NC New Schools seeks a North Carolina partner for fulfillment of the federal i3 scale up grant awarded in November to extend early college strategies in rural communities.

The Early College Strategies for All initiative encompasses a whole school reform effort in which all students are expected to participate in college-level courses and requires schools to align their academic programs with standards for access to and success in college courses. The reform effort includes a comprehensive talent development approach, which leads to highly capable teachers, principals and district leaders as a way to support students.

Read more about NC New Schools’ work as a national leader in early college strategies and models.

In addition to funding scale up efforts within North Carolina, the Early College Strategies for All initiative includes providing state- and regional-level capacity building to other states to set the foundation for opening schools with early college strategies in the future. The intent of this RFP is to identify a district within North Carolina to engage in the expansion of early college strategies and settings.

Download the RFP for additional details and instructions for submitting a proposal. Interested districts must apply by Feb. 20, 2015.