DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA INTERNATIONAL

PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL

NOTICE OF INTENT TO ENTER SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT

District of Columbia International School (“DCI”) intends to enter into a sole source contract with NYU’s Teacher resident program, a highly effective Teacher Training Program for teacher residents to be placed at DC International School. NYU fellows receive a master’s degree from the NYU School of Education, and become certified to teach in either elementary education, secondary English or secondary math, and Social Studies, Science, or special education. The NYU Teacher Residency is built on the core beliefs that every child deserves an excellent education and that our diverse schools must have a teaching force that reflects local communities. The decision to sole source is due to the fact that they provide excellent teacher training that is unmatched in DC and allows us to hire residents and have them support students while they are enrolled in school and getting their education. DCI wishes to enter a contract with NYU Steinhardt for teacher fellows that we can place as full time teachers in our classrooms as our school continues to grow. DCI commits to supporting the cost of Resident Teacher’s tuition by at least $10,000 per student for Secondary NYU – TR Residents and $15,000 per student for Inclusive Childhood NYU –TR Residents.

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