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Educator Excellence Committee readies kickoff for early-educator focus groups as vendor award nears

Educator Excellence Committee · March 26, 2026
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Summary

The committee discussed OCP's pending vendor award, an eight-week workplan, and scheduling a kickoff meeting within seven business days of contract award; staff will circulate the chosen vendor's proposal and a research design for committee feedback.

The Educator Excellence Committee discussed next steps for an early-educator focus-group project and the timeline for onboarding a vendor after the Office of Contracting and Procurement (OCP) completes its award process. Representative Chang opened the meeting and framed the session around finalizing questions for the focus groups.

Jen, a staff member coordinating the project, told the committee the scope had been put out for bid and that OCP "was hoping to award a contract by today." She said the selected vendor would likely carry out the work over about eight weeks and that the first step after award would be a kickoff meeting outside regular standing committee sessions.

Committee members prioritized tightening the kickoff goals so the vendor’s research design aligns with decisions the…

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