School Quality Review for Transfer –Kansas City International Academy

Within 60 days of award, a successful contractor will conduct a summative review, report and feedback, based on the criteria in the Commission’s School Quality Review (SQR) Protocol for Kansas City International Academy (KCIA) a K-8 charter school, which is transferring sponsorship to MCPSC.  

KCIA is located in Kansas City and currently serves approximately 600 students.  KCIA is in the third year of a five year charter and transferring to MCPSC on January 1, 2022.   The information provided by the SQR on operations, finance and academics will be used to provide baseline information to the Commission. 

• The successful contractor must faithfully implement the Commission’s SQR protocol.
• The successful contractor must have demonstrated success in using school quality protocols, including but not limited to the use of research based practices in classroom observations.
• The successful contractor team members must have a minimum experience of 5 years each, in conducting formative analysis and site-visits of charter schools.
• The successful contractor must include one member of the MCPSC staff or its designee in the site-visit review team.
• Bid must include travel.

Bid Dates: Friday, December 3rd – Friday, December 17th 5 p.m.
Submit to Martha.mcgeehon@mcpsc.mo.gov