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Competitive Procurement Contracts
RFQ #20-002: Teacher and Principal Evaluation: Qualifications for Assessments to Be Used by New York State School Districts and BOCES in Teacher and Principal Evaluations
RFP #19-035: Expanded Math Access Program (EMAP)
RFP #20-004: Continuation of the Development of the Grades 3-8 English Language Arts and Mathematics Tests, computer-based and paper-based, and Provision of a Computer-based Testing Platform for the Grades 5 & 8 Science Tests
RFP #20-014: Regional Bilingual Education Resource Network (RBERN)
IFB #20-001: Stenographic/Hearing Reporter Services for Tenured Teacher Hearings
RFP #19-006: # 21st Century Community Learning Centers Statewide Data Collection System
RFP #19-018: Evaluation of Categorical Bilingual Education Programs
RFP #20-002: Speech-Language and Bilingual Speech-Language Personnel Development Center
RFP #20-009: Professional Cooking and Managing Your Child Nutrition Program Training
RFP #20-001: Scoring Pilot and Field Tests for Select New York State Examinations
RFP #19-021: Special Education Mediation
RFP #19-027: Implementation of the Diagnostic Tool for School and District Effectiveness and Support for Target Districts and Identified Schools
RFP #19-034: Early Childhood and School-Age Family and Community Engagement Centers for Staten Island
IFB #19-003: Transportation: Unkechaug Nation to and from Center Moriches Union Free Schools
RFP #18-018: New York State Religious and Independent Schools, Professional Development Resource Centers
RFP #19-016a: Multi Database – Pupil Transportation Reports System
RFP #19-025: Early Childhood and School-Age Family and Community Engagement Centers
RFP #19-024: Regional Partnership Center
RFP #19-007: Special Education Technical Assistance Partnership for Equity
RFP #19-015: School Bus Driver Professional Development Seminar Development and Delivery – Pupil Transportation
RFQ #19-028: Smart Start Grant Qualifications of Professional Development and Support Services Providers
RFP #19-003: Rescoring Audit – Grades 3-8 English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics Tests
RFP #19-008: Federal Program Education Law Legal Consultant
IFB #18-001: Transportation: Unkechaug Reservation to and from Center Moriches Union Free Schools
IFB #18-002: Transportation: Tuscarora Reservation to and from Niagara Wheatfield Schools
RFP #18-007: Translations of New York State Examinations and Related Materials
RFP #18-017: Building Quality Student Learning Objectives (SLO) Workshops
RFP #18-016: Assessment and Evaluation Workgroups to Explore Current New York State Requirements and Best Practices for Teacher and Principal Evaluation
RFP #18-013: Elementary, Intermediate (Middle) Level, and High School New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test (NYSESLAT)
RFP #18-014: Community Schools Regional Technical Assistance Centers (TACs)
RFP #17-018a: Angelo Del Toro Puerto Rican/Hispanic Youth Leadership PR/HYL
RFP #17-032: Regional Convenings for Integrating Staff Evaluation into a Systemic Approach to Talent Management
RFQ #17-002: Qualifications for Independent Receivers
RFP #17-014: Transcribing New York State Exams and Related Materials into Braille
RFP #17-017: Intensive Teacher Institute in Bilingual Special Education (ITI-BSE)
RFP #17-029: Technical Assistance Center for the Universal Service Discount (E-Rate) Program
RFP #17-018: Angelo Del Toro Puerto Rican/Hispanic Youth Leadership PR/HYLI
RFP #17-011: State-Level Evaluation of the New York State 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) Program
RFP #17-016: Intensive Teacher Institute for Teachers of the Blind and Visually Impaired (ITI-TVI)
RFP #17-020: Summer Food Service Program Campaign
RFQ #15-004: Teacher and Principal Practice Rubrics Providers
Full RFP Document Expanded Math Access Program (EMAP)
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) Office of Curriculum and Instruction and the Office of Educational Design and Technology are seeking proposals from qualified vendors with demonstrated knowledge, expertise, experience, and capacity to provide access to an online platform that offers standards-based, mathematics games and activities to promote math fluency and love of math within the elementary grades (K-5) at no cost to students or schools, as well as develop and facilitate a statewide mathematics tournament for students in grades 1-5. The online program will give approximately 2.1 million licenses to students (1 million), educators (100,000), and families (1 million) throughout NYS Public, Charter, and Religious and Independent Schools.
Complete applications must be received at NYSED no later than February 19, 2020 by 3:00 PM.
Refer to the full RFP #19-035 documents for complete instructions.
Questions regarding the request must be submitted by email to EMAP@nysed.gov no later than the close of business January 15, 2020. Questions regarding this request should be identified as Program, Fiscal or M/WBE. A Questions and Answers Summary will be posted here no later than January 29, 2020.
Questions and Answers – Posted 1/2/20
Update - 12/27/19:
Revised Print Quantities: Attachment L: Print Quantities has been revised to correct errors and more accurately represent the expected volume to be printed for the Grades 3-8 English Language Arts and Mathematics Tests. All revisions are been highlighted in yellow. The print quantities shown on page 68 of the RFP have been revised consistent with Attachment L. Bidders should use the revised print quantities in preparing their proposals.
Full RFP Document Continuation of the Development of the Grades 3-8 English Language Arts and Mathematics Tests, computer-based and paper-based, and Provision of a Computer-based Testing Platform for the Grades 5 & 8 Science Tests
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) Office of State Assessment is seeking proposals from highly qualified respondents with expertise in the development and administration of Statewide tests in both paper- and computer-based testing platforms. Services required by this RFP include ongoing development and administration of tests, both computer- and paper-based, in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics in Grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 (3-8) for multiple school years, as defined in this RFP. The requested services include conducting field testing using both stand-alone field tests and items embedded within the operational tests; scoring the field tests; developing all operational and field test items and forms, ancillary materials, and scoring materials; and performing all analysis and research. Proposals must include the printing, shipping, collection, and return of the paper-based ELA and Mathematics Tests, as well as the provision of a computer-based testing platform which includes the administration and test delivery systems and a scoring platform. Test development for the Grades 3-8 ELA and Mathematics Tests will start in July 2020 with the creation of field tests for administration in Spring 2021 and operational tests beginning in the 2020–21 school year. Bidders must bid on both content areas, ELA and Mathematics, and all requested grade levels.
Additionally, proposals must include the provision of the same computer-based testing platform for the administration of the Grades 5 and 8 Science Written Tests. Note that the development, printing, and shipping of the Grades 5 and 8 Science Written Tests will continue to be done exclusively by NYSED and is, therefore, not part of this RFP. Use of the computer-based testing platform for the Grades 5 and 8 Science Tests will begin with administration of computer-based field tests beginning in Spring of 2021 and the first administration of computer-based operational tests occurring in Spring of 2022.
Complete applications must be received at NYSED no later than January 23, 2020 by 3:00 PM
Questions regarding the request must be submitted by E-mail to AssessmentRFP@nysed.gov no later than the close of business December 18, 2019. Questions regarding this request should be identified as Program, Fiscal or M/WBE. A Questions and Answers Summary will be posted here no later than January 2, 2020.
Questions and Answers – Program question #2 answer has been revised.
Full RFP Document Regional Bilingual Education Resource Network (RBERN)
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages (OBEWL) is seeking proposals to operate eight (8) Regional Bilingual Education Resource Network (RBERN) technical assistance support centers in the State, which will include seven (7) regional RBERN technical assistance support centers and one (1) Statewide Language RBERN. As a network, the RBERN will work in partnership with OBEWL staff to provide technical assistance and professional development to schools and districts in order to improve instructional practices and educational outcomes of students who are Multilingual Learners/English Language Learners (MLLs/ELLs).
Complete applications must be received at NYSED no later than January 16, 2020 by 3:00 PM.
Questions and Answers – Posted 12/18/19
Questions regarding this RFP may be submitted to RBERNRFP@nysed.gov by December 5, 2019. Questions should be identified as Program, Fiscal, or M/WBE. A Questions and Answers Summary will be posted here no later than December 19, 2019.
Full RFP Document:
Stenographic/Hearing Reporter Services for Tenured Teacher Hearings
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) is seeking proposals for stenographic/hearing reporter services required for tenured teacher hearings in accordance with Section 3020-a of the New York State Education Law. The agency is seeking statewide coverage for five (5) geographic areas across New York State. Proposals may be submitted for all five (5) or any one (1) of the areas listed in the solicitation. Eligible vendors must be able to perform the stenographic services as described in this Invitation for Bid (IFB). Separate awards will be made for each of the geographic areas. NYSED will award one (1) contract for each of the five (5) areas. Subcontracting will be limited to thirty percent (30%) of the total contract budget.
Subcontracting is defined as non-employee direct personal services and related incidental expenses, including travel.
NYSED will award 5 contract(s) pursuant to this IFB. The contract(s) resulting from this IFB will be for a term anticipated to begin February 1, 2020 and to end January 31, 2025.
Bidders are required to comply with NYSED's Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (M/WBE) participation goals for this IFB through one of three methods. Compliance methods are discussed in detail in the Minority/Women-Owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Participation Goals section of the IFB.
Completed proposals are due at NYSED, as detailed in the Submission Instructions section of the IFB, no later than November 4, 2019 by 3:00 PM.
Refer to the full IFB #20-001 documents for complete instructions.
