Lincoln Unified is approving multiple consultant requests for the 2026-27 school year, including HQIM Academy LLC (Jillian Mendoza) for a Summer Math Institute, Summer PBL Institute, and PBL coaching; Kid Grit (Julia Gabor) to provide SEL curriculum for grades 4-6 and PD for after-school staff; Angela Beyer for Pre-K/TK PD on DAP, brain-based teaching, and play; Speech Therapy Associates (Wendy Wold) for speech-language services; and Edgar Blackmon to run a 7th Grade Unity Day. These contracts specify per-session or not-to-exceed amounts (e.g., 12000 per 4-day institute, 6000 PBL coaching, 4250 per Kid Grit session up to 18348, 2500 per Beyer session up to 12500, and 1750 for Unity Day). These approvals confirm incumbents in key service categories: math/PBL PD, SEL curriculum and after-school PD, early childhood PD, specialized speech therapy, and student culture programming. While these specific contracts are set, vendors in similar spaces can treat them as competitive intelligence, understanding budget levels, topics of interest, and department leads like Instructional Services, ECE & Expanded Learning, and Special Education. Future opportunities may arise when these contracts are up for renewal, expanded, or when the district seeks additional providers or content that complements existing offerings.

Multiple small to mid-sized consulting contracts signal priority areas: math and PBL PD, SEL curricu...