The Los Angeles Unified School System is in need of professional development services for private schools it serves with federal funds, and the Baltimore city schools are looking for project management consulting.
A Denver-area district is looking for assessment tools, and a California school system has put out an RFP for a student information system.
California Districts Forge New Path in Making Ed-Tech Purchases
The Joint Powers Authority Is Focused Initially on Buying Large-Scale Platforms, But Could Soon Move Into Other Products
Four California districts, serving 140,000 students, are buying ed-tech cooperatively through the Education Technology Joint Powers Authority, and other K-12 systems are poised to sign up.
Illinois state officials plan to purchase a new statewide science assessment, and an Arizona district is buying a PD and employee evaluation tool.
The Wilson County district helped educators find and use more of the learning resources available to them by enlisting master teachers to review content and tag it for use in classes,
A Calif. district is searching for a learning management system, while a large R.I. district needs an English learner data management system. A suburban Virginia district is looking for IT/asset management software.
The Metro Nashville schools need a platform for English learners’ individual learning plans, while the Henry County, Ga. district wants an LMS and the state of Washington seeks professional development consultants.
A pair of Texas districts are planning to buy data systems focused improving student achievement and operations, and on attendance, respectively; and an urban New Jersey system needs energy-related science equipment.
The Philadelphia school district is requesting vendors to provide help with a $19 million after-school program; the Twin Lakes, Calif., district is also looking for companies to help with after-school strategy.
Renaissance has acquired Early Learning Labs, while Nearpod will acquire Flocabulary and Instructure is purchasing MasteryConnect.