School District Racial Equity Audit

Grade Level: K-12

Pittsburgh Public Schools (PPS) is interested in partnering with a consultant or firm that has successfully conducted audits and/or studies of racial equity in public school districts. We invite qualified providers to submit proposals for a district-wide racial equity audit that will support our efforts to close opportunity gaps by providing systemically excluded students (i.e., African
American students) with equitable access to programming and resources while also eliminating policies, practices, attitudes, and cultural messages that reinforce individual and institutional bias and disparate outcomes. PPS is looking for an experienced professional who has worked with public education institutions to examine student access to high-quality programs, high-quality
instruction, just discipline procedures, equitable resources, and root cause analysis of persistent achievement disparities for African American students. This auditor should be fluent in antiracism with a history of coalition building and a commitment to racial and social justice. The racial equity audit will provide an opportunity to examine our systems, practices, and policies that impede access, opportunities, and equitable outcomes for African American students’ academic and social-emotional well-being. In addition to examining the student experience, the audit will provide us the opportunity to analyze the impact of our policies and practices on staff members.

Detailed SOW can be found on pages 5-9.

RYE Note: The term of the contract shall be effective upon Board approval, on or around April 1, 2023, until April 3, 2024. The actual term may vary depending on the proposal and the nature of the services provided.