Request for Qualifications 2026: GED and English Language Learning Programs at Rikers Island

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Submitting Organization

Organization name

Fiscal sponsor name (if applicable)

Organization EIN (if applying with a fiscal sponsor, use fiscal sponsor EIN)

Organization's annual budget

Organization Type

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Organization address

Contact Information

First and last name	Position
Email	Phone number

Current and Proposed Capacity

Please indicate your interest in providing GED in English, GED in Spanish and/or ELL instruction on Rikers Island. Select all that apply.

GED in EnglishGED in SpanighEnglish Language Learning

GED in English

Please provide details about your current and proposed instructor workforce for GED in English programming (1 full-time instructor and 1 part-time instructor = 1.5 full-time equivalent or FTE).

Current number of existing FTE instructors on staff for GED in English:

Proposed overall number of FTE instructors to be provided for a GED in English program:

Proposed number of full-time instructors to be provided for a GED in English program:

Proposed number of part-time instructors to be provided for a GED in English program:

Number of existing FTE instructors avaialable to start for a GED in English program:

Anticipated number of instructors needed to be hired for a GED in English program:

GED in Spanish

Please provide details about your current and proposed instructor workforce for GED in Spanish programming (1 full-time instructor and 1 part-time instructor = 1.5 full-time equivalent or FTE).

Current number of existing FTE instructors on staff for GED in Spanish:

Proposed overall number of FTE instructors to be provided for a GED in Spanish program:

Proposed number of full-time instructors to be provided for a GED in Spanish program:

Proposed number of part-time instructors to be provided for a GED in Spanish program:

Number of existing FTE instructors avaialable to start for a GED in Spanish program:

Anticipated number of instructors needed to be hired for a GED in Spanish program:

ELL

Please provide details about your current and proposed instructor workforce for ELL programming (1 full-time instructor and 1 part-time instructor = 1.5 full-time equivalent or FTE).

Current number of existing FTE instructors on staff for ELL:

Proposed overall number of FTE instructors to be provided for an ELL program:

Proposed number of full-time instructors to be provided for an ELL program:

Proposed number of part-time instructors to be provided for an ELL program:

Number of existing FTE instructors avaialable to start for an ELL program:

Anticipated number of instructors needed to be hired for an ELL program:

Program Questions

Please propose a rate per instructional hour and provide a brief explanation of what is included. The PGP anticipates a rate in the range of $75-150 per instructional hour, inclusive of instructional preparation, supervision, administrative overhead, and other costs necessary to deliver the proposed services.

Please provide an overview of the organization. This should include organizational history, mission, as well as an overview of the adult education programming currently offered, how long programs have been in existence, and the number of adults served by this programming. (Up to 400 words)

Why does the organization want to serve incarcerated students? (Up to 250 words)

Describe the curriculum that is currently used in your adult education programming. How do you tailor your programming to different needs of all adult learners including justice-impacted individuals? If submitting a proposal for more than one program type, please provide one response for GED (English and Spanish) and/or one response for ELL by selecting 'Add another response' below. (Up to 250 words per program)

Describe how your adult education programming is currently assessed and share recent outcomes. If submitting a proposal for more than one program type, please provide one response for GED (English and Spanish) and/or one response for ELL by selecting 'Add another response' below. (Up to 250 words per program)

Describe the experience and expertise of the instructors who currently teach your adult education programming. For any instructors that may need to be hired, please describe your recruitment process as well as selection criteria and required qualifications. If submitting a proposal for more than one program type, please provide a response for each program (GED in English, GED in Spanish, and/or ELL) by selecting 'Add another response' below. (Up to 250 words per program)

Describe your approach to initial training and ongoing professional development for instructional staff. (Up to 250 words)

Describe the experience and expertise of the administrative contact and the instructional oversight contact. If you do not have these individuals identified yet, please describe your recruitment process as well as selection criteria and required qualifications. (Up to 250 words)

Attachments

Note that there is a 35MB limit for each of the following responses. For larger files, please use the open text box below and provide a link to the file.

Up to 3 resumes of key programmatic staff (Program Director, current instructional supervisor, and/or program managers for GED or ELL programming, etc).

Income statement and balance sheet for last completed fiscal year

Instead of uploading the document, please provide a link below for any file over 35MB.

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