RECRUITMENT, TRAINING, AND SUPPORT OF ALTERNATIVE CERTIFICATION TEACHERS FOR HIGH-NEED NYC SCHOOLS

• Questions Due Date and Time: October 27, 2025, at 10:00 A.M. EST

• RFI Due Date and Time: November 3, 2025, at 3:00 P.M. EST

Description: The New York City Department of Education seeks to recruit on a national scale, train, place, and support certified alternative certification shortage area teachers in New York City’s hard-to-staff schools and early childhood education centers; and provide a comprehensive continuum of services to ensure teacher effectiveness, retention, and alignment with NYC DOE’s equity and inclusion goals.

Vendors responding to this Request for Information (“RFI”) must note that any subsequent procurement would be for services outlined in this RFI. Should there be interest in this service, a Request for Proposal (“RFP”) will be generated; DHR is gathering information to make a decision if this is a service that best suits their needs. DHR is interested in responses from recruiters, staffing, training agencies registered as MWBE and or firms that are willing to partner with an MWBE vendor to meet the qualification for procurement.

For all questions related to this solicitation, please send an e-mail to Shargraves2@schools.nyc.gov. with the solicitation's number and title in the subject line of your e-mail.