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I. Introduction The Nashua Public School District, SAU 42, of Nashua, NH (hereinafter referred to as the "District") is seeking proposals from qualified consulting firms and educational professionals to facilitate the District's strategic planning process as outlined in the scope of work below. The District's goal is to develop a comprehensive, dynamic plan that includes academic programs (pedagogy, technology, professional development, facilities, school day, etc.); governance; finance; parent and community partnerships; system accountability for meeting the academic needs of all students; human resources; and business operations to support teaching and learning. Additionally, services are requested to recommend improvements that will best and fully support the Nashua School District's mission to educate the whole child to empower student success. As a community, we are committed to providing a safe, challenging environment that encourages all students to aspire to excellence. II. Background Information The Nashua School District consists of approximately 9,700 students enrolled in grades K-12. Facilities include 12 Elementary Schools, 3 Middle Schools, 2 comprehensive Senior High Schools, a Special Needs alternative school and Preschool. All 18 schools are accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, and/or fully approved by the New Hampshire State Department of Education. The District currently employs over 2000 employees. III. Scope of Work The District is looking to retain a qualified and committed Strategic Planning Consultant to assist in the facilitation, creation, implementation, and monitoring of a successful 5-year strategic plan. The consultant shall demonstrate the ability to deliver the following services: o Support the development of a strategic plan that will be dynamic and adaptable to the changing environment of the community and District. o Examine existing strategy information including the mission, vision, last strategic plan and key indicators to develop a summary of the present state of the District and to customize a process that aligns with the District's specific needs, one which builds on existing strengths and draws from best practices, including development of tools for collecting and working with data that will inform the strategic planning process. o Assist the District with the formation of an effective strategic planning committee. o Actively engage and facilitate all key stakeholder groups, including students, staff, community, parents, and School Board to ensure all have an opportunity to provide structured input. o Analyze strategic planning committee findings and survey results. o Identify and provide summaries of any strengths/weaknesses and opportunities/challenges through the review and analysis of data. o Outline a process to ensure implementation and evaluation of the plan with measurable key performance-based indicators/metrics. o Ensure alignment of priority initiatives, mandates and resources. o Provide a detailed explanation of how the consultant will approach various tasks, including a timeline and methods to keep the process on track, on time and on budget. Project Deliverables shall include the following items: o Needs assessment. o Implementation methodology. o Assessment of all key stakeholders' input and perspectives. o Preliminary report and recommendations. o Final report and a five-year strategic plan, including the means for assessing ongoing implementation. o Structured process that will facilitate continued review and improvement of the strategic plan by future committees. Minimum Requirements to be included in final proposal: o The Firm or individual shall have a fully developed proposal with a detailed project outline, timeline and approach. o The Firm or individual should clearly identify the consultant and state the individual's level of responsibility for overall project quality, cohesiveness and timely completion. o The Firm or individual should clearly define any other staff or positions assigned and their level of meaningful involvement. o The Firm or individual shall include an all-inclusive lump sum and detailed budget. Any costs in addition to the lump sum, such as expenses for mileage, tolls and room and board must be specified and itemized separately and in detail in the final proposal. Please provide the hourly rate(s) for any additional work performed outside of the agreement and asked for by the District. Any additional work outside the scope of work must be approved in writing by the District. IV. Timeline It is anticipated that the contract work will start February 28, 2025 and end when the strategic plan is completed, approximately August 31, 2025. V. General Requirements Vendors submitting proposals must respond in writing to all requirements of this Request for Proposal (RFP). Responses should reflect detailed considerations of the issues and opportunities presented by this specific project. Any additional information or tasks that are felt to be relevant by the responding firm should be included together with submittal requirements. No late email or facsimile proposals will be accepted. Costs incurred for the preparation of a proposal in response to this RFP shall be the sole responsibility of the vendor submitting the proposal. The Nashua School District reserves the right to select or reject any vendor that it deems to be in the best interest to accomplish the project specified. The District reserves the right to accept the proposal on one or more items of a proposal, on all items of a proposal or any combination of items. The District reserves the right to discontinue the selection process at any time prior to the awarding of a contract. The District reserves the right to waive defects and informalities of the proposals. Questions shall be directed in writing to Dr. Mario Andrade at andradem@nashua.edu no later than seven (7) days prior to bid date and time on cover page of this document. Procurement information shall be a governmental record to the extent provided in NH RSA 91: A and RSA 91-A: 5 and shall be available to the public. Proprietary information shall be considered a governmental record. Vendors seeking to restrict public access to information contained in a response shall address concerns with the Contract Coordinator prior to submission of the response. Representatives from candidate firms are prohibited from making any contact with members of the School Board and District staff with regard to this Request for Proposal, except to seek clarification of the requirements from the Contract Coordinator as noted above. The District reserves the right to disqualify any candidate firm found to have improperly contacted members of the School Board or District staff with regard to this Request for Proposal. Candidate Firm Selection Schedule: Review of Submissions: To Be Determined Selection of Finalists: To Be Determined Interview of Finalists, if applicable: To Be Determined Proposed School Board Action: To Be Determined Contract Begins: February 28, 2025 VI. Submittal Requirements The items listed below shall be submitted with each submission in the order shown. Each section should be clearly labeled, with pages numbered and separated by tabs. Failure by a submitter to include all listed items may result in their submission being rejected. Proposals should be formatted to 8.5"x11" pages and contents bound. Submissions shall be sealed and clearly marked SAU #42 Strategic Planning for the Nashua School District.