RFP #19-006: 21st Century Community Learning Centers Statewide Data Collection System
Full RFP Document 21st Century Community Learning Centers Statewide Data Collection System
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) Office of Student Support Services is seeking proposals for the establishment and maintenance of a statewide data collection system for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) grant program.
Complete applications must be received at NYSED no later than October 10, 2019 by 3:00 PM.
Questions and Answers – Posted 9/26/19
Questions and Answers (Part 2) – Posted 9/27/19
Questions regarding the request must be submitted by E-mail to 21CRFP@nysed.gov no later than the close of business September 16, 2019. Questions regarding this request should be identified as Program, Fiscal or M/WBE. A Questions and Answers Summary will be posted here no later than September 26, 2019.
Full RFP Document Evaluation of Categorical Bilingual Education Programs
The New York State Education Department (NYSED or "the Department") Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages (OBEWL or "the Office") is seeking proposals to design, develop, and conduct evaluations of all Categorical Bilingual Education Programs funded by New York State and managed by the Office. The selected vendor will design and develop protocols to assess implementation and effectiveness of all programs. Due to the variety of goals and objectives of each program to be evaluated, in addition to protocols that can be used for all programs (demographic data, evaluation elements that are common to all programs, etc.), each program is likely to also require evaluation components that are specific to that program's evaluation (See Attachment C).
Completed applications are due at NYSED, as detailed in the Submission Instructions section of the RFP, no later than October 8, 2019 by 3:00 PM.
Questions regarding this request must be submitted by Email to EvaluationRFP@nysed.gov no later than the close of business September 10, 2019. Questions regarding this request should be identified as Program, Fiscal, or M/WBE. A Questions and Answers Summary will be posted here no later than September 20, 2019.
Full RFP Document Speech-Language and Bilingual Speech-Language Personnel Development Center
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) P-12 Office of Special Education is seeking proposals for the establishment of a Speech-Language and Bilingual Speech-Language Personnel Development Center (SLPDC). The purpose of the SLPDC is to increase the number of New York State (NYS) certified teachers of students with speech and language disabilities (TSSLDs) and TSSLDs with bilingual extensions for employment in New York City (NYC) Public Schools. This RFP seeks applications from eligible bidders to provide coursework leading to initial and/or professional NYS certification in Speech and Language Disabilities, including supervised clinical practicum placements (i.e., supervised clinical experience), for individuals residing or working in the NYC metropolitan area – including individuals who work full-time and need to complete program requirements in the evening and/or on weekends – to prepare them for work in NYC Public Schools.
Completed applications are due at NYSED, as detailed in the Submission Instructions section of the RFP, no later than September 23, 2019 at 3:00 PM.
Questions regarding the request must be submitted by E-mail to RFP20002@nysed.gov no later than the close of business on August 30, 2019.
Questions regarding this request should be identified as Program, Fiscal or M/WBE. A Questions and Answers Summary will be posted here no later than September 9, 2019.
Full RFP Document Professional Cooking and Managing Your Child Nutrition Program Training
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) Child Nutrition Office is seeking proposals to hire a facility that will host, direct and provide services for the NYSED sponsored training courses "Professional Cooking" and "Managing Your Child Nutrition Program" for statewide school food service personnel. The vendor will develop and maintain a website dedicated to these training sessions. NYSED will tour the facility to ensure it meets criteria prior to awarding the contract.
Completed applications are due at NYSED, as detailed in the Submission Instructions section of the RFP, no later than 09/19/2019 by 3:00 PM.
Questions regarding the request must be submitted by E-mail to PROCOOK@nysed.gov no later than the close of business 08/23/2019. Questions regarding this request should be identified as Program, Fiscal or M/WBE. A Questions and Answers Summary will be posted here no later than 08/29/2019.
Full RFP Document Scoring Pilot and Field Tests for Select New York State Examinations
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) Office of State Assessment is seeking proposals to score constructed-response items and/or essays on pilot and field tests for examinations including, but not limited to, Regents Examinations in English, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies. The successful bidder will provide for the scoring of pilot and field tests administered during the five calendar years of 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. Bidders must bid on the scoring of all examinations selected by NYSED in the content areas listed in this RFP.
Completed applications are due at NYSED, as detailed in the Submission Instructions section of the RFP, no later than September 20, 2019 by 3:00 PM.
Sample Field Test Answer Booklet Pages for QA #5 – Posted 9/6/19
Questions regarding the request must be submitted by E-mail to AssessmentRFP@nysed.gov no later than the close of business August 23, 2019. Questions regarding this request should be identified as Program, Fiscal or M/WBE. A Questions and Answers Summary will be posted here no later than September 6, 2019.
Full RFP Document Special Education Mediation
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) P-12 Office of Special Education is seeking proposals to provide annual training to approximately 125 individuals who serve as New York State special education mediators, as set forth in the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) and promote the use of special education mediation. In addition, NYSED is also seeking proposals to provide reimbursement of mediation administrative costs to the State's twenty (20) Community Dispute Resolution Centers (CDRCs) and collect and report data on the number and type of special education mediation sessions conducted throughout the State.
Completed applications are due at NYSED, as detailed in the Submission Instructions section of the RFP, no later than July 30, 2019, by 3:00 PM.
Questions and Answers – Updated 7/15/19
Questions regarding the request must be submitted by E-mail to RFP19021@nysed.gov no later than the close of business July 9, 2019. Questions should be identified as Program, Fiscal or M/WBE. A Questions and Answers Summary will be posted here no later than July 16, 2019.
Date Posted: June 24, 2019
Full RFP Document Implementation of the Diagnostic Tool for School and District Effectiveness and Support for Target Districts and Identified Schools
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) Office of Accountability is seeking proposals from vendors with demonstrated knowledge, expertise and the capacity to provide district and school-based technical assistance aligned to the Diagnostic Tool for School and District Effectiveness (DTSDE) in New York's Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) schools and Target Districts; provide professional development on DTSDE to educational leaders across the state; and help develop capacity within the field. Target Districts use the feedback from the DTSDE needs assessment process and on-site technical assistance to complete a District Comprehensive Improvement Plan and any necessary School Comprehensive Education Plans.
The DTSDE articulates the State's theory of action regarding the optimal conditions for district and school effectiveness. (See the Diagnostic Tool for School and District Effectiveness web page for the Department's materials concerning the DTSDE process.)
Completed applications are due at NYSED, as detailed in the Submission Instructions section of the RFP, no later than July 19, 2019 by 3:00 PM.
Questions regarding the request must be submitted by email to DTSDERFP@nysed.gov no later than the close of business June 21, 2019. Questions regarding this request should be identified as Program, Fiscal or M/WBE. A Questions and Answers Summary will be posted here no later than July 5, 2019.
Date Posted: May 31, 2019
Full RFP Document Early Childhood and School-Age Family and Community Engagement Centers for Staten Island
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) Office of Special Education is seeking proposals for the purposes of working collaboratively with the NYSED Office of Special Education (OSE) Educational Partnership to provide technical assistance and professional development that will promote meaningful family involvement within the educational system, build collaborative community relationships, and provide information and training about available service options and delivery systems for children from birth-5 and students age 5-21 in Staten Island.
Completed applications are due at NYSED, as detailed in the Submission Instructions section of the RFP, no later than May 30, 2019 by 3:00 PM.
Questions regarding the request must be submitted by E-mail to RFP19034@nysed.gov no later than the close of business May 8, 2019. Questions regarding this request should be identified as Program, Fiscal or M/WBE. A Questions and Answers Summary will be posted here no later than May 15, 2019.
Transportation: Unkechaug Nation to and from Center Moriches Union Free Schools
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) is seeking bids for the transportation of certain Native American pupils from the Unkechaug Indian Nation to and from school buildings in the Center Moriches Union Free School District, BOCES sites and certain other locations as determined by the Committee on Special Education or other Center Moriches Union Free School District offices, with the approval of NYSED. The transportation to be provided must include but is not limited to regular school year home to school transportation, including late busing, as well as summer school transportation. Transportation will also be provided for children with disabilities and/or students with academic interventions who may require abbreviated school days. Eligible applicants include private bus companies, motor coach companies and school districts who have demonstrated expertise in the area of school bus transportation. NYSED will award one (1) contract with a term of five (5) years. The contract will run from September 1, 2019 – August 31, 2024. Transportation will be provided for the 2019-20 through 2023-24 school years, including summer school sessions as needed. Subcontracting is not allowed for this contract; services must be provided by the bidding organization.
Questions regarding this IFB must be submitted by E-mail to NATransportIFB@nysed.gov no later than the close of business May 7, 2019. Questions should be identified as either Program or Fiscal. A Questions and Answers Summary will be posted here no later than May 14, 2019.
New York State Religious and Independent Schools, Professional Development Resource Centers
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) State Office of Religious and Independent Schools is seeking proposals to establish three (3) regional Professional Development Resource Centers. (PDRC)
Part A. Resource Center to serve New York City (NYC) Religious and Independent Schools – all five boroughs
Part B. Resource Center to serve Long Island (LI) Religious and Independent Schools – Suffolk and Nassau counties
Part C. Resource Center to serve Rest of State (RoS) Religious and Independent Schools - not to include schools located in NYC or on Long Island (Suffolk and Nassau counties)
The regional Professional Development Resource Centers (PDRC) will work in collaboration with the New York State Education Department (NYSED) to provide professional development to religious and independent school teachers and leaders.
