Districtwide College and Career Readiness (CCR) Fair – Secondary Transition Program

Bayne LLC was contracted by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) to plan, coordinate, and execute a Districtwide College and Career Readiness (CCR) Fair for secondary transition students with disabilities. The purpose of the event was to provide students with structured exposure to postsecondary education pathways, workforce development opportunities, and community-based supports aligned with federal IDEA transition requirements and OSSE’s equity and access priorities.

The CCR Fair was a high-visibility, student-facing convening requiring coordination across multiple Local Education Agencies (LEAs), vendors, speakers, youth leaders, and District partners. Bayne LLC was responsible for end-to-end event delivery, including planning, vendor recruitment, student outreach, transportation coordination, agenda development, youth engagement, and day-of operations.

Scope of Services

Bayne LLC provided comprehensive operational support for the CCR Fair, including:

• Development of an approvable event budget in coordination with OSSE
• Securing and managing the event venue at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
• Recruiting, vetting, and coordinating postsecondary, workforce, and community-based vendors
• Coordinating outreach to DCPS and public charter LEAs and managing student participation
• Designing the full event agenda, run-of-show, rotation schedules, and materials
• Engaging and coordinating youth leaders to serve as MCs, DJs, and peer supports
• Coordinating multi-wave student transportation and staggered arrival/dismissal schedules
• Managing lunch logistics for 200+ students within structured rotations

Overseeing on-site logistics, staff coordination, and real-time troubleshooting