Qualified Vendors
The following vendors are approved for one or more focus areas of the Professional Learning Grant program.
Amplify
This vendor is approved to provide professional development in the following focus areas:
- Foundational Literacy/Science of Reading
- Strengthening Instructional Quality
For more than a decade, Amplify’s professional development has driven significant and sustained changes in student achievement and educator effectiveness across schools, districts, and states. Our professional development opportunities support effective implementation, skill-focused data analysis, and strategic instructional planning to improve outcomes for all students. Through cycles of inquiry and protocols, our PLC model will support collaborative planning, ongoing feedback, and opportunities for reflection, observation, and modeling.
Jamie Chlystek | jchlystek@amplify.com | Visit Website
Bailey Education Group
This vendor is approved to provide professional development in the following focus areas:
- Foundational Literacy/Science of Reading
- Strengthening Instructional Quality
Bailey Education Group is committed to partnering with schools and districts to improve the lives of all children through customized professional development, side-by-side coaching, and direct student support, performed by certified leadership and instructional coaches with a deep understanding of state academic standards. Bailey’s team of premiere instructional coaches, leadership coaches, and project managers customize training and support to align with school and district goals.
Feather Linn | flinn@baileyarch.com | Visit Website
Better Lesson
This vendor is approved to provide professional development in the following focus areas:
- Foundational Literacy/Science of Reading
- Strengthening Instructional Quality
BetterLesson connects K-12 educators with comprehensive professional learning solutions that support the implementation and instruction of green-rated curricula for student-centered classrooms. We provide research-based professional learning centered on student outcomes, empowering educators to create meaningful student-centered learning experiences. Our comprehensive learning plans incorporate workshops, coaching, Learning Walks, and self-directed learning experiences, creating scaffolds of support aligned with adult learning principles. We intentionally align professional learning to strategic goals so districts and schools can unlock the full potential of every educator and, thus, every student.
Shannon Quicksall | shannon.quicksall@betterlesson.com | Visit Website
Carnegie Learning
This vendor is approved to provide professional development in the following focus areas:
- Strengthening Instructional Quality
As a leading provider of professional learning services across the U.S., we propose to expand and implement a research-based, cohesive, and synchronized professional learning system that supports sustainable growth and improvement district-wide. Our dynamic, four-part system includes job-embedded coaching, demonstration lesson cycles, and professional learning communities, all aimed at improving learning outcomes for students, educators, and leaders alike.
Renee LeBlond | rleblond@carnegielearning.com | Visit Website
Corwin Press
This vendor is approved to provide professional development in the following focus areas:
- Strengthening Instructional Quality
- Multi-tiered Systems of Support
Corwin provides sustained, job-embedded professional learning that supports educators to strengthen the knowledge, skills, dispositions, and practices that have the greatest influence on student growth and achievement.
Star Rodriguez | sales@corwin.com | Visit Website
Education First
This vendor is approved to provide professional development in the following focus areas:
- Foundational Literacy/Science of Reading
- Strengthening Instructional Quality
- Strengthening Career Pathways
Education First is a national, strategy, policy and implementation organization with deep expertise in education improvement. We bring a proven track record of providing district leaders and educators with coaching and professional learning that cultivates the conditions for student improvement and system-wide change. Since 2022, we have partnered with more than 400 districts and charter management organizations directly and in communities of practice (CoPs) to support a wide range of initiatives, including the adoption and implementation of evidence-based literacy and mathematics instruction, design and pathways for college and career readiness. Education First serves as a trusted partner for districts and states (including Arkansas) that are working to advance foundational literacy instruction aligned with the Science of Reading, adopt high-quality instructional materials (HQIM) and design systems of professional learning that support both. We also support a CoP for 50+ educator preparation programs that are incorporating HQIM into coursework and requirements.
