Hartford High School’s Continuous Improvement Plan for the 2026-2027 school year commits to raising STAR Reading proficiency and explicitly calls for “sustained and intensive” job-embedded professional development, coordinated by an instructional coach, to support universal annotation strategies and literacy instruction across disciplines. The plan states that Title IIA funds will be used to support this ongoing professional learning, and references the need for reliable testing support around the STAR local assessment that also aligns with VTCAP. This indicates upcoming planning and potential contracting for literacy-focused professional development, coaching support, and assessment-aligned training or tools, but no specific vendors are named and no solicitation is described yet.Vendors offering secondary literacy PD, instructional coaching models, or assessment/data-use training could help the school design multi-year PD cycles, coaching structures, and classroom resources that meet ESSA evidence standards and align to STAR and VTCAP requirements.

The plan references ESSA tiers of evidence and IES/WWC practice guides, suggesting the district will look for evidence-based PD and intervention providers.