Completed applications are due at NYSED, as detailed in the Submission Instructions section of the RFP, no later than April 26, 2019 by 3:00 PM:
Questions regarding the request must be submitted by E-mail to RFPSORIS@nysed.gov no later than the close of business March 22, 2019. Questions regarding this request should be identified as either Program, Fiscal, or M/WBE. A Questions and Answers Summary will be posted here no later than April 5, 2019.
Update 2/26/19: Revised Questions and Answers
Update 2/15/19: This is a re-bid of RFP 19-016. Please see the mandatory requirement in the full RFP #19-016a documents. The Mandatory Requirements Certification Form (Found in the Submission Documents) must be filled out, signed and submitted with the Technical Proposal. Bids that do not include the Mandatory Requirements Certification Form will be disqualified.
Multi Database – Pupil Transportation Reports System
The NYS Education Department (NYSED) is seeking proposals to maintain the following pupil transportation database projects for the New York State Education Department's Pupil Transportation Report System:
Database Project # 1 - School Bus Driver, Monitor and Attendant Training Data Base
The vendor must collect, and tabulate information related to pupil transportation safety training course completions by school bus drivers (public and nonpublic schools), and monitors/attendants. Annually there are approximately 5,000 drivers and 1,000 monitors/attendants completing courses. The vendor will also perform 20 to 25 record reviews annually of carriers that transport students for public and non-public schools. The vendor will review a cross section of driver files the carrier currently has in their employ.
Database Project #2 - School Bus Accident and Fatality Data Base
The vendor will collect, tabulate and analyze reports and information related to school bus accidents in New York State. Annually there are approximately 1,000 school bus accidents. The vendor will also conduct an on-site accident investigation of any school bus student, and/or school bus driver and/or school bus monitor/attendant fatality. There was one student fatality in the 2016/2017 and one student fatality in the 2017/2018 school year. Additionally, the accident database vendor will be required to provide NYSED with a written annual analysis of accidents and fatalities entitled "School Bus Safety Is One Bus Stop At A Time" for inclusion in the annual Professional Development Seminar curriculum. NYSED will provide the winning bidder with copies of the existing databases to add to and maintain. NYSED will require complete copies of the database to be submitted electronically on an annual basis, and for the submission of periodic reports, at least twice a year.
This work is required under Education Law section 3650-c.
Bidders must submit a proposal that includes both database projects.
Completed applications are due at NYSED, as detailed in the Submission Instructions section of the RFP, no later than February 28, 2019 by 3:00 PM:
Refer to the full RFP #19-016a documents for complete instructions.
Revised Questions and Answers
Questions regarding this Request for Proposals must be submitted by e-mail to: BusDriverPD2019@nysed.gov no later than the close of business February 19, 2019. Questions regarding this request should be identified as Program, Fiscal, or MWBE. A Questions and Answers Summary will be posted here no later than February 25, 2019.
The submission document has been revised and is available from the RFP #19-025 documents page. Please see the Questions and Answers document (QA #154) for information on the revision.
1/23/19: The RFP submission deadline has been extended. Proposals must be received by February 27, 2019 by 3:00 PM at NYSED in Albany, New York. Additional changes are summarized on the RFP #19-025 documents page.
Early Childhood and School-Age Family and Community Engagement Centers
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) Office of Special Education is seeking proposals for the purposes of working collaboratively with the NYSED Office of Special Education (OSE) Educational Partnership to provide technical assistance and professional development that will promote meaningful family involvement within the educational system, build collaborative community relationships, and provide information and training about available service options and delivery systems for children from birth-5 and students age 5-21.
Completed applications are due at NYSED, as detailed in the Submission Instructions section of the RFP, no later than February 27, 2019 by 3:00 PM.
Questions regarding the request must be submitted by E-mail to RFP19025@nysed.gov no later than the close of business January 30, 2019. Questions regarding this request should be identified as Program, Fiscal or M/WBE. A Questions and Answers Summary will be posted here no later than February 8, 2019.
1/23/19:
The subcontracting limit has been changed from 30% to 40% and the RFP document and the cost proposal spreadsheet have been updated to reflect this change.
The Questions and Answers summary document is now available.
Regional Partnership Center
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) Office of Special Education (OSE) is seeking proposals for the purposes of working collaboratively with the OSE Educational Partnership to provide technical assistance and professional development to improve instructional practices for and outcomes of students with disabilities.
Questions regarding the request must be submitted by E-mail to RFP19024@nysed.gov no later than the close of business January 10, 2019. Questions regarding this request should be identified as Program, Fiscal or M/WBE. A Questions and Answers Summary will be posted here no later than January 23, 2019.
Special Education Technical Assistance Partnership for Equity
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) Office of Special Education is seeking proposals for the purposes of providing NYSED directed technical assistance and professional development in the areas of cultural/racial/linguistic diversity to a variety of stakeholders.
School Bus Driver Professional Development Seminar Development and Delivery – Pupil Transportation
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) is seeking proposals for the development, writing and delivery of the annual Professional Development Seminar (PDS) Curriculum for School Bus Driver Instructors (SBDIs) required under Education Law 3650 and Commissioner's Regulations 156.3. The Professional Development Seminar is the major tool for providing updated and continual training of School Bus Driver Instructors, who in turn provide required school bus safety training and annual refresher training to public and non-public school bus drivers, monitors and attendants. NYSED is seeking eligible applicants that can:
Develop curriculum for educational setting within the pupil transportation industry.
Locate and secure suitable classroom space across the State.
Demonstrate the capacity to adequately staff, schedule and coordinate the statewide training activity.
Ensure that the MIs are certified and teach the full approved curriculum without material deviations. In order to ensure compliance, the applicant will conduct random onsite visits as outlined below.
Completed applications are due at NYSED, as detailed in the Submission Instructions section of the RFP, no later than February 1, 2019 by 3:00 PM.
Questions regarding this RFP must be submitted by E-mail to BusDriverPD2019@nysed.gov no later than January 4, 2019. Questions regarding this request should be identified as Program, Fiscal, or M/WBE. A Questions and Answers Summary will be posted here no later than January 16, 2019.
Due date extended from 10/31/2018 to 11/09/2018
Smart Start Grant Qualifications of Professional Development and Support Services Providers
To Assist New York State School Districts in Increasing K-5 Educator Expertise in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Subject Areas, Including Computer Science, as well as Educational Technology
Application Period: Fall 2018 for the 2019 - 2020 School Year
Due Date: November 9, 2018
To implement Capital Projects Enacted Budget Bill (S.7504-D, A9504-D) (the "statute"), the New York State Education Department (NYSED) is soliciting applications from non-profit partners or institutions of higher education qualified to serve as Professional Development and Support Services Providers to assist New York State School Districts in increasing K-5 educator expertise in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Subject Areas, including Computer Science, as well as Educational Technology. Though, over the course of its implementation, the Smart Start Grant program will build expertise among K-8 educators, the program's initial rollout will be targeted to K-5 educators to enable a phase-in of opportunities for students as they advance in grade levels. Applications in future years will include professional development and support services for K-5 as well as middle-level (6-8) educators.
THIS SOLICITATION WILL NOT RESULT IN A CONTRACT WITH THE NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. NYSED will use the criteria specified within this RFQ to review and approve applications, and to generate a List of Approved Providers of Professional Development and Support Services for the Smart Start Grant Program (the "List").
This is not a competitive procurement. All providers who meet the criteria specified in this RFQ will be included on the List. The List will be maintained by NYSED and will indicate approved providers that may be selected by local education agencies (LEAs) to provide professional development and support services for Smart Start Grant-funded programs. No funding is directly associated with this application for approval.
All applicants shall submit all required materials as follows. All required materials must be received by NYSED no later than 3:00pm on the due date of November 9, 2018 in order to be considered by districts for use in the 2019-2020 school year.
Refer to the full RFQ #19-028 documents for complete instructions.
Any questions concerning this RFQ must be emailed by October 5, 2018 to: SmartStartRFQ@nysed.gov. Questions and responses thereto will be posted on NYSED's website by October 17, 2018. No individual written responses will be provided.
UPDATE 10/4/18:
Due date extended from 10/19/18 to 10/26/18
Questions and Answers (part 2) – Posted 10/12/18
RFP Cost Proposal Spreadsheet – Revised 10/12/18
Questions and Answers (part 1) – Posted 10/4/18
Appendix S-1: Attachment to Parents' Bill of Rights – Revised 10/4/18
Rescoring Audit – Grades 3-8 English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics Tests
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) Office of State Assessment is seeking proposals for a vendor to conduct a rescoring audit on a sample of constructed-responses from English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics Tests in Grades 3 through 8 administered to students on computer. During the term of this contract, a rescoring audit will be conducted once for each school year; 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, and 2022–23. For each audit, a written technical report summarizing statewide results must be submitted to NYSED. Local scoring reports on the results of the audit must be sent to each computer-based scoring consortium leader that was included in the audit.
Completed applications are due at NYSED, as detailed in the Submission Instructions section of the RFP, no later than October 26, 2018 by 3:00 PM, Eastern Time (ET).
Questions Questions and Answers (part 1) – Posted 10/4/18
Questions regarding the request must be submitted by E-mail to AssessmentRFP@nysed.gov
no later than the close of business September 24, 2018. Questions regarding this request should be identified as Program, Fiscal or M/WBE. A Questions and Answers Summary will be posted here no later than October 3, 2018.
Federal Program Education Law Legal Consultant
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) is seeking services from an established law firm which possesses expertise in Federal Program Education Law and has the capabilities to provide technical assistance, audit review of programmatic operations and training of NYSED staff and sub-grantees about Federal Legislation for Educational Programs.