Celena Siprajim | csiprajim@education-first.com | Visit Website
engage2learn
This vendor is approved to provide professional development in the following focus areas:
- Strengthening Instructional Quality
We provide customized support to build leader and teacher capacity while ensuring fidelity in the use of high-quality instructional materials (HQIM) and ultimately Strengthening Instructional Quality. Our master facilitators lead inclusive Professional Learning Communities (PLCs), empowering educators to internalize and implement HQIM effectively. Rooted in the Science of Coaching, our approach integrates systems planning, goal alignment, and adaptive coaching. Through personalized 1:1 coaching and tailored PLC support, we strengthen educator capacity at every level. We focus on collaborative lesson planning, lesson rehearsal and internalization, and student work analysis to drive continuous improvement. With expertise spanning K-12 content areas and diverse student needs, e2L champions equitable access to high-quality instruction for all learners.
Ashley White | ashley.white@engage2learn.org | Visit Website
HILL for Literacy
This vendor is approved to provide professional development in the following focus areas:
- Foundational Literacy/Science of Reading
- Strengthening Instructional Quality
When we partner with a school, we organize and enrich the existing literacy elements. We provide customized training, building on the strengths and experience of the teachers and integrating the literacy efforts classroom by classroom. To make lasting change, the whole system needs to participate in designing goals, and remain involved in the improvement efforts. We systematically facilitate this effort.
Ben Scherz | ben@hillforliteracy.org | Visit Website
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
This vendor is approved to provide professional development in the following focus areas:
- Strengthening Instructional Quality
For over 20 years, the HMH professional services team has partnered with Arkansas schools, supporting the implementation and best practices of HQIM. Today, HMH offers the Arkansas DOE research-based professional development services designed to dramatically strengthen teaching and learning through professional learning communities. Together, we will improve outcomes for students with continuous job-embedded learning for educators that enhance their teaching practice through collaborative study, expertise exchange, and professional dialogue.
Jonathan Dempsey | jonathan.dempsey@hmhco.com | Visit Website
Kids First Education
This vendor is approved to provide professional development in the following focus areas:
- Foundational Literacy/Science of Reading
- Strengthening Instructional Quality
- Strengthening Career Pathways
- Multi-tiered Systems of Support
Kids First coaches work with educators in the school setting by providing job-embedded coaching, training, modeling, and co-teaching. Kids First operates by their C3 model for success. This model provides a method of operation that provides a system that allows for collaboration with state, district, and school partners, a commitment to provide high quality professional learning, and creating customized and personalized learning to meet the needs of stakeholders.
Kat Bir | katbir@kidsfirst.llc | Visit Website
Leading Educators
This vendor is approved to provide professional development in the following focus areas:
- Foundational Literacy/Science of Reading
- Strengthening Instructional Quality
Kids First Education, LLC helps districts and schools establish and nurture professional development and professional learning that promote a culture of continuous improvement. All efforts within our professional learning aim to increase the capacity of teachers and administrators and improve learning outcomes for students while emphasizing achieving measurable progress. Kids First offers schools comprehensive support through PLCs and job-embedded coaching, fostering a collaborative culture where educators continuously improve their skills and strategies to help students reach their full potential.
Lauren Mulcahy | lmulcahy@leadingeducators.org | Visit Website
MGT Impact Solutions
This vendor is approved to provide professional development in the following focus areas:
- Foundational Literacy/Science of Reading
- Strengthening Instructional Quality
- Multi-tiered Systems of Support
Over the last 25 years, MGT has delivered high-impact services to more than 100 districts, agencies, and governing bodies, and 1,000 individual schools in over 25 states. Our support leverages MGT’s expertise in PLC design, adult learning, the Science of Reading, Quality Instruction, and MTSS. MGT will meet each participating LEA/school where they currently are and provide tailored, high-quality training on an evidence-based PLC model to build teacher and leader skills and promote sustainable PLC structures that drive improved outcomes for students. Our approach integrates the statewide vision for education articulated by the Arkansas LEARNS Act and is compatible with the PLC model that has been piloted in Arkansas since 2018. We have expertise in many of the HQIMs on Arkansas approved list.
