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As part of the Arkansas Computer Science and Computing Initiative founded under Governor Asa Hutchinson, the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) seeks additional Arkansas public universities to form a partnership with the ADE Office of Computer Science to provide postsecondary graduate credit for Arkansas residents completing a Computer Science and Computing Educator Academy (ACSCEA). The attached Request for Proposal (RFP) packet seeks to assist in the identification of Arkansas public university partners.
Final responses to this RFP must be submitted to BOTH anthony.owen@ade.arkansas.gov and CSforAR@ade.arkansas.gov. The submission window will close on November 28, 2021.
Selected public university partners will be announced by December 31, 2021, and registration for ACSCEA participants will be announced and opened by February 28, 2022.
Interested parties should complete the 2022 Arkansas Computer Science and Computing Educator Academy Request for Proposal for Public University Partners - Intent to Submit form found at https://forms.gle/1in1ELfAYBtc5hHi8 as soon as possible. Submissions to the Intent to Submit form are for informational purposes only and are not binding on the part of the party submitting it nor ADE.