INSTRUCTIONAL RIGOR, COGNITIVE COMPLEXITY, AND THE ERIK M. FRANCIS DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE FRAMEWORK

Project Description: Buffalo Public Schools seeks a professional learning partner who will strengthen instructional rigor by helping educators intentionally align standards, instruction, assessment, and student thinking through the Erik M. Francis Depth of Knowledge Framework. The District views Depth of Knowledge as a framework for designing rigorous learning experiences rather than an isolated professional learning topic.
This Request for Proposal (RFP) seeks a strategic partner capable of providing high-quality professional learning, job-embedded coaching, leadership development, and sustainable capacity-building systems that will improve instructional rigor, student engagement, academic discourse, and student achievement.