Mission:
Collaborating to effectively and efficiently educate
all learners
ISD 317
Deer River
ISD 698
Floodwood
ISD 318
Grand Rapids
ISD 316
Greenway
ISD 2
Hill City
ISD 319
Nashwauk-Keewatin
ISD 118
Northland Remer
Itasca Community College
IASC is an educational entity organized under the joint powers statutes of the State of Minnesota.
One of IASC’s programs, Invest Early, is an initiative funded in part by the Blandin Foundation and
governed by IASC. Invest Early is a model family support program with the goal to partner with
families and early childhood programs in order to provide the best possible start for all children.
The Itasca Area Schools Collaborative (IASC) invites the submission of proposals from qualified
firms to assist in the accomplishment of four tasks:
Articulate in writing the systems, processes, and structures that have resulted in Invest Early
being identified as a model for collaborative early childhood programs.
Develop a cost model that results in an ability to reasonably estimate the cost to expand the
Invest Early Project to scale, as well as accurate per-child costs.
Identify possible social, economic, and political policies that need to be in place in order for
Invest Early’s work to expand.
Recommend a personnel architecture for Invest Early that would result in the leadership,
advocacy, and operational excellence necessary to ensure Invest Early’s future success and
sustainability.
Prospective firms should submit proposals in accordance with the requirements set forth in the
attached Request for Proposal (RFP).
If you intend to respond to the RFP, a letter of intent, which is not binding but will greatly assist us
in planning for proposal evaluation, should be submitted via e-mail and should be received no later
than April 4, 2014. The original and an electronic version of your proposal must be received no later
than April 30, 2014 or your proposal will otherwise be disqualified.
The provider whose proposal is the best solution for our project will be selected on May 16, 2014.
At that time, we will notify all providers of the status of their proposal, whether successful or
unsuccessful.
Please direct all inquiries and correspondences to Matt Grose at mgrose@isd317.org 218-246-2420