June 22, 2009

State of Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction RFP for Special Education & Related Services Teletherapy Pilot Project, RFP# SPED- RSTPP-01

The Washington State Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) released this Request for Proposals (RFP) to solicit proposals from firms, school districts, institutes of higher education, medical facilities, and other agencies interested in participating on a project to develop, implement, and evaluate a teletherapy pilot program to provide designated special education and/or related services to students with disabilities ages three through 21. The objective is to provide speech language, occupational, and physical therapy services via point-to-point teletherapy technologies in pilot public school districts that have been struggling to implement the services identified on special education students' Individualized Education Programs. Proposals were due August 14, 2009. The contract will run from September 7, 2009, to August 31, 2010, with two optional one-year renewal periods.