Standardsworks Inc.

Activity One: U.S. Dept. of Education/OCTAEU.S. Department of Education Contract Implementing College Readiness Standards in Adult Education: On September 28, 2018 StandardsWork was awarded a new five-year contract of the U.S. Department of Education/Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education (OCTAE) to continue OCTAE's work implementing college and career readiness in adult education. StandardsWork is assisting OCTAE in the next stage of its efforts to strengthen the capacity of adult educators to implement college and career readiness standards but, in an effort to break important new ground, focused on English Language Learners.

Expenses: $741K

Activity Two: Communications ProjectsSince 2021, StandardsWork has been engaged by multiple clients to provide communications support and counsel on behalf of the state departments of education (SEAs) in TN, DE, MA as part of its Knowledge Matters School Tour. We conduct interviews with educators that fuel storytelling in both traditional and social media about the journey of adopting and implementing high-quality instructional materials. We also train school district and SEA personnel in the use of social media for storytelling and create video libraries for their use. As subcontractor on 2 large training contracts with TNTP, a national professional learning organization, to train Tennessee teachers in the Science of Reading, StandardsWork provided ongoing communications advice and counsel, social media storytelling, and wrote case studies about the impact of the training.

Expenses: $445K

Activity Three: Curriculum Matters and Knowledge Matters CampaignsCurriculum Matters is a professional learning network (PLN) of leaders in school districts that have adopted high-quality curricula and are committed to sharing their learning with the field. StandardsWork quarterbacks the PLN's effort to tell its story nationally.The Knowledge Matters Campaign (KMC) is an advocacy effort that travels the country to showcase student and teacher experiences utilizing a high-quality, knowledge-building curriculum. We've visited over 30 school districts and curated on a revamped website videos and curriculum implementation stories told by educators, administrators, parents, and students. We work with external publishing partners, e.g. The 74 to leverage wider audiences for educator-authored blogs and social media content that flows out of these visits. KMC works with its Scientific Advisory Committee, comprised of leading national reading researchers.