Completed applications are due at NYSED, as detailed in the Submission Instructions section of the RFP, no later than August 28, 2018 by 3:00 PM, Eastern Time (ET)
Questions regarding this RFP must be submitted by email to federaleducationlawRFP@nysed.gov no later than the close of business August 3, 2018. Questions submitted should be identified as Program or Fiscal. A Questions and Answers Summary will be posted on this web page by August 13, 2018.
Transportation: Unkechaug Reservation to and from Center Moriches Union Free Schools
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) is seeking bids for the transportation of certain Native American pupils from the Unkechaug Indian Reservation to and from nonpublic schools and schools in the Center Moriches Union Free School District. Eligible applicants include private bus companies, motor coach companies and school districts who have demonstrated expertise in the area of school bus transportation. NYSED will award one (1) contract with a term of five (5) years. The contract will run from September 1, 2018 – August 31, 2023. Transportation will be provided for the 2018-19 through 2022-23 school years, including summer school sessions as needed. Subcontracting is not allowed for this contract; services must be provided by the bidding organization.
Completed applications are due at NYSED, as detailed in the Submission Instructions section of the RFP, no later than May 16, 2018 by 3:00 PM, Eastern Time (ET)
Questions regarding this IFB must be submitted by E-mail to NATransportIFB@nysed.gov no later than the close of business April 30, 2018. Questions should be identified as either Program or Fiscal. A Questions and Answers Summary will be posted here no later than May 7, 2018.
Transportation: Tuscarora Reservation to and from Niagara Wheatfield Schools
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) is seeking bids for the transportation of certain Native American pupils from the Tuscarora Indian Reservation to and from nonpublic schools and schools in the Niagara Wheatfield Central School District. Eligible applicants include private bus companies, motor coach companies and school districts who have demonstrated expertise in the area of school bus transportation. NYSED will award one (1) contract with a term of five (5) years. The contract will run from September 1, 2018 – August 31, 2023. Transportation will be provided for the 2018-19 through 2022-23 school years, including summer school sessions as needed. Subcontracting is not allowed for this contract; services must be provided by the bidding organization.
Update 5/1/18:
The RFP Cost Proposal Worksheet has been revised to fix a formula.
UPDATE 4/27/18:
The RFP Application Document has been revised. The only changes are on pages 1 and 15 (increase of subcontracting limit). Additional information about these revisions is available in the Questions and Answers document.
The Cost Proposal Spreadsheet has been revised to fix an error with a formula.
The revised documents are available from RFP 18-007 Documents.
Translations of New York State Examinations and Related Materials
The New York State Education Department (NYSED), Office of State Assessment, is seeking proposals from highly qualified proposers with expertise in providing written translations for New York State examinations and exam-related materials into nine (9) languages. This request pertains to secure State-developed and State-approved exams and exam-related materials including examination reference tables and parent reports on individual student test performance. Translations will include the following five (5) "base" languages: Chinese-Traditional, Haitian Creole, Korean, Russian, and Spanish, and may include any or all of the following four (4) "additional" languages: Arabic, Bengali, Chinese-Simplified, and Urdu. Not all documents will require translations into every language. For the purposes of this contract, services are to be provided on an as needed, if needed basis.
Questions regarding this RFP must be submitted by email to AssessmentRFP@nysed.gov no later than the close of business April 11, 2018. Questions submitted should be identified as Program or Fiscal. A Questions and Answers Summary will be posted here by April 24, 2018.
Building Quality Student Learning Objectives (SLO) Workshops
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) Office of Educator Quality and Professional Development (OEQPD) is seeking proposals from technical assistance providers with demonstrated knowledge, expertise and the capacity to provide technical assistance and professional development to support the creation of quality Student Learning Objectives (SLOs) as a part of the implementation of Annual Professional Performance Reviews (APPR) under Education Law §3012-d and Subpart 30-3 of the Rules of the Board of Regents. As a part of the Department's commitment to continue to strengthen the evaluation system and its implementation, we intend to further build capacity of the field by hosting four (4) SLO workshop sessions at NYSED in Albany, New York and two (2) follow-up webinars.
Completed applications are due at NYSED, as detailed in the Submission Instructions section of the RFP, no later than December 8, 2017 by 3:00 PM
Questions and Answers - Posted 11/21/17
Assessment and Evaluation Workgroups to Explore Current New York State Requirements and Best Practices for Teacher and Principal Evaluation
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) Office of Educator Quality and Professional Development (OEQPD) is seeking proposals from technical assistance providers with demonstrated knowledge, expertise and the capacity to provide technical assistance and professional development to support the exploration, analysis, and review of quality assessments (Assessment Workgroup) and/or performance metrics (Evaluation Workgroup) as a part of the implementation of Annual Professional Performance Reviews (APPR) under Education Law §3012-d and Subpart 30-3 of the Rules of the Board of Regents. As a part of the Department's commitment to continue to strengthen the evaluation system and its implementation, and to explore whether the Department's current regulations related to teacher and principal evaluation are creating unintended barriers to implementation of an evaluation system that can be used when making decisions regarding support and development of the teacher and principal workforce, the Department will engage with the field, with the assistance of the selected technical assistance provider, by hosting three (3) Assessment Workgroup sessions and (3) three webinar Assessment Workgroup sessions along with three (3) Evaluation Workgroup sessions and (3) three webinar Evaluation Workgroup sessions. Participants in the Assessment Workgroup and Evaluation Workgroup will regularly convene during 2018-2019 to provide feedback to the Department and to help formulate recommendations to the Board of Regents on assessments and evaluation in support of the implementation of Education Law §3012-d.
Elementary, Intermediate (Middle) Level, and High School New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test (NYSESLAT)
The New York State Education Department (NYSED), Office of State Assessment (OSA), is seeking proposals for the New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test (NYSESLAT) and New York State Identification Test for English Language Learners (NYSITELL). Services include development, research, printing, shipping, scoring, and score reporting of operational and field tests aligned with New York State's approved English Language Arts (ELA) learning standards.
Completed applications are due at NYSED, as detailed in the Proposal Submission section of the RFP, no later than December 15, 2017 by 3:00 PM
Questions regarding this request must be submitted by Email to AssessmentRFP@nysed.gov no later than the close of business November 10, 2017. Questions regarding this request should be identified as Program, Fiscal, or M/WBE. A Questions and Answers Summary will be posted here no later than November 24, 2017.
Date Posted: October 20, 2017
Community Schools Regional Technical Assistance Centers (TACs)
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) Office of Student Support Services is seeking proposals for the establishment and operation of three regional Technical Assistance Centers to provide technical assistance to school districts establishing or operating Community Schools.
Completed applications are due at NYSED, as detailed in the Proposal Submission section of the RFP, no later than Monday, November 13, 2017 by 3:00 PM
Refer to the full RFP documents for complete instructions.
Questions regarding the request must be submitted by E-mail to COMMSCHOOL@NYSED.GOV no later than the close of business Wednesday, October 18, 2017. Questions regarding this request should be identified as Program, Fiscal or M/WBE. A Questions and Answers Summary will be posted here no later than Monday, October 30, 2017.
Angelo Del Toro Puerto Rican/Hispanic Youth Leadership PR/HYL
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) is seeking proposals from qualified bidders to plan and conduct the Angelo Del Toro Puerto Rican/Hispanic Youth Leadership Institute (PR/HYLI), in conjunction with the New York State Assembly/Senate Puerto Rican and Hispanic Task Force (Task Force). Every year, the Task Force plans a statewide adult "SOMOS" conference for interested individuals to share their concerns on issues affecting the Latino community, and to suggest legislative action on programs that will address those concerns. The New York State Assembly sponsors the PR/HYLI in conjunction with the larger conference.
Completed applications are due at NYSED, as detailed in the Proposal Submission section of the RFP, no later than October 23, 2017 by 3:00 PM
Questions regarding the request must be submitted by E-mail to PRHYLI@nysed.gov no later than the close of business October 9, 2017. Questions regarding this request should be identified as either Program, Fiscal, or M/WBE. A Questions and Answers Summary will be posted here no later than October 13, 2017.
Regional Convenings for Integrating Staff Evaluation into a Systemic Approach to Talent Management
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) Office of Educator Quality and Professional Development (OEQPD) is seeking proposals from technical assistance providers with demonstrated knowledge, expertise and the capacity to provide technical assistance and professional development to support the implementation of Annual Professional Performance Reviews (APPR) under Education Law §3012-d and Subpart 30-3 of the Rules of the Board of Regents. As a part of the Department's commitment to continue to strengthen the evaluation system and its implementation, we intend to further build capacity of the field by conducting seven (7) regional convenings and three (3) webinars. Participating districts will receive professional development tailored to the most commonly identified needs within seven regions across the state (Buffalo; Capital Region; Long Island; NYC; Rochester/Southern Tier; Syracuse/North Country; Yonkers)1 as determined by a gap analysis/needs assessment utilizing the New York State Quality Framework.
1Please see Attachment 3 for a New York State county breakdown for each of the seven regions.
Completed applications are due at NYSED, as detailed in the Proposal Submission section of the RFP, no later than August 18, 2017 by 3:00 PM
Questions regarding the request must be submitted by E-mail to ConveningsRFP@nysed.gov no later than the close of business August 1, 2017. Questions regarding this request should be identified as Program, Fiscal or M/WBE. A Questions and Answers Summary will be posted here no later than August 8, 2017.