Katie Poynter | kpoynter@mgt.us | Visit Website
National Institute for Excellence in Teaching
This vendor is approved to provide professional development in the following focus areas:
- Foundational Literacy/Science of Reading
- Strengthening Instructional Quality
NIET’s professional learning solutions focus on building instructional coherence through multiple layers of training and support with various stakeholder groups throughout a system. NIET’s Professional Learning System is anchored by two core components: Instructional Leadership Teams (ILT) and Cluster Professional Learning, designed to build leadership capacity. These systems are critical to implementing effective, job-embedded professional development that directly addresses the needs of educators.
Theresa Hamilton | thamilton@niet.org | Visit Website
Public Consulting Group
This vendor is approved to provide professional development in the following focus areas:
- Strengthening Instructional Quality
- Strengthening Career Pathways
- Multi-tiered Systems of Support
Public Consulting Group (PCG) offers consulting services and technical assistance to help schools, school districts, and state education agencies design and deliver high-quality and engaging professional learning experiences. Through research, evidence-based practices and results driven strategies, PCG leads the way with innovative professional learning for educators.
Jason Van Dyke | jvandyke@pcgus.com | Visit Website
Solution Tree
This vendor is approved to provide professional development in the following focus areas:
- Strengthening Instructional Quality
- Multi-tiered Systems of Support
Solution Tree’s professional development services offer schools a comprehensive approach to enhancing student outcomes by implementing research-based solutions. The PLC at Work® process has led to significant improvements in student achievement through job-embedded professional learning focused on fostering a culture of collaboration. By providing targeted, customizable support, Solution Tree empowers educators to create lasting, positive changes in their schools and districts. Solution Tree provides strategies to strengthen instructional quality, align interventions with core instruction, use data-driven decision making, build leadership capacity, and implement differentiated instruction to support all students. Solution Tree offers guidance on understanding the fundamentals of MTSS, using data to drive decisions, creating behavioral support systems, and establishing effective intervention teams. By addressing growth areas and challenges using data, schools can continuously monitor their progress based on school and district goals. Through Solution Tree’s professional development offerings schools can create inclusive and effective learning environments for all students.
Jessica Tuttle | jessica.tuttle@solutiontree.com | Visit Website
STAR Autism Support
This vendor is approved to provide professional development in the following focus areas:
- Multi-tiered Systems of Support
STAR Autism Support provides comprehensive training for school staff on behavioral systems and interventions within a multi-tiered system of support. This training emphasizes evidence-based practices, particularly applied behavior analysis (ABA) techniques, to equip educators with effective behavioral strategies for students with autism and students with other developmental disabilities. In-class coaching is provided to assist educators in the practical application of these strategies, ensuring they are implemented with fidelity. Tools such as fidelity checklists are available to maintain consistency and accuracy in implementing interventions. Along with the training STAR Autism Support can also provide extensive research-based curriculum to address these student needs. Previous work with Arkansas School Districts has resulted in significant improvements in student outcomes, demonstrating the effectiveness of these training initiatives. By enhancing the capacity of school staff to support students' behavioral and mental health needs, STAR Autism Support fosters a positive educational environment through a structured, multi-tiered approach.
Jesse Arick | jesse.arick@starautismsupport.com | Visit Website
The New Teacher Project
This vendor is approved to provide professional development in the following focus areas:
- Foundational Literacy/Science of Reading
- Strengthening Instructional Quality
- Strengthening Career Pathways
Most TNTPers come from the education system. Our consulting teams primarily consist of former teachers and school leaders who bring their experience and knowledge to their own communities and beyond. We measure proficiency using academic diagnostics such as test results, models of high-quality work, and student understanding of learning targets. We advise school leaders on materials selection and help them introduce the right materials for them in their classrooms. We provide systemwide teacher coaching and tailored professional development.
Dorothy Doolittle | dorothy.doolittle@tntp.org | Visit Website
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