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OBC’s Impact on EdTech Procurement
This report from Digital Promise examines how outcomes based contracting supports stronger edtech implementation in K12 school districts, with findings from the first cohort of districts to pilot the model in edtech procurement. View Summary View Resource…
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District Guide: How K12 Leaders Can Use OBC To Modernize Data Infrastructure & Procurement
K12 districts often struggle with fragmented edtech procurement, leading to misaligned investments and uneven implementation. This joint resource with Project Unicorn shows how outcomes based contracting in education creates clearer selection processes, shared data practices, and stronger collaboration between districts and providers so technology investments support measurable student learning.
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Provider Guide: How District Procurement and Data Practices Shape Your Partnerships
K12 data systems and procurement processes shape whether instructional tools actually work in classrooms. This joint resource from the Center for Outcomes Based Contracting and Project Unicorn explains how clearer procurement expectations, interoperable data practices, and shared responsibility between districts and providers can reduce implementation barriers and strengthen instructional decision-making.
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What’s in a Contract? How Outcomes Based Contracting Reshapes School District–Vendor Relationships
This research paper from the SCALE Initiative at Stanford Graduate School of Education examines how outcomes based contracting transforms K–12 school district procurement — shifting from pay-for-service models to evidence-based, accountable partnerships that tie provider payment to measurable student outcomes.
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2025 Impact Report
The 2025 Impact Report documents how outcomes based contracting is strengthening implementation at scale, with data and district stories that show what happens when every contract is designed around measurable student success.
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Impact in Action Vol. 1
Impact in Action, Vol. 1 features Duval County Public Schools’ early outcomes based contracting work, showing how a district built on prior success to sharpen implementation, clarify outcomes, and translate investment into student progress.
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2025 Model State Policy: Outcomes-Based Contracting for High-Dosage Tutoring
Explore how this model policy gives states a clear, flexible framework, aligned with the Standards of Excellence for Outcomes Based Contracting™, for establishing and sustaining high-dosage tutoring as a core academic strategy through outcome-based contracting. Grounded in national best practices, the policy responds to common challenges around quality, consistency, and…
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Revenue Through Results: Operationalizing Outcomes for Growth
What if your organization’s impact wasn’t just a mission—but a market advantage?The first installment in a three-part series from The Center for Outcomes Based Contracting and Maycomb Capital, “Revenue Through Results: Operationalizing Outcomes for Growth” shows how leading K–12 providers are aligning business strategy with measurable student success.Featuring insights from…
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From Research to Results: How Evidence Anchors Effective OBCs
In K12 education, evidence is more than a compliance requirement. It is a competitive advantage. Part II of Turning Impact into Advantage, co-authored by The Center for Outcomes Based Contracting and Maycomb Capital, shows how providers can use research and implementation clarity to build trust, reduce risk, and drive sustainable…
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Financial and Operational Alignment: Making OBCs Work for Your Business
How can providers align their financial and operational systems with outcomes-based contracts while maintaining predictable revenue and strong internal accountability? Part III of Turning Impact into Advantage, co-authored by the Center for Outcomes Based Contracting and Maycomb Capital, explores how education providers can integrate student outcomes into finance, operations, and…
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Standards of Excellence for Outcomes Based Contracting™: Edtech Instructional Interventions
The Center for Outcomes Based Contracting Standards of Excellence™ for Outcomes Based Contracting: Edtech Instructional Interventions establish clear benchmarks across K-12 education. These Standards ensure quality, consistency, and efficiency, streamlining the development of successful OBCs.
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High-Dosage Tutoring Contract (Annotated)
A full contract example with annotation aligned to the The Center for Outcomes Based Contracting’s Standards of Excellence. The purpose of this exemplar is to provide guidance and references as partnerships pursue their own OBC contracts.
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Standards of Excellence for Outcomes Based Contracting™: High-Dosage Tutoring
The Center for Outcomes Based Contracting Standards of Excellence™ for Outcomes Based Contracting: High-Dosage Tutoring establish clear benchmarks across K-12 education. These Standards ensure quality, consistency, and efficiency, streamlining the development of successful OBCs.
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Standards of Excellence Language Alignment
Contextual background and exemplar language that aligns to the Standard of Excellence for High-Dosage Tutoring for districts and providers to include in anoutcomes based contract.
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High-Dosage Tutoring Exemplar Contract
A full contract example aligned to the The Center for Outcomes Based Contracting’s Standards of Excellence. The purpose of this exemplar is to provide guidance and references as partnerships pursue their own OBC contracts.
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Contract Finalization Checklist
A checklist to use before finalizing your Outcomes Based Contract (OBC) to confirm that your partnership is structured for success.
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High-Dosage Tutoring RFP Template
A customizable template for LEAs and SEAs to use in crafting a Request for Proposal (RFP) or other bid documents in service of an outcomes based contract (OBC) for high-dosage tutoring.
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High-Dosage Tutoring Contract Template
A customizable template for LEAs and SEAs to use in crafting a contract in service of an outcomes based contract (OBC) for high-dosage tutoring. …
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Exemplar Contract
A full contract example aligned to the The Center for Outcomes Based Contracting’s Standards of Excellence. The purpose of this exemplar is to provide guidance and references as partnerships pursue their own OBC contracts.
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CPBL Feasibility Study
A Center for OBC joint study with Rivet Education explores how outcomes based contracting can strengthen Curriculum-Based Professional Learning to support the implementation of high-quality instructional materials.