CDE Advisory List of Providers

CDE's 2025-2026 School & District Support Advisory List of Providers

Overview

Diagnose & Plan Partners

District Strategic Planning (holistic or targeted at one or more key district systems)
School Holistic Reviews and Improvement Planning

Implementation Partners

Improvement Implementation Support
- School Turnaround Leadership Development (STLD)
Targeted Professional Learning
Accountability Pathways Partners (formerly Management Partners)

Note: School Turnaround Leadership Development (STLD) program providers must also apply under Improvement Implementation Support in order to become a qualified STLD provider. Additional information about this program and currently identified providers can be found here.

Quick Links

Review and Approval Process

CDE has concluded its 2025-2026 RFI review, and the providers who were successful in that process are now included on our Advisory List. Schools and districts with low-performing schools are encouraged to consider the providers on the list across the six categories below. CDE reviewed all application materials using our published rubrics and a “body of evidence” approach that included review of application forms and narrative, authentic work samples, evidence of prior impact, and references. Based on this review, all approved providers met CDE’s quality criteria and provided evidence of impact or demonstrated a track record of success. In addition, some providers met the quality standards at the highest level. These providers are noted as “approved with distinction”. Each provider was required to submit an Organization Overview (Form A), as well as a service-specific form (Forms B, C, D, E, F, or G) and supporting work products. CDE reviewed all applications. All forms and supporting work documents can be viewed via the hyperlinks in the table below.

Approved providers also had the opportunity to participate in an optional and supplemental process to identify up to three field-validated expertise areas. Expertise areas were field-validated using feedback from educators and partners who work directly with each participating provider. A detailed list of all field-validated expertise areas and associated providers are listed in Table 3.

Click here to access the full Advisory List, including links to each provider's RFI submission.

Contacts

If you have questions about the Advisory List or RFI process, please contact Lindsay Cox, School Transformation Grant Manager.

If you need this information in an alternate format, please contact Nate Goss, Accountability Project Manager.

Advisory List of Providers

CDE found that the following respondents sufficiently addressed all questions listed in the RFI and provided concrete evidence of their ability to improve outcomes for students in low-performing schools.

