ToR - Engagement of Consultant/Vendor towards implementation of AI Samarth Program in District Chamoli, Uttarakhand State.

ANNEX A – TERMS OF REFERENCE (ToR)

Engagement of Consultant/Vendor towards implementation of AI Samarth Program in District Chamoli, Uttarakhand State.

Room to Read India was established in 2003 and presently has programs in twelve states – Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Telangana, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh. Room to Read is an organization transforming the lives of millions of children by focusing on literacy and gender equality in education.

Room to Read Trust India, supported by the Central Square Foundation, will implement AI Samarth project from July 2026 to April 2027. The initiative integrates gender-intentional pedagogy and content into AI literacy programming to ensure equitable participation of female teachers and students in underserved contexts. The project will cover approximately 500 schools across Dehradun and Chamoli districts, engaging 1,000 female teachers and 20,000 female students (Grades 6–12). Key activities include teacher training, classroom-based dissemination of AI Samarth modules, and the development of gender-responsive teaching resources. Implementation will be supported by MIS dashboards, quality audits, and KAP studies to track reach, adoption, and learning outcomes. Project’s expected outcomes include strengthened teacher capacity, inclusive classroom practices, enhanced confidence and aspirations among female students, and generation of evidence for scalable gender-intentional AI literacy programming. The project will also contribute to ecosystem learning through documentation, case studies, and human impact stories.

Room to Read seeks to engage a District Level Consultant to support the implementation, monitoring, and quality assurance of the AI Samarth Project in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand.

The Consultant will work closely with the State Level Consultant , school leadership, teachers, and government stakeholders to ensure effective implementation of project activities. The role requires regular field visits, teacher mentoring, classroom observation, stakeholder engagement, data management, documentation, and reporting.

Provide the consultant with necessary data, documents, and technical inputs to support completion of assignment.

Key Deliverables/Scope of Work/Timelines:

Conduct regular school visits for classroom observation, mentoring, and monitoring.

Average 12-15 school visits per month

Provide handholding support, coaching, and mentoring to teachers for effective implementation of project activities, post teacher training

Demonstrate and model effective classroom practices and project activities where required, post teacher training

Support planning and facilitation of teacher trainings, refresher workshops, review meetings, and orientations

Observe classroom transactions using approved monitoring tools and provide feedback to teachers and school leaders, post teacher training

Track implementation progress against project benchmarks and quality standards

Collect, verify, consolidate, and maintain project-related data and records

Conduct data quality checks and update project databases and trackers