(1) Vendor needs to provide student support systems. – Provide participating teams with professional learning/trainings (in–person and/or virtual), on–site and virtual technical assistance, and consultation over multiple years to aid in their efforts to design and implement strong student support systems. • Proactively assess all students’ holistic strengths and needs (academic, social emotional behavior, physical and mental wellbeing, and school connection). • Ensure that the new IEP process is effectively being implemented in concert with overall student support systems so that students with disabilities are being appropriately identified and supported. • Effectively leverage technology that pulls data together in a way that allows staff to track students’ needs, strengths, and progress (for this piece, teams can either utilize technology that they already have or utilize the platform being offered as Component B of this bid). • Use data to identify trends at classroom, grade, school, and district levels – both in the aggregate and disaggregated by specific student groups – particularly for students with disabilities, multi–lingual learners, etc. • Develop and implement expectations for the support that should be provided at the tier 1 level as well as a referral process when it is suspected that additional support may be needed. (2) All the questions must be submitted no later than December 8, 2025.