How to Buy
The easiest procurement review you run this year.
Someone in your district has to turn a good decision into a purchase order. This page is for them: buyer paths, funding streams, scoping, documentation, and timelines, answered before the first call.
Approved NYCPS Vendor
PO · FAMIS · Polaris
ESSA Evidence Aligned
Step One
Choose your buyer path.
The route from decision to signed agreement depends on who you are. Select yours and see the exact steps.
Step Two
Build your scope in 30 seconds.
Engagements are scoped by consulting days, not seat licenses. Slide, select, and see the shape of your partnership before anyone calls you.
Day counts frame the conversation; a strategy call converts your scope into a concrete proposal and investment range, usually in one conversation.
Paying for It
Funding streams districts commonly use.
Job-embedded professional learning and intervention systems work qualifies under several established funding sources. Your business office confirms eligibility for your specific budget; we provide the documentation they ask for.
Title I
School improvement funds directed to evidence-based strategies in high-need schools, including embedded literacy coaching and MTSS implementation.
Title II, Part A
Professional learning funds for teacher and leader development: coaching cycles, walkthrough protocols, and data-routine capacity building.
IDEA-Related Professional Development
Support connected to specially designed instruction for students with disabilities, including SDI coaching and dually identified student systems.
State Literacy & Science of Reading Funds
A growing number of states fund evidence-based reading implementation under literacy legislation; our ESSA Level II or III alignment supports those applications.
Funding availability and eligibility vary by state and budget cycle. We are glad to join a call with your business office or grants team to map the fit.
Everything your business office asks for, before they ask.
Tap each item your review requires. When your list is ready, request the packet and we send the documents in one reply, not a scavenger hunt.
Select the documents your review needs.
W-9 and vendor registration details
Ready for onboarding into your vendor system.
Certificates of insurance
Issued to your district's requirements on request.
ESSA evidence alignment documentation
Strategies meeting evidence-based criteria at Levels II or III.
Source-data verification of results
Every published figure traceable to Acadience and iReady files.
References from district leaders
Speak directly with leaders from completed partnerships.
Sample scope of work
See exactly how deliverables, days, and evidence are structured.
You have seen how we work. The next step takes thirty minutes.
Bring your benchmark data. A real person replies within two business days.
From Call to Classroom
Six steps from first conversation to first coaching day.
Select any step to see what happens and when.
Thirty minutes with your benchmark data on the table. We listen first, then give you an honest read on where embedded support would move the needle, and whether we are the right fit at all.
Week 1Procurement Questions
Asked by business offices. Answered before the call.
How are engagements priced?
Engagements are scoped by consulting day count, from targeted partnerships of 4 to 10 days per school to anchor engagements of 11 to 50 days per school each year. A strategy call produces a concrete scope and investment range, usually in one conversation.
Are you an approved NYCPS vendor?
CSAS is an MTAC 1256 approved vendor for literacy instruction professional development and coaching. NYC READS partner.
Which funding streams do districts commonly use?
Districts commonly fund partnerships through Title I school improvement funds, Title II Part A professional learning funds, IDEA-related professional development for specially designed instruction, and state literacy or Science of Reading initiative funding. Your business office confirms eligibility for your specific budget.
Do you respond to RFPs and provide vendor documentation?
Yes. We respond to RFPs and provide standard vendor documentation on request: W-9, certificates of insurance, references, ESSA evidence alignment documentation, and source-data verification of published results.
Can a partnership begin mid-year?
Yes. The work follows your benchmark calendar, so a partnership can begin at any point in the school year: a mid-year start anchors to the MOY window and builds toward EOY evidence.
Do you offer multi-year agreements?
Yes. Anchor partnerships are designed as multi-year engagements because ownership transfer takes deliberate time. Our District 32 anchor partnership sustained improvement across three consecutive years in all 11 partner schools.
One Reply, Not a Scavenger Hunt
Request the packet. Bring your scope. We handle the rest.
Tell us your buyer path, the scope you built, and the documents your review requires. A real person reads every request and replies within two business days.
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