Provider	Provider Overview	Supporting Work Documents	District Strategic Planning	School Holistic Review and Improvement Planning	Improvement Implementation Support	School Turnaround Leadership Development (STLD)	Targeted Professional Learning	Accountability Pathways Partners
2Partner Mathematics Consulting	Provider Overview	Folder			Approved		Approved
Accelerate Institute	Provider Overview	Folder	Approved	Approved	Approved	Approved	Approved
American Institutes for Research	Provider Overview	Folder			Approved with Distinction
ANet	Provider Overview	Folder		Approved with Distinction	Approved	Approved	Approved	Approved
Attuned Education Partners	Provider Overview	Folder	Approved	Approved	Approved		Approved
Baiza & Associates Consulting, LLC	Provider Overview	Folder		Approved with Distinction
Bellwether	Provider Overview	Folder	Approved with Distinction	Approved with Distinction	Approved with Distinction
BES (build. excel. sustain.)	Provider Overview	Folder			Approved	Approved
BetterLesson	Provider Overview	Folder		Approved
Black Hills Special Services Cooperative Compass Partners in Learning	Provider Overview	Folder					Approved
Provider	Provider Overview	Supporting Work Documents	District Strategic Planning	School Holistic Review and Improvement Planning	Improvement Implementation Support	School Turnaround Leadership Development (STLD)	Targeted Professional Learning	Accountability Pathways Partners
Catalyst for Educational Change	Provider Overview	Folder		Approved			Approved
Center For High School Success	Provider Overview	Folder			Approved
Cognia, Inc.	Provider Overview	Folder	Approved
Colorado Education Initiative	Provider Overview	Folder	Approved	Approved with Distinction	Approved		Approved
Colorado League of Charter Schools	Provider Overview	Folder		Approved with Distinction	Approved
Colorado Outward Bound	Provider Overview	Folder					Approved
Education Resource Strategies	Provider Overview	Folder	Approved
Elevate & Evolve Coaching and Consulting LLC	Provider Overview	Folder			Approved
FranklinCovey	Provider Overview	Folder			Approved
Galvanized Education Partners	Provider Overview	Folder		Approved
Provider	Provider Overview	Supporting Work Documents	District Strategic Planning	School Holistic Review and Improvement Planning	Improvement Implementation Support	School Turnaround Leadership Development (STLD)	Targeted Professional Learning	Accountability Pathways Partners
Generation Schools Network	Provider Overview	Folder		Approved with Distinction	Approved	Approved	Approved
Instruction Partners	Provider Overview	Folder	Approved		Approved with Distinction
Instructional Empowerment, Inc.	Provider Overview	Folder		Approved	Approved		Approved
JS Education Partners	Provider Overview	Folder			Approved
K12 Coalition	Provider Overview	Folder	Approved		Approved
Lit	Provider Overview	Folder	Approved		Approved with Distinction
Marzano Resources, LLC	Provider Overview	Folder					Approved
Mass Insight Education & Research	Provider Overview	Folder	Approved	Approved	Approved
Momentum Strategy & Research	Provider Overview	Folder		Approved
New Teacher Center	Provider Overview	Folder			Approved		Approved
Provider	Provider Overview	Supporting Work Documents	District Strategic Planning	School Holistic Review and Improvement Planning	Improvement Implementation Support	School Turnaround Leadership Development (STLD)	Targeted Professional Learning	Accountability Pathways Partners
ONWARD Education Consulting	Provider Overview	Folder		Approved
Relay Graduate School of Education	Provider Overview	Folder			Approved	Approved
SchoolWorks	Provider Overview	Folder		Approved	Approved
SELF - Special Education Leader Fellowship	Provider Overview	Folder			Approved with Distinction
Spark and Compass Consulting, LLC	Provider Overview	Folder	Approved
STRIVE INC	Provider Overview	Folder		Approved with Distinction	Approved		Approved
Talent Development Secondary at the Tides Center	Provider Overview	Folder			Approved		Approved
Teaching Lab	Provider Overview	Folder			Approved with Distinction	Approved	Approved
TeachUnited	Provider Overview	Folder		Approved	Approved
The Center for Model Schools, a division of HMH Education Company	Provider Overview	Folder			Approved
Provider	Provider Overview	Supporting Work Documents	District Strategic Planning	School Holistic Review and Improvement Planning	Improvement Implementation Support	School Turnaround Leadership Development (STLD)	Targeted Professional Learning	Accountability Pathways Partners
The Impact Team	Provider Overview	Folder		Approved	Approved
The National Center on Education and the Economy (NCEE)	Provider Overview	Folder					Approved
TNTP, Inc.	Provider Overview	Folder	Approved	Approved	Approved	Approved	Approved	Approved
Transformation Leaders Network	Provider Overview	Folder			Approved
UChicago Network for College Success	Provider Overview	Folder		Approved
UnboundEd Learning, Inc.	Provider Overview	Folder			Approved		Approved
University of Denver	Provider Overview	Folder			Approved	Approved
University of Virginia Partnership for Leaders in Education	Provider Overview	Folder			Approved with Distinction	Approved with Distinction
US Math Recovery Council	Provider Overview	Folder					Approved
Waterfall Learning	Provider Overview	Folder			Approved
WestEd	Provider Overview	Folder			Approved
Wisconsin Center for Education Products and Services (WCEPS)	Provider Overview	Folder					Approved