Questions regarding the request must be submitted by E-mail to SLOWorkshopsRFP@nysed.gov no later than the close of business July 26, 2017. Questions regarding this request should be identified as Program, Fiscal or M/WBE. A Questions and Answers Summary will be posted here no later than August 2, 2017.
Full RFQ Document:
Qualifications for Independent Receivers
In April 2015, Subpart E of Part EE of Chapter 56 of the Laws of 2015 added a new Section, 211-f, to Education Law. Section 211-f requires that Persistently Struggling Schools, schools that have been in the most severe accountability status since the 2006-07 school year, be given an initial one-year period under a Superintendent Receiver to improve student performance. Struggling Schools, schools that have been Priority Schools since the 2012-13 school year, will be given an initial two-year period under a Superintendent Receiver to improve student performance. Should Struggling Schools or Persistently Struggling Schools not make demonstrable progress within the prescribed time frame; an Independent Receiver will then be appointed to the school for up to three years.
NYSED will use the criteria specified within this RFQ to review and approve applications, and to generate a list of Approved Independent Receivers for Persistently Struggling and Struggling Schools.
All applicants shall submit all required materials. Applications will be accepted on a continuous and ongoing basis. The Department will review submissions and update the approved list as applications are approved.
To be considered for receivership appointments for the 2017-2018 school year, it is encouraged that applications for approval for the list be received by the Department no later than August 11, 2017.
Refer to the full RFQ documents for complete instructions.
RFQ 17-002: Questions and Answers – Additional Questions/Answers Posted 8/9/17
Any questions concerning this RFQ should be submitted to ReceivershipRFQ@NYSED.gov. Questions and answers related to this updated RFQ will be updated regularly. The submitted questions and responses will be posted here.
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) Office of Educator Quality and Professional Development (OEQPD) is seeking proposals from technical assistance providers with demonstrated knowledge, expertise and the capacity to provide technical assistance and professional development to support the exploration, analysis, and review of quality assessments (Assessment Workgroup) and/or performance metrics (Evaluation Workgroup) as a part of the implementation of Annual Professional Performance Reviews (APPR) under Education Law §3012-d and Subpart 30-3 of the Rules of the Board of Regents. As a part of the Department's commitment to continue to strengthen the evaluation system and its implementation, and to explore whether the Department's current regulations related to teacher and principal evaluation are creating unintended barriers to implementation of an evaluation system that can be used when making decisions regarding support and development of the teacher and principal workforce, the Department will engage with the field, with the assistance of the selected technical assistance provider, by hosting three (3) Assessment Workgroup sessions and (3) three webinar Assessment Workgroup sessions along with three (3) Evaluation Workgroup sessions and (3) three webinar Evaluation Workgroup sessions. Participants in the Assessment Workgroup and Evaluation Workgroup will regularly convene during the 2017-2018 school year to provide feedback to the Department and to help formulate recommendations to the Board of Regents on assessments and evaluation in support of the implementation of Education Law §3012-d.
Completed applications are due at NYSED, as detailed in the Proposal Submission section of the RFP, no later than July 14, 2017 by 3:00 PM
Questions regarding the request must be submitted by E-mail to AssessEvalWrkgrpRFP@nysed.gov no later than the close of business June 27, 2017. Questions regarding this request should be identified as Program, Fiscal or M/WBE. A Questions and Answers Summary will be posted to NYSED's website no later than July 3, 2017.
Transcribing New York State Exams and Related Materials into Braille
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) Office of State Assessment (OSA) is seeking proposals for the transcribing of New York State Exams and exam-related materials into braille. This request pertains to secure State-developed and State-approved exams including Regents Exams, and elementary- and intermediate-level science tests, as well as science reference tables, scoring materials, reports of exam results, and mathematics tables.
In the course of the contract resulting from this RFP, no personally identifiable information will be provided to the contractor because none is necessary in order for the contractor to perform the services detailed in this RFP.
Completed applications are due at NYSED, as detailed in the Proposal Submission section of the RFP, no later than April 21, 2017 by 3:00 PM.
Questions regarding this RFP must be submitted by email to AssessmentRFP@nysed.gov no later than the close of business on March 31st, 2017. Questions submitted should be identified as Program or Fiscal. A Questions and Answers Summary will be posted here by April 7th, 2017.
Intensive Teacher Institute in Bilingual Special Education (ITI-BSE)
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) Office of Special Education is seeking proposals to establish an Intensive Teacher Institute in Bilingual Special Education (ITI-BSE) to address staff shortages in bilingual special education and related service areas through administration of a tuition assistance program involving coordination with NYSED, university-level training programs and LEAs. The purposes of the ITI-BSE are to:
manage a tuition assistance program for undergraduate and graduate students pursuing certification to provide services to bilingual students with disabilities in New York State (NYS);
provide instructional support to colleges and universities that offer programs leading to BSE certification;
engage in outreach to the public, school districts and approved private programs to identify qualified candidates;
provide technical assistance to candidates in the areas of certification, coursework requirements, and ITI-BSE requirements; and
report to NYSED on candidates' progress, program completion, completion of service commitments and certification rates.
Questions and Answers - Posted April 7, 2017
Questions regarding the request must be submitted by E-mail to RFP17017@nysed.gov no later than the March 31, 2017. Questions regarding this request should be identified as either Program, Fiscal or M/WBE. A Questions and Answers Summary will be posted here no later than April 7, 2017.
Technical Assistance Center for the Universal Service Discount (E-Rate) Program
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) Office of Educational Design and Technology (ED&T) within the P-12 Program Area is seeking proposals for the provision of technical assistance and planning services related to the implementation of the Universal Service Discount (E-Rate) Program for schools and libraries in New York State. NYSED encourages entities experienced in consulting for educational institutions on the utilization of E-Rate funding to respond to this Request for Proposals.
The New York State Education Department is part of the University of the State of New York (USNY), one of the most complete, interconnected systems of educational services in the United States. The mission of NYSED is to raise the knowledge, skill, and opportunity of all the people in New York. The vision is to provide leadership for a system that yields the best educated people in the world. The Educational Design and Technology unit of NYSED helps guide the effective integration of technology to transform learning environments statewide. It harnesses information, communication, and professional networks to support innovations that maximize school and learner success.
Completed applications are due at NYSED, as detailed in the Proposal Submission section of the RFP, no later than April 28, 2017 at 3:00pm.
Questions regarding the request must be submitted by E-mail to ERateTACrfp@nysed.gov no later than the close of business on April 4, 2017. Questions regarding this request should be identified as Program, Fiscal or M/WBE. A Questions and Answers Summary will be posted here no later than April 13, 2017.
Angelo Del Toro Puerto Rican/Hispanic Youth Leadership PR/HYLI
Completed applications are due at NYSED, as detailed in the Proposal Submission section of the RFP, no later than March 30, 2017 by 3:00 PM.
Questions regarding the request must be submitted by E-mail to PRHYLI@nysed.gov no later than the close of business March 10, 2017. Questions regarding this request should be identified as either Program, Fiscal, or M/WBE. A Questions and Answers Summary will be posted here no later than March 17, 2017.
11/3/16 Update: NYSED has revised the Cost Proposal Spreadsheet to correct a tabulation error in the previous version.
NYSED has revised page 10 of the RFP. The first program-level assessment report is due December 31, 2018. Please review question #28 in the Questions and Answers document for additional information.
State-Level Evaluation of the New York State 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) Program
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) is seeking proposals for the State-level evaluation of its 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) Program that is required by the United States Department of Education (USDOE). The selected evaluator will assess the extent to which the expected outcomes of this program have been achieved. The results of this evaluation will be used to guide NYSED's efforts to: direct and improve its administration of the program; provide assistance to local grantees; and improve program quality and outcomes for participating students.
Bidders should demonstrate experience in the successful development and management of evaluations of educational intervention programs. The evaluator's responsibilities will encompass analyses of the processes and outcomes of the 21st CCLC program. The evaluator will work in collaboration with staff at NYSED.
Completed applications are due at NYSED, as detailed in the Proposal Submission section of the RFP, no later than November 7, 2016 by 3:00 PM.
Questions regarding the request must be submitted by e-mail to 21CRFP@nysed.gov no later than the close of business October 11, 2016. Questions regarding this request should be identified as either Program, Fiscal, or M/WBE. A Questions and Answers Summary will be posted here no later than October 24, 2016.
Intensive Teacher Institute for Teachers of the Blind and Visually Impaired (ITI-TVI)
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) intends to establish an Intensive Teacher Institute (ITI) for Teachers of the Blind and Visually Impaired (TVI) for a five-year period, subject to continued availability of funds for such purposes. NYSED anticipates that two awards will be made. The annual maximum award amount made to each of the two programs will be $122,750.
Completed applications are due at NYSED, as detailed in the Proposal Submission section of the RFP, no later than November 14, 2016 by 3:00 PM.
Questions regarding the request must be submitted by E-mail to RFP17016@nysed.gov no later than the close of business October 14, 2016. Questions regarding this request should be identified as Program, Fiscal or M/WBE. A Questions and Answers Summary will be posted here no later than October 21, 2016.
NYSED has revised RFP Section 1.6, Payment, to allow the vendor to submit vouchers for payment as deliverables are completed, rather than submitting vouchers with the quarterly progress report. Review the revised RFP documents for additional information.
