Synergy wins a 5-year contract to create literacy program

The Comprehensive Literacy State Development (CLSD) Technical Assistance Center is a 5-year Blanket Purchase Agreement. Authorized under Sections 2222-2225 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the Center supports the U.S. Department of Education’s (ED, or the Department) goal to create a comprehensive literacy program that advances literacy skills — including preliteracy skills, reading, and writing — for children from birth through grade 12, with an emphasis on disadvantaged children, including children living in poverty, English learners, and children with disabilities. In May 2023, Synergy Enterprises, Inc. (Synergy) received a prime award to (1) provide technical assistance and subject matter expertise to support all states, the Bureau of Indian Education, and four outlying areas (American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands); (2) provide monitoring support for the Department related to CLSD; and (3) produce ad hoc reports and data analysis. Dr. Bridget Humphries, Principal, will serve as the Project Director. Synergy is partners with the American Institutes for Research on this important effort.