This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Arlington, Massachusetts. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

District stakeholders (including educators, parents, students, and community members, and leaders) will engage in a facilitated process to develop an updated vision for the District and a strategic plan to guide the District's major initiative. Engagement and pre-planning will be in February 2022, Initial Planning will start in March 2022, Visioning will begin in April 2022, Strategic Planning in July 2022, and plan implementation will begin in January 2023. Most of the meetings are intended to be in person. A number of factors have coincided to make now the right time to develop the District's Vision and Strategic Plan. The district has a new superintendent bringing fresh ideas and new perspectives to the District. The new Arlington High School building is proceeding as planned, which will bring a tremendous, new environment for student and community engagement, learning, and programming. The pandemic accelerated the use of technology for learning in schools and at home. This pandemic, coupled with the shift in the delivery of instruction, has increased the need and revealed the role of schools in proactively addressing students' and families' social, emotional, mental, and physical health. Healthy students and families are essential to realizing student learning outcomes across the District. In addition, local and national events have brought renewed attention to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and awareness of the competencies that students will need to navigate ongoing societal and environmental changes (e.g., climate change, workforce automation, challenges to existing power structures). The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time.