Summer Food Service Program Campaign
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) is seeking proposals for a comprehensive statewide multi-media campaign to promote the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) to low income families. The vendor would be responsible for developing an impressive statewide multi-media campaign that advertises the availability of nutritious meals for anyone 18 years old and younger during the summer months at no cost through the SFSP.
Completed applications are due at NYSED, as detailed in the Proposal Submission section of the RFP, no later than 3:00 PM on September 23, 2016.
Questions regarding the request must be submitted by email to RFP17020@nysed.gov no later than the close of business August 26, 2016. Questions regarding this request should be identified as either Program or Fiscal. A Questions and Answers Summary will be posted here no later than September 7, 2016.
Teacher and Principal Practice Rubrics Providers
To implement the provisions of Education Law §3012-d relating to annual professional performance reviews of classroom teachers and building principals, the New York State Education Department ("NYSED" or "Department"), is soliciting application for Teacher and Principal Practice Rubrics that will be used as part of teacher and principal evaluations. THIS SOLICITATION WILL NOT RESULT IN A CONTRACT WITH THE NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. NYSED will use the objective criteria specified within to review such proposals and will generate a new list of Approved Teacher and Principal Practice Rubrics Under §3012-d. This list will be available at: http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/teachers-leaders/practicerubrics/home.html.
On April 13, 2015, the Governor signed Chapter 56 of the Laws of 2015 to add a new Education Law §3012-d to establish a new evaluation system for classroom teachers and building principals. As a result, during the June 2015 meeting of the Board of Regents, Subpart 30-2 was amended and a new Subpart 30-3 of the Rules of the Board of Regents was added as an emergency adoption in order to implement Education Law §3012-d.
The new law requires teachers and principals to be evaluated based on two categories: the Student Performance Category and the Observation/School Visit Category. The Observation/School Visit Category is made up of three subcomponents, required observations/school visits by supervisors or other trained administrators, required observations/school visits by impartial independent trained evaluator(s)1, and optional observations/school visits by trained peer educators. Section 30-3.9 of the Rules of the Board of Regents requires the Commissioner to evaluate teacher and principal practice rubrics based on the criteria outlined in this Request for Qualifications (RFQ). Such rubrics include those previously placed on the list of "Approved Teacher and Principal Practice Rubrics" pursuant to Education Law §3012-c. Rubrics approved under the previous list will be deemed as approved for use under Education Law §3012-d unless disqualified by the Department or withdrawn by the provider. For new rubrics, or updates to rubrics approved under Education Law §3012-c, submissions must be made to this RFQ in order to be approved for use under Education Law §3012-d. All applicants, both new and those with rubrics approved under the previous list, are encouraged to complete and submit Form F to provide supplemental information about how their rubrics align with Education Law §3012-d.
All approved providers who meet the criteria specified in this RFQ will be included in this list. The list will be maintained by NYSED. No funding is directly associated with this application for approval.
The approved list will be updated at least annually. There will be an opportunity for new applicants to demonstrate that their organization meets the requirements on a schedule to be determined and published by NYSED. Providers of teacher and/or principal practice rubric services may also be removed from the list subject to the conditions specified within this RFQ.
1During the September 2015 Board of Regents meeting, Subpart 30-3 of the Rules of the Board of Regents was amended to provide for a waiver from the requirement that at least one observation/school visit be conducted by one or more impartial independent trained evaluators selected and trained by the district for rural school districts or school districts with only one registered school pursuant to §100.18 of the Commissioner's regulations that, due to the size and limited resources of the school district, is unable to obtain an independent evaluator within a reasonable proximity without an undue burden. Where a waiver has been granted, the district must instead conduct such observations/school visits utilizing one or more evaluators selected and trained by the district who are different than the evaluator(s) that conducted the observations/school visits required to be performed by the principal/supervisor or other trained administrator.
Any questions concerning this RFQ must be emailed to: RubricRFQ@nysed.gov. Answers to questions received by October 21 will be posted no later than November 4. Thereafter, questions and responses will be posted on a quarterly basis. The submitted questions and responses will be made available on the Questions and Answers page.
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EFJ mourns two killed journalists in Europe in 2019
Tags: CoEMediaFreedom, Impunity, Killed list
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has recorded 49 killings of journalists and media professionals in 2019, including two in Europe, a significant drop from 95 posted last year. The IFJ says that, while the apparent decreasing bloodbath in the journalists' community is a welcome relief, the spread of killings and the motives behind the killings are sobering reminders that violence against journalists is still rampant and the failure to combat impunity for these attacks remain a damning indictment on those in power.
The IFJ lists 18 countries from the four corners of the world where journalist were killed since the start of the year, including Africa (9), Asia Pacific (12), Europe (2), Latin America (18) and the Middle East and Arab world (8).
The death toll is the lowest since 2000, when 37 journalists and media staff were killed, but the causes of the loss of life during 2019 remain largely the same. Mexico tops the list of dangerous countries with 10 killings of journalists whose reporting crossed corrupt officials and drug barons, while targeted attacks claimed the lives of five journalists in Afghanistan and four in Pakistan.
The IFJ and the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) recorded two murders of journalists in 2019 on the European continent:
Lyra McKee, 29, shot dead on 19 April while covering a riot in Derry, Northern Ireland;
Vadym Komarov, who died on 20 June following a violent attack on 4 May by unidentified individuals in central Cherkassy, Ukraine. The journalist was beaten to death one day after he posted on Facebook that he was working on alleged corruption in sports schools.
After the sad record of 12 deaths in 2015, mainly as a result of the massacre perpetrated by the editorial staff of the weekly "Charlie-Hebdo" in Paris, France, the situation is tending to stabilize in Europe: three deaths in 2016, five in 2017, four in 2018 and two in 2019. On the other hand, the number of cases of impunity for the murder of journalists in Europe is on the rise.
The Council of Europe Platform for the Protection of Journalism and the Safety of Journalists officially records 36 cases of impunity for murder in Europe, including 14 murders and disappearances of Serb and Albanian journalists in Kosovo. The other countries concerned are: Russia (6 impunity cases), Ukraine (6), Turkey (4), Azerbaijan (2), Malta (1), Montenegro (1), the United Kingdom (1), and Serbia (1).
The IFJ President Younes Mjahed calls on governments to address their failure to stop the impunity for these crimes through the UN Convention on media safety promoted by the IFJ. "We also call on European governments to fully implement without any delay the Council of Europe Recommendation on the protection of journalism and safety of journalists and other media actors," added EFJ President Mogens Blicher Bjerregård.
Picture credit: IFJ.

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Ergo Junior Hockey World Cup Mönchengladbach 2013
Mönchengladbach, Germany - July 27 - 4, 2013
South Africa start into ERGO Hockey Junior World Cup
Five senior players named in the squad
The South Africa Under-21 women's hockey team have five players capped in the Investec South Africa women's senior side and are confident of putting up a good showing at the 2013 Junior World Cup women's event in Mönchengladbach, Germany from Saturday to next Sunday. The senior SA players in Germany are the U21 side's captain, Izelle Lategan, fellow strikers Tanya Britz and Lilian du Plessis, midfielder Quanita Bobbs and goalkeeper Phume Mbande.
SA meet China at 9.30 am Saturday and team manager Charmaine Koekemoer said from the team hotel in Mönchengladbach Friday afternoon that preparation has been good.
"We have won five and lost three matches in the build-up over the last three weeks and while the girls know that China are going to be strong, they also know that they are as well prepared as they possibly can be."
SA play further Pool B matches Sunday at 10 am (SA time) against Argentina before their last Pool B clash next Tuesday, July 30 against Canada at 2 pm (SA time). Head coach Lindsey Wright's SA team will be looking to finish in the top two in Pool B so as to secure a berth in the quarter-finals next Thursday.
In the eight practice matches, South Africa beat South Korea 2-1 (Thursday), beat India 4-1, beat Belgium 2-1, 4-1 and 4-3, and lost to The Netherlands 2-6, The Netherlands U18 side 3-5, and Germany 2-3.
"The coaching staff are satisfied with the development of the team and are hopeful that we can take the experience gained from the practice matches into the World Cup," said Koekemoer.
Other than those mentioned in Pool B, the Pool A line-up features Ghana, South Korea, The Netherlands and the USA. Pool C features Australia, India, New Zealand and Russia, while Pool D has Belgium, England, Spain and Germany in its ranks.
The 16 teams then go into the cross-pool playoffs next Thursday, which include the quarter-finals, before next Friday's top eight playoffs that include the semi-finals. Next Saturday's matches feature the bottom eight teams in playoffs before next Sunday's final classification matches for the 16 teams. Sunday's fare includes the gold and bronze medal matches.
SA U21 JUNIOR WORLD CUP TEAM
Bronwyn Kretzmann, Erin Hunter, Nicole la Fleur, Quanita Bobbs, Sherry King, Suléke Brand, Taryn Mallett (vice-capt), Tarryn Glasby (all Western Province); Izelle Lategan (capt), Liné Malan, Tanya Britz, Nicole Walraven (all Free State); Jacinta Jubb, Lilian du Plessis, Phume Mbande (all Northern Blues); Tiffany Jones (North West); Toni Marx (Eastern Province); Nika Nel (Southern Gauteng).
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A Global Perspective
A Closer Perspective
The Divided States of America
On 23rd Nov 2020 6th Jan 2021 By Florian BeerIn Americas
"I will work to be a president who seeks not to divide but unify." Joe Biden's statement in his first speech as president-elect sets the agenda for his upcoming term in the White House: Unification. It seems like the United States of America has never been so divided as in 2020. But in 244 years of history, it has never really been united either.
