D26-037 Centrally Managed Online College and Career Planning Platform

Grade Level: 6-12

The Hawaii State Department of Education, serving over 150 students in 258 schools, is issuing a solicitation to procure a centrally managed Online College and Career Planning Platform for its middle schools, grades 6 to 8, and high schools, grades 9 to 12, with the potential to expand to its elementary schools, kindergarten to grade 5.

The online platform would assess students’ interests and strengths through career assessment inventories; document work-based learning participation and career readiness tasks completed; house the students’ personal transition plan; guide students in building resumes; create a personal bank of application items and interview question responses; track college applications; engage students in career planning modules; and enable teachers and counselors to monitor student activities. The platform would serve as the students’ electronic portfolio that they will have access to when they transfer from one STATE school to another and after graduation as they enter their career paths. The use of the platform may extend to elementary schools to support their work-based learning initiatives and provide online resources to supplement classroom career readiness activities for students in kindergarten through Grade 5. See Project and Offeror Requirements beginning on page 11.

RYE Note: Questions relating to this solicitation may be directed to Albert Perry, Procurement and Contracts Support Specialist, at telephone (808) 675-0130, via facsimile (808) 675-0133, or via email at albert.k.perry@k12.hi.us.