Request for Proposals - Red Lake Public School District #38

Red Lake Public School District #38

Business Office PO Box 499 Red Lake, MN 56671

Request for Proposals

The Red Lake School District #38 is seeking proposals for professional school-based services in the

following areas to begin July 1st, 2023 for the 2023-24 School Year:

• Early Childhood Family / Parent Educator (up to 10 hours/week / 0.25 FTE)

• Blind / Visually Impaired Consultant (up to 5 hours/week / 0.125 FTE)

• Deaf / Hard of Hearing Consultant (up to 10 hours/week / 0.25 FTE)

• Developmental Phy Ed (DAPE) Teacher (up to 40 hours/week / 1.0 FTE)

• Occupational Therapist (up to 80 hours/week / 2.0 FTE)

• Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (up to 20 hours/week / 0.5 FTE)

• Assistive Technology Consultant (up to 5 hours/week / 0.125 FTE)

• Physical Impairments Consultant (up to 5 hours/week / 0.125 FTE)

• Due Process Consultant (up to 20 hours/week / 0.5 FTE)

• Mental Health Provider (up to 160 hours/week / 4.0 FTE)

• School Psychologist or Intern (up to 80 hours/week / 2.0 FTE)

• Speech/Language Pathologist (up to 120 hours/week / 3.0 FTE)

• Physical Therapist (up to 20 hours/week / 0.5 FTE)

• Special Education Teacher (any license) (up to 160 hours/week / 4.0 FTE)

Proposals should clearly outline the agency or individual's capacity to provide one or more of the services requested and must include:

 Verification of liability insurance

 Documentation of appropriate certification of personnel providing services

 Description of the agency's ability/capacity to engage in third-party billing for medical assistance eligible service provision if applicable

 Specification of in-kind and other service costs to be provided by service provider versus those expected to be provided by or billed to the Red Lake School District

 Specification of hourly, weekly, or FTE rates by individual service and/or provider type

 Delineation of any rate differential for direct service, indirect service, and/or travel time,

 Delineation between rates if services are individually purchased or purchased as a bundle, and

 Length of service proposed (minimum of 7/1/23 - 6/30/24; multi-year proposals up to three years will be considered) with any annual rate increases or other changes to the bid based on service timeframe

Service providers will engage in online, on-site and/or home-based services throughout the district as determined by a multi-disciplinary special education team, based on individually identified student needs, and documented in Individual Education Program Plans or Individual Family Service Plans.

Current service plans demonstrate estimated need for service aligned with the hours/week and FTE's noted above. Actual service time needs may vary from these estimates and any changes will be negotiated with the providers to whom contracts are awarded.

Interested parties, agencies or persons who have additional questions regarding this request for proposals should contact Dustin Hinckley at dhinckley@redlake.k12.mn.us or by calling 218-679-1710.

Proposals shall be received up until 3:00 p.m. on Friday, May 12th, 2023.

Proposals may be delivered in person; e-mailed to dhinckley@redlake.k12.mn.us –or- mailed to the attention of Dustin Hinckley, Director of Special Services, Red Lake Schools #38, 23990 Hwy 1 East, PO Box 499, Red Lake, MN 56671.