The establishment of the United States is unique and remarkable. In eight territorial acquisitions between 1783 and 1867, the US-territory we know today was assembled either by war or acquisition from the British Empire, Spain, Mexico, and Russia. The country was populated through big waves of immigration, first by Europeans, then by Asians and Latin Americans. The transport of nearly 600'000 slaves from Africa completed this cultural fusion of the American population.
The Civil War (1861-1865) between the progressive Union States in the North and the conservative Confederate States in the South proved for the first time how difficult it is for a country this large to live peacefully and harmoniously. The reconstruction, an effort to reintegrate Southern states and the newly-freed slaves into the United States by President Lincoln, was followed by his assassination and the so-called Jim Crow laws. These laws were implemented by the defeated states in the South and enforced racial segregation. The war between the North and the South was over, but the division remained.
A bipolar party-system represents a bipolar society
Fast advancing industrialization, globalization, and later on digitalization have divided the country even more. Urban areas have become more educated, industrialized, digitalized, and more racially diverse than rural areas, which has resulted in a liberal and conservative society. In America, there is no gray area, no in-between, which is most clearly symbolized by the bipolar party-system.
According to the cleavage-theory by political scientists Lipset and Rokkan, political parties result from conflicts between capital and labor, state and church, urban and rural as well as center and periphery. These conflicts (cleavages) were mainly caused by industrialization in the early 19th century and still exist today. While almost every liberal democracy in the world has a multi-party system which provides voters with different political options to choose from, in the United States the choice is either blue or red: The Democratic Party represents capital, state, urban and center while the Republican party stands for labor, church, rural and periphery.
Imagine the political party-system as a gastronomic world: There are only two restaurants in your hometown. If you are happy with one of the two because it serves exactly the food you like at a price that fits for you, that is great because the choice is easy and there is no need to change restaurants. But imagine one day, you get food poisoning from your favorite restaurant, or they took your favorite dish off the menu, and the other restaurant serves food you are allergic to – what do you do? No wonder a new chef in one of those restaurants, a famous but inexperienced extrovert with crazy ideas and even weirder hair, was very popular and attracted a lot of new customers. But the food he cooked made a lot of people vomit and the service was a disgrace. After four long years with countless complaints, the chef was fired, which made him very angry. After all, firing people was his favorite activity.
One flag, different meanings
Bipolar party-systems increase polarization and may therefore catalyze radicalization. This has automatically resulted in a divided media landscape, an effect that worsened in the last four years. If you compare the reporting of the liberal media such as the New York Times and NBC with Breitbart and Fox News, it is not surprising that issues like health care, gun control, or immigration are perceived completely differently by American citizens. If even the sources of information are divided, how can a highly heterogeneous society become united?
The one thing Americans have always been united by is their love for their country and their flag. However, what the American flag represents has a rather different meaning for someone in Boston than someone in Alabama. It is president-elect Joe Biden's mission to provide American society with an America everyone can agree to. Of course, this is easier written than done.
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And his Department of Energy showered $1.6 billion in loan guarantees, as well as $600 million in tax credits.
The plant is the Ivanpah Solar Power Facility, a behemoth that uses hundreds of thousands of mirrors spread out over more than five square miles of the Mojave Desert. The mirrors all aim at the tops of three 459-foot towers, where the heat boils water in tanks held there, which generates steam to turn the electricity-producing turbines.
But it turns out that Ivanpah isn't so squeaky clean after all.
In its first year, Ivanpah emitted 46,000 metric tons of CO2. That's about as much as a Frito Lay plant in Bakersfield emits.
How is that possible? It turns out that the Ivanpah plant uses natural gas to function.
Ivanpah also has a nasty habit of cooking birds that happen to fly too close to the towers — 3,500 of them in its first year, according to the Desert Sun.
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The international Afternoon Constellation includes the A-Train satellites (OCO-2, GCOM-W1, Aqua, and Aura) as well as the C-Train satellites (CALIPSO and CloudSat). Active instruments aboard CALIPSO (CALIOP) and CloudSat (CPR) are indicated with dashed lines. This illustration color-codes instrument swaths—the area of Earth's surface, or the surface of its atmosphere, over which data are collected—based on observed wavelength ranges. Microwaves (observed by both AMSR instruments, AMSU-A, CPR, MLS) are represented as red-purple to deep purple colors; yellow represents solar wavelengths (OMI, OCO-2); gray represents solar and infrared wavelengths (MODIS, CERES); and red represents other infrared wavelengths (IIR, AIRS, TES, HIRDLS). Note that not all instruments continue to function (see https://atrain.gsfc.nasa.gov/atrainsats.php for updates).
NASA and its international partners operate several Earth-observing satellites that closely follow one another along the same (or very similar) orbital "track." A particular example of a coordinated group of satellites are in a sun-synchronous polar orbit, crossing the equator in an ascending (northbound) direction at about 1:30 PM local solar time, within seconds to minutes of each other—hence the name Afternoon Constellation. This allows near-simultaneous observations from a wide variety of instruments that are synergistically used to aid the scientific community in advancing our knowledge of Earth-system science and applying this knowledge for the benefit of society.
The original Afternoon Constellation comprised a single set of coordinated satellites, that began in earnest in 2006 when CloudSat and CALIPSO joined in orbit with the Aqua (launched in 2002), Aura (2004), and PARASOL (2004) satellites. The constellation was nicknamed the "A-Train" because satellite names starting with an "A" led and trailed the constellation at the time. The train was later expanded with the inclusion of GCOM-W1 (2012) and OCO-2 (2014). On November 16, 2011, PARASOL was lowered to 9.5 km under the A-Train and on December 18, 2013 PARASOL ceased operation, fully exiting the A-Train. In February 2018, CloudSat lowered its orbit out of the A-Train after technical issues that potentially affected the satellite's maneuvering capability. In September 2018, CALIPSO executed a series of maneuvers to join CloudSat's orbit.
Therefore, as depicted above, the international Afternoon Constellation now includes the A-Train satellites (OCO-2, GCOM-W1, Aqua, and Aura) as well as the C-Train satellites ("C" for CALIPSO and CloudSat). The C-Train flies 16.5 km (~10 mi) below the A-Train and therefore follows a slightly different ground track, though it intersects the A-Train ground track about every 20 days allowing for regular simultaneity between A-Train and C-Train instrument observations.
The instruments on these satellites are used synergistically to improve our knowledge of clouds, aerosols, atmospheric chemistry, and other elements critical for understanding Earth's environment and changing climate.
Please use the tabbed menu above to learn more about the individual satellite missions involved with the A-Train Constellation.
Aqua is a major international Earth Science satellite mission centered at NASA. Launched on May 4, 2002, the satellite has six differrent Earth-observing instruments on board and is named for the large amount of information it collects about water in the Earth system. Aqua gathers this information from its stream of approximately 89 Gigabytes of data a day! The water variables being measured include almost all elements of the water cycle and involve water in its liquid, solid, and vapor forms. Additional variables being measured include radiative energy fluxes, aerosols, vegetation cover on the land, phytoplankton and dissolved organic matter in the oceans, and air, land, and water temperatures.
To learn more see Aqua's excerpt from the Earth Science Reference Handbook.
To learn more see Aura's excerpt from the Earth Science Reference Handbook.
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The French Space Agency CNES launched PARASOL into the A-Train orbit in December 2004. Originally designed to be a 2-year mission, PARASOL flew within ~30 seconds of the CALIPSO and CloudSat satellites. In early December 2009, the PARASOL satellite orbit was lowered under the A-train, which allowed the spacecraft to keep sharing data periodically with the A-train members. PARASOL ceased operation and fully exited the A-Train on December 18, 2013.
CALIPSO is a joint U.S. (NASA) / French (Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales/CNES) mission. Observations from spaceborne lidar, combined with passive imagery, will lead to improved understanding of the role aerosols and clouds play in regulating the Earth's climate, in particular, how aerosols and clouds interact with one another.
To learn more see Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation (CALIPSO)'s excerpt from the Earth Science Reference Handbook.
CloudSat is studying clouds in detail to better characterize the role they play in regulating Earth's climate. CloudSat is providing the first direct, global survey of the vertical structure and overlap of cloud systems and their liquid and ice-water contents.Data returned should lead to improved cloud representations in atmospheric models, which should help improve the accuracy of weather forecasts and climate predictions made using these models.
To learn more see CloudSat's excerpt from the Earth Science Reference Handbook.
The Global Change Observation Mission-Water (GCOM-W1) "SHIZUKU" satellite aims to construct, use, and verify systems that enable continuous global-scale observations (for 10 to 15 years) of effective geophysical parameters for elucidating global climate change and water circulation mechanisms. GCOM-W1 successfully entered the A-Train on June 29, 2012, following its launch on May 18.
Water circulation changes will be observed by a microwave radiometer onboard the GCOM-W1 satellite. The GCOM-W1 will observe precipitation, vapor amounts, wind velocity above the ocean, sea water temperatures, water levels on land areas and snow depths.
OCO-2 is designed to provide space-based global measurements of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) with the precision and resolution needed to identify and characterize the processes that regulate this important greenhouse gas. With its three high-resolution grating spectrometers, data collected by OCO-2 could be combined with meteorological observations and ground-based CO2 measurement to help characterize CO2 sources and sinks on regional scales at monthly intervals for 2 years.
