Development (PD) Focus: PD emphasizes reading disabilities and dyslexia,…
Special Education Advisory Panel (Seap) Meeting Minutes
Board meeting · Nov 4, 2024
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Strategic plan
Jun 1, 2026
144 days before RFP
The 2026–2031 plan sets a Department next step to expand the reach of SMART Project training and coaching statewide.
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EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION AND INTERVENTIONS: GOAL (2026-2031) Strategic Goal: Apply the science of reading using evidence-based, tiered (MTSS) instructional practices to address unique K-12 student needs and ensure continuous progress for every learner. Group Responsible Next Steps STATE Governor & Legislature ● Provide ongoing funding for the SMART Project and…
Strategic plan
Jun 1, 2026
144 days before RFP
Senate Bill 1069 provided an additional $5 million for ongoing SMART Project funding.
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2025 ● Senate Bill 1069 is passed ○ Provides an additional $5 million for ongoing SMART project funding.
Idaho State Board of Education Comprehensive Literacy Plan 2026-2031
Strategic plan · Jun 1, 2026
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RFP published
Oct 23, 2026
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Ayaka NukuiAssessment & Accountability Director

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Patricia KadriAuditor

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Cina LackeyCertification & Professional Standards Director

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