Targeted Professional Learning

CDE Strategic Priority	Four Domains Indicator	Provider	Approval Status	Professional Learning Title & Link to Form	Supporting Work Documents
Strengthen the Educator Workforce	Domain 2: Talent Development- 2.1 Recruitment and Retention	New Teacher Center	Approved	Foundational Institute for Coaches	Folder
Strengthen the Educator Workforce	Domain 2: Talent Development- 2.1 Recruitment and Retention	TNTP, Inc.	Approved	Building and Keeping a Championship Team: Proactive and Reactive Talent Strategies	Folder
Strengthen the Educator Workforce	Domain 2: Talent Development- 2.1 Recruitment and Retention	TNTP, Inc.	Approved	Consistency is Foundation to Accelerated Learning	Folder
Strengthen the Educator Workforce	Domain 2: Talent Development- 2.1 Recruitment and Retention	TNTP, Inc.	Approved	Strong Start: Accelerate Learning and Improve Student Engagement	Folder
Accelerate Student Outcomes	Domain 3: Instructional Transformation- 3.1 Vision for Instruction	2Partner Mathematics Consulting	Approved	Developing Math Content Coaching	Folder
Accelerate Student Outcomes	Domain 3: Instructional Transformation- 3.1 Vision for Instruction	2Partner Mathematics Consulting	Approved	Understanding Fractions: Fraction Progressions and Conceptual Understanding	Folder
Accelerate Student Outcomes	Domain 3: Instructional Transformation- 3.1 Vision for Instruction	ANet	Approved	Planning & Instruction with a Curriculum	Folder
Accelerate Student Outcomes	Domain 3: Instructional Transformation- 3.1 Vision for Instruction	Attuned Education Partners	Approved with Distinction	Colorado Excellence in Math Collective	Folder
Accelerate Student Outcomes	Domain 3: Instructional Transformation- 3.1 Vision for Instruction	Attuned Education Partners	Approved with Distinction	Science of Reading	Folder
Accelerate Student Outcomes	Domain 3: Instructional Transformation- 3.1 Vision for Instruction	Black Hills Special Services Cooperative Compass Partners in Learning	Approved	Compass Paraprofessional Toolkit	Folder
CDE Strategic Priority	Four Domains Indicator	Provider	Approval Status	Professional Learning Title & Link to Form	Supporting Work Documents
Accelerate Student Outcomes	Domain 3: Instructional Transformation- 3.1 Vision for Instruction	Black Hills Special Services Cooperative Compass Partners in Learning	Approved	The Science of Reading: Unraveling the Reading Rope	Folder
Accelerate Student Outcomes	Domain 3: Instructional Transformation- 3.1 Vision for Instruction	Catalyst for Educational Change	Approved	High Quality Instructional Practices	Folder
Accelerate Student Outcomes	Domain 3: Instructional Transformation- 3.1 Vision for Instruction	Generation Schools Network	Approved	Best First Instruction	Folder
Accelerate Student Outcomes	Domain 3: Instructional Transformation- 3.1 Vision for Instruction	Instructional Empowerment, Inc.	Approved	Model of Instruction for Deeper Learning	Folder
Accelerate Student Outcomes	Domain 3: Instructional Transformation- 3.1 Vision for Instruction	Marzano Resources, LLC	Approved	Collaborative Teams that Transform Schools	Folder
Accelerate Student Outcomes	Domain 3: Instructional Transformation- 3.1 Vision for Instruction	Marzano Resources, LLC	Approved	Motivating and Inspiring Students	Folder
Accelerate Student Outcomes	Domain 3: Instructional Transformation- 3.1 Vision for Instruction	Marzano Resources, LLC	Approved	The New Art and Science of Teaching	Folder
Accelerate Student Outcomes	Domain 3: Instructional Transformation- 3.1 Vision for Instruction	STRIVE INC	Approved	STRIVE's Disciplinary Literacy: Every Classroom, Every Day	Folder
Accelerate Student Outcomes	Domain 3: Instructional Transformation- 3.1 Vision for Instruction	STRIVE INC	Approved	Striving Mathematicians: A Math System to Plan, Teach, and Assess Mathematical Concepts	Folder
Accelerate Student Outcomes	Domain 3: Instructional Transformation- 3.1 Vision for Instruction	STRIVE INC	Approved	Writing in Response to Reading	Folder
CDE Strategic Priority	Four Domains Indicator	Provider	Approval Status	Professional Learning Title & Link to Form	Supporting Work Documents
Accelerate Student Outcomes	Domain 3: Instructional Transformation- 3.1 Vision for Instruction	Teaching Lab	Approved	Instructional Vision and Coherence Leadership Series	Folder
Accelerate Student Outcomes	Domain 3: Instructional Transformation- 3.1 Vision for Instruction	The National Center on Education and the Economy (NCEE)	Approved	Educurious by NCEE	Folder
Accelerate Student Outcomes	Domain 3: Instructional Transformation- 3.1 Vision for Instruction	UnboundEd Learning, Inc.	Approved	Online Math Academy (OMA)	Folder
Accelerate Student Outcomes	Domain 3: Instructional Transformation- 3.1 Vision for Instruction	US Math Recovery Council	Approved with Distinction	Add+Vantage Courses	Folder
Accelerate Student Outcomes	Domain 3: Instructional Transformation- 3.1 Vision for Instruction	US Math Recovery Council	Approved	Math Recovery Specialist Courses	Folder
Accelerate Student Outcomes	Domain 3: Instructional Transformation- 3.1 Vision for Instruction	Wisconsin Center for Education Products and Services (WCEPS)	Approved	Pathways to Transformation	Folder
Increase Student Engagement	Domain 4: Culture & Climate Shift- 4.2 Engaging Learning Environment	Accelerate Institute	Approved	End of Year Strategic Planning Retreat	Folder
Increase Student Engagement	Domain 4: Culture & Climate Shift- 4.2 Engaging Learning Environment	Colorado Education Initiative	Approved	Career Advising and Exploration Trainings	Folder
Increase Student Engagement	Domain 4: Culture & Climate Shift- 4.2 Engaging Learning Environment	Colorado Education Initiative	Approved	Career Connected Learning- Professional Learning Series	Folder
Increase Student Engagement	Domain 4: Culture & Climate Shift- 4.2 Engaging Learning Environment	Colorado Education Initiative	Approved	Socio-Emotional Development & Trauma-Responsive Practices Series	Folder
Increase Student Engagement	Domain 4: Culture & Climate Shift- 4.2 Engaging Learning Environment	Colorado Outward Bound	Approved	Educator Professional Development Day- Skills for Thriving Students	Folder
Increase Student Engagement	Domain 4: Culture & Climate Shift- 4.2 Engaging Learning Environment	Talent Development Secondary at the Tides Center	Approved	Student Success System Learning Series	Folder
Increase Student Engagement	Domain 4: Culture & Climate Shift- 4.2 Engaging Learning Environment	UnboundEd Learning, Inc.	Approved	Local Summits	Folder
Increase Student Engagement	Domain 4: Culture & Climate Shift- 4.2 Engaging Learning Environment	UnboundEd Learning, Inc.	Approved	Standards Institute	Folder

