Agreement to Use Electronic Signatures. I agree, and it is my intent, to sign this Contract by accessing State of Indiana Supplier Portal using the secure password assigned to me and by electronically submitting this Contract to the State of Indiana. I understand that my signing and submitting this Contract in this fashion is the legal equivalent of having placed my handwritten signature on the submitted Contract and this affirmation. I understand and agree that by electronically signing and submitting this Contract in this fashion I am affirming to the truth of the information contained therein. I understand that this Contract will not become binding on the State until it has been approved by the Department of Administration, the State Budget Agency, and the Office of the Attorney General, which approvals will be posted on the Active Contracts Database: ~~xxxxx://xxxxxx.xx.xxx/apps/idoa/contractsearch/.~~ xxxxx://xxxxxx.xx.xxx/apps/idoa/contractsearch/ THE MIND TRUST, INC. By: Indiana Department of Education By: ~~Sr. Vice President Deputy Commissioner~~ Title: CEO Title: Chief Financial Officer Date: ~~3/24/2022~~ 8/15/2022 | ~~09:50 PDT~~ 13:42 EDT Date: ~~3/24/2022~~ 8/15/2022 | ~~12:53~~ 20:31 EDT Electronically Approved by: Department of Administration By: (for) Xxxxxxx Xxxx erda, Commissioner Electronically Approved by: State Budget Agency By: (for) Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Director Electronically Approved as to Form and Legality by: Office of the Attorney General By: (for) Xxxxxxxx X Xxxxxx, Attorney General ~~In fulfillment of this Contract,~~ The Mind Trust (TMT) is grateful for the ~~CONSULTANT shall comply with the requirements of the appropriate regulations and requirements of~~ opportunity to submit a proposal to the Indiana Department of ~~Transportation~~ Education (~~INDOT or Department~~IDOE) ~~and Federal Highway Administration~~ to serve as the management team to administer the Student Enrichment Grants program defined by House Enrolled Act (~~FHWA~~HEA) 1251 (2022). Since 2006, The ~~CONSULTANT shall~~ Mind Trust has worked to transform Indianapolis’ K-12 education system so that every student, regardless of race or socioeconomic status, receives an equitable, high-quality education. Since launching in 2006, The Mind Trust has supported the launch of 41 schools that will collectively serve more than 15,000 students at scale alongside 13 education support nonprofit organizations. In July 2021, The Mind Trust launched Advancing Educational Equity—a six-year, equity-focused strategic plan aimed at tripling student proficiency across Center Township in Indianapolis. The Mind Trust will particularly emphasize improving outcomes for Black and Latino students and students from low-income households who have historically been excluded from educational opportunity. Advancing Educational Equity has racial equity at the forefront of each aspect of our work to ensure The Mind Trust is focused on equitably serving all Indianapolis children, families, and communities. The plan focuses on four key priorities—great schools, engaging community, racial equity, and thriving ecosystem. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, TMT has collaborated with funders, schools, and community partners to meet the elevated community needs stemming from the pandemic. We have led on three key initiatives that specifically sought to address the academic and social-emotional impacts of the pandemic on families, students, and educators over the past two years. ● TMT served as the project manager for the development of the Indiana eLearning Lab, a statewide initiative of the Indianapolis eLearning Fund that provided professional development and support to nearly 22,000 teachers statewide. After the initial design and launch of the eLearning Lab, The Mind Trust worked with funders and partners to coordinate a collaborative handoff of the project to its long-term home at the Indiana Department of Education as the Indiana Learning Lab. ● TMT launched and supported a total of 50 Community Learning Sites that served 1,278 students and supported students’ eLearning and social-emotional needs during the 2020-21 school year. These sites provided a safe, supportive environment for students to conduct eLearning and were created to alleviate the childcare crisis the pandemic caused for working families. Feedback across Community Learning Sites was consistently positive. One mother noted, “This eLearning site has been such a blessing for our family. My husband and I both work full time outside of the home and were unsure what to do when eLearning was announced. We have appreciated the availability, the location, and the staff. We feel our child was safe and cared for throughout his time here.” Conversations with parents also found an appreciation for the many benefits Community Learning Sites afforded students, including structure and social interaction; tutoring support; and a safe, distraction-free environment. Parents emphasized an increase in academic engagement from their child after they began attending a Community Learning Site compared to when they were participating in eLearning at home. ● The Mind Trust partnered with United Way of Central Indiana to launch Indy Summer Learning Labs (ISLL) in June 2021. XXXX served students across Indianapolis who were impacted by lost learning opportunities resulting from COVID-19. Thirty-nine sites spread across Indianapolis supported over 3,000 students in first through ninth grades who engaged in full-day academic and enrichment programming. The Mind Trust supported the recruitment of over 200 in-person, licensed teachers and teacher aids and 54 virtual teachers to staff the sites. Post-assessment results from the 2021 ISLL were promising. Students grew in English Language Arts by 12 percentage points after participating in ISLL with 41% of students achieving proficiency. Math performance grew by 17 percentage points with 45% of students proficient according to post-assessment data. Parent and family surveys also indicated strong satisfaction across all sites with 91.5% of parents reporting “good” or “great” satisfaction with the program and their student’s experience. Family demand for free, accessible summer programming remains high, which is one of many reasons ISLL will take place again in summer 2022. This year’s ISLL will be ~~responsible~~ held at more than 40 schools, churches, and community organizations across Center Township, serving as many as 5,000 students who are entering first through ninth grades. TMT’s experience and success leading initiatives that specifically address the academic and social-emotional needs of students and families positions us to effectively lead and deliver on the promise of the Student Enrichment Grants program being offered by the IDOE. HEA 1251 outlines the requirements for ~~performing~~ IDOE to establish criteria and develop processes to administer the ~~following activities: Task 1 Project Intent Definition Task 2 Environmental Document Preparation Task 3 Topographic Survey Data Collection Task 4 Geotechnical Services Task 5 Road Design~~ program. TMT proposes to manage the development of the program design for IDOE while working alongside relevant stakeholders and ~~Plan Development~~ partners to ensure broad adoption and strong family buy-in to the program throughout the state of Indiana. Through the development of a project team, alongside the expertise of key TMT personnel, TMT is well positioned to support the IDOE in meeting the requirements of HEA 1251, including (~~including Signing, Lighting~~ but not limited to): establishing final criteria to identify enrichment students; determining the amount of funds available and ~~Signal Plan Development, if applicable) Task 6 Pavement Design Services Task 7 Right~~ the number of ~~Way Plan Development • R/W Engineering • Title Research • R/W Staking Task 8 Public Involvement Services Task 9 Utility Coordination Services Task 10 Construction Phase Services~~grants to be awarded; developing the program forms; coordinating the identification and certification of participating entities; and managing the initiative’s partners and vendors; and secure data needed to contact the student and/or family and/or school.