Seek qualified vendors for Interim Alternative Education Placement for special education students in grades 3-12 Friendship is currently in need of an independent contractor to provide services in an Interim Alternative Education Placement for special education students in grades 3-12 who are either suspended or expelled from their current educational placement. The areas of responsibility may include, but are not limited to the following: SERVICES SOUGHT: Independent contractors must be able to provide specialized instruction by highly qualified special education teachers as well as related services of counseling, speech, physical and occupational therapy or any other related service required by the student’s IEP