Field Validated Expertise Areas

Participation in the field-validated expertise area process was optional for providers. This information serves only as supplemental information to the RFI process and should not be treated as a comprehensive list of the expertises of approved providers.

Expertise Area	Expert Providers
Alternative education school designs	No field-validated providers at this time.
Community Schools	American Institutes for Research
English Language Arts instruction (rigor, engagement)	ANet JS Education Partners New Teacher Center
English Learner (EL)/Multilingual Learner (ML) Models	New Teacher Center
Family School Community Partnerships	Black Hills Special Services Cooperative Compass Partners in Learning FranklinCovey
High school design (evidence based improvement strategies for high schools)	Colorado Education Initiative STRIVE INC Talent Development Secondary at the Tides Center
Math instruction (conceptual understanding, rigor, engagement)	2Partner Mathematics Consulting ANet Bellwether Instruction Partners UnboundEd Learning, Inc.
Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness	Generation Schools Network
Rural school improvement	Generation Schools Network ONWARD Education Consulting University of Virginia Partnership for Leaders in Education
School operations and finance	Education Resource Strategies
Special education models and effective service design	SELF- Special Education Leader Fellowship
Strategies for closing opportunity gaps (students of color, students qualifying for FRL, students with special needs)	Accelerate Institute Generation Schools Network UChicago Network for College Success UnboundEd Learning, Inc.
Strategies for Improving Quality and Rigor of Instruction (e.g. curriculum implementation, ensuring grade level rigor in instruction, alignment to assessment strategic, etc)	Attuned Education Partners Instruction Partners K12 Coalition TNTP, Inc. UnboundEd Learning, Inc. Waterfall Learning
Student Engagement, Behavior Supports, & SEL	FranklinCovey
Talent Development (management and strategic staffing structures)	Accelerate Institute
Whole school redesign	No field-validated providers at this time.