To learn more see Orbiting Carbon Observatory 2 (OCO-2)'s excerpt from the Earth Science Reference Handbook.
The image below reveals where Glory would have flown as part of the A-Train constellation, one minute behind CALIPSO.
To learn more about Glory, see Glory's excerpt from the Earth Science Reference Handbook.
CloudSat and CALIPSO have taken simultaneous measurements within seconds of each other since they launched together in April 2006. However, on February 22, 2018, CloudSat exited the A-Train following the loss of one of its reaction wheels. CloudSat resumed taking data in the Daytime-Only Operations (DO-Op) mode from a "C-Train" orbit located 16.5 km (~10 mi) below the A-Train on May 7, 2018. Following science recommendation, the decision was made for CALIPSO to join CloudSat in the "C-Train" orbit to resume the joint CALIPSO/CloudSat measurement record. CALIPSO exited the A-Train on September 13, 2018 and joined CloudSat in orbit on September 20, 2018.
Since CALIPSO experiences about twice as much drag as CloudSat, CloudSat will conduct periodic orbit lower maneuvers to maintain a 100s along-track offset with respect to CALIPSO. This positioning will be maintained within about ±8.5 seconds, or about 4km of ground track offset, from CALIPSO.
While the orbits of the A-Train and C-Train follow slightly different ground tracks due to differences in altitude, the two constellation tracks intersect each other about every 20 days. This allows simultaneous A-Train/C-Train instrument measurements on a regular basis.
NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2), launched on July 2, 2014, was the final member to join the Afternoon Constellation, or A-Train. The spacecraft is positioned at the front of the A-Train, flying in a sun-synchronous orbit that over flies the ground track of the CloudSat radar and CALIPSO lidar.
The Afternoon Constellation or "A-Train" welcomed a new member on June 29, 2012 — the Global Change Observation Mission–Water (GCOM-W1) "SHIZUKU" satellite — which was launched by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) on May 18. SHIZUKU successfully executed a series of orbit control maneuvers required to position itself in its control box. It is now positioned in front of Aqua, making it the lead satellite in the constellation. On July 3, 2012, the antenna rotation on the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer 2 (AMSR2), on SHIZUKU, was increased from a rate of 11 rpm to 40 rpm and it is not acquiring observation data.
Aura is NASA's third large Earth Observing System mission and is dedicated to understanding the changing chemistry of our atmosphere. View the latest brochure highlighting some of the discoveries from the Aura Mission.


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Indonesia Invites Chery To Discuss New Energy Investment Plans
If Indonesia can create a sound strategy for electrification, can Malaysia also get help from Chery?
When Indonesian President Joko Widodo visited China, The Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Mr. Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, met with the Executive Vice President of Chery International, Mr. Zhang Shengshan.
Mr. Zhang then presented an investment plan for Chery in Indonesia which included electric vehicles (EVs) and introduced Chery's plans regarding technology, products, batteries and other industry chains.
Mr. Luhut along with Indonesia's Minister of Foreign Affairs quickly acknowledged Chery's international strength and technical skill and agreed to the proposed investment plan.
The Indonesian delegation expressed full confidence in Chery as they have a deep understanding of Chery Automobile and stated that they will maintain communication to ensure adequate support and drive the development of Chery in Indonesia.
Despite the first half of 2022 being a challenging time for the entire automotive industry, Chery Group recorded sales of 475,000 vehicles, up 12 percent from the same time frame last year, with 148,000 of these vehicles being sold outside of China, a 36 percent increase compared to 2021.
Chery has been the number one vehicle exporter in China for 19 years running. This is made possible by Chery's network spanning 80 countries and regions, with a total cumulative global sales of over 10 million vehicles as well as having 10 operational factories and over 1,500 sales and service centres outside China.
Moreover, Mr. Zhang stated that the South East Asia market will play a key role in Chery's globalization, especially Indonesia as they have the biggest economy and population in ASEAN. This is in line with their plans to expand their reach in South East Asia and export worldwide.
Chery plans to build a production centre in Indonesia which will oversee Research and Development (R&D) and sales and Mr. Zhang stated that Indonesia is rich in mineral resources, particularly nickel, which is crucial for the EV industry. Chery also plans to build more industrial chains in Indonesia.
The global pandemic has forced the whole world to make changes in order to adapt, but the silver lining of this according to Chery is that international ties have never been stronger.
Chery is now Indonesia's biggest trade partner and Chery says they are just as committed to Malaysia as they are working on introducing the OMODA 5 some Tiggo pro models into the country.
Do you think Chery can break into the Malaysian market again and succeed this time? I hope so, what say you?
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Q: C# Return list of objects with matching attributes I have the following Objects:
class Car{
   int price;
   string color;
   string size;
}

var list = new List<Car>();
list.Add...//add 20 cars

//I now want to select from this list any cars whose color and size matches that of any other car

list.Select(car => String.Join(car.color, car.size))

I want to select from this list a set of strings (color + size) which are present in more than one car in the list
Not sure where to continue with linq, as I've been banging my head into this for a bit

A: var groupedCars = list.
    GroupBy(c => c.color + c.size, c => c).
    Where(g => g.Count() > 1);

A: You should group the list by color and size first, then select items whose Count greater then 1
var result = list
    .GroupBy(c => string.Join(c.color, c.size))
    .Where(g => g.Count() > 1)
    .Select(g => g.Key)
    .ToList();

Also, you should mark color and size as public fields (or use properties, which is better option)

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The Beacon • March 24, 2015 • https://www.thewilkesbeacon.com/opinion/2015/03/24/boycottdolcegabbana/
#BoycottDolce&Gabbana
Mandy Stickles, Assistant Sports Editor
Outrage quickly floods social media after a recent statement made by Dolce & Gabbana.
Social Media has been buzzing over the designers of Dolce&Gabbana and their recent statement about not supporting gay marriage and artificial insemination.
While doing an interview for Italian Magazine Panorama, Domenico Dolce made an unforgettable statement.
"I am not convinced by those I call children of chemicals, synthetic children, rented uterus, semen chosen from a catalog," Dolce told the magazine.
Gabbana added, "The family is not a fad, in it there is a supernatural sense of belonging."
Dolce discussed how he grew up in a 'traditional' family, with a mother, a father and a child. That's how he sees fit of what a family should be. He feels a child should never be taken away from their mother. He also states that he is aware that there are other types of family structures out there, however, he does not agree with that family life style and believes in his traditional views.
The singer, Sir Elton John was outraged (having two sons of his own through I.V.F) by the designer's statement and decided to make a statement of his own to speak out on the matter. He took to Instagram and made it known to Dolce&Gabbana how disgusted he was on the designer's statements.
"How dare you refer to my beautiful children as 'synthetic.' Shame on you for wagging your judgmental little fingers at I.V.F. Your archaic thinking is out of step with the times, just like your fashions. I shall never wear Dolce and Gabbana ever again," said John.
Included in John's post on Instagram was a hashtag that said, "#BoycottDolceGabbana." Soon after the post went viral on social media, with several followers; including celebrities, standing behind John's statement. Many other celebrities followed John's footsteps and posted their own statement on social media regarding their disgust and disappointment of the designers blatant disregard for acknowledging children that were created through I.V.F as 'actual children' or as an un-natural way of creating a child.
Threats were made on social media of wanting to burn the designer's clothes and take no part in anything the designers create from this point on.
It's appalling to think that Dolce and Gabbana, who are openly gay men, have such negative views on same sex marriage and the right to raise a family if they so choice.
Not to mention this type of behavior will do nothing but bring down their business. It is one thing for someone to come out and make their views known on a matter that many not agree with. However, it is another for Dolce and Gabbana, who are such well known and successful designers to make such a poor judgment call while representing their business.
It is going to take a lot for the designers to make a comeback from this. Yet, the designers are already off to a rocky start.
Gabbana decided to retaliate against John by calling him a fascist and also posting "Je Suis D&G" on Instagram, which is in reference to "Je Suis Charlie" which was posted in the French magazine Charlie Hebdo after the attack in France.
After a horrible judgment call on Gabbana's part, the designers decided to try and tone down the situation. A statement was released through the company by Gabbana to explain why they made the statement about I.V.Fs in the first place.
"We firmly believe in democracy and the fundamental principle of freedom of expression that upholds it. We talked about our way of seeing reality, but it was never our intention to judge other people's choices," said Gabbana in a press release from the company.
Gabbana tries to justify his actions in a half attempt to apologize for offending people. No matter what Dolce&Gabbana says at this point to try and justify their actions they still stand behind their beliefs. Within this day and age many people will not stand for that type of blatant disrespect and disregard for ways of being able to create a human life.
Dolce&Gabanna have dug themselves into a deep hole. Their credibility is shot at this point in regards of being designers and being companionate understanding human beings.
A life is a life, no matter how it is created.


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Gerda Van Steenberge, née le  à Alost est une femme politique belge flamande, membre du Vlaams Belang.

Elle est licenciée en droit.

Fonctions politiques
conseillère communale à Erpe-Mere (2000-)
sénateur fédéral (1999-2003)
députée fédérale (2003-2004)
députée au Parlement flamand :
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Femme politique belge
Député flamand
Député belge
Sénateur belge
Personnalité de la Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie
Personnalité du Vlaams Belang
Personnalité du Vlaams Blok
Naissance en novembre 1965
Naissance à Alost

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