Special Education to announce new round of RFPs

Project ENRICH will announce its next round of request for proposals (RFPs) for Education Service Agency regions 1, 2 and 4 in mid-January. Project ENRICH, South Dakota’s State Improvement Grant, has three main goals:

1. To create a system for coordinating and enriching the professional development of school personnel, early intervention providers, mentors, volunteers, parents, and others connected with the life and learning of children and young adults with disabilities.
2. Improve the learning opportunities and achievement of children with disabilities.
3. Increase meaningful collaboration and links with other state and federal school improvement efforts as well as other agencies, services, and resources existing primarily for the good of children with disabilities.

Funding would provide for educational activities and services over a three-year period, with contract continuation re-evaluated each year. The amount of funding is estimated to be between $100,000 and $120,000 for the first year.

Watch your mail for the RFP announcement. Questions can be directed to Angie Boddicker, Project ENRICH director, at (605) 773-2594. angela.boddicker@state.sd.us. More detailed information on Project ENRICH can be found at http://www.state.sd.us/deca/Special/SIG/index.htm.