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Welcome!
WASHINGTON
STATE FELLOWS
NETWORK
OVERVIEW
October 7, 2014
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Your Leadership has Great Impact –
Over 1 Million Students
80,000 + Educators
295 School Districts
≈ 750 Private Schools
9 Educational Service Districts
(AESD)
18 ELA/Math Coordinators
1 SEA (OSPI)
370 ELA and Math Fellows
1 state
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OSPI - Statewide
Vision and Structure
Communications
Calibrate content
Curriculum Groups
Advisory Group
District Network Grants
Statewide Network
OSPI/AESD
Coordinator CrossState Collaboration
Statewide Fellow
Network
Common
Professional
Learning for CCSS
Partnering with
Statewide Initiatives
AESD
Regional Network
District Leader Networks
Teacher-Leader Cadres
Custom Professional Learning
District and Building Support
Support Regional Initiatives
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Fellows Network Overview
120 Returning Math Fellows
51 Returning ELA Fellows
80 New Math Fellows
119 New ELA Fellows
155 Districts!
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The Impact of the Math Fellows
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Math Goal 2 - Increase student achievement by improving teachers’ ability to
implement effective instructional practices and increasing teacher content
knowledge.
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12% more students met the Standard for Mathematical Practice and
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25% more students met the content standard
 Math Goal 3 – Increase capacity of teacher leaders
to support CCSS-Mathematics professional
learning.
2012-13
2013-14
“One of the most important ideas that I encountered is your
constant modeling of quality teaching strategies. Another
would be the time my teachers are given to learn from each
other. The “math” thinking and sharing will help the teachers
be more comfortable in their classrooms.”
~ Principal
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The Impact of the ELA Fellows
 2013-14: Pilot Year!
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6 Fellows chosen in each ESD
Integrated work with regional networks
CCSS-ELA focus, with an eye on classroom practice
 2014-15: Full
scale with common focus on the ELA shifts
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Regular practice with complex text and its academic language
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Reading, writing and speaking grounded in evidence from
text, both literary and informational
Building knowledge through content-rich nonfiction
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Fellows – Who Are You?
 They
are teacher leaders who support district and
school Washington State Learning Standards (CCSS)
implementation and instructional shifts for English
language arts and mathematics.
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are part of a regional and state cadre who
engage in common professional learning and
leadership development.
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return to the district and/or building and lead
other professionals in professional development with
respect to the common learning.
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The Fellows Mission
To gain common knowledge and expertise and provide
leadership and support within individual school districts.
Fellows’ goals include significantly impacting teaching and
learning aligned with Washington State’s Learning Standards
(CCSS ELA & CCSS M) to increase student achievement in
mathematics and English Language Arts.
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Commitments of a Fellow
 Attend
four (4) regional Fellows convenings, which includes the
statewide Fellows convening on November 17, 2014.
 Develop
a deep understanding of the CCSS and instructional shifts,
and implement within own instructional practice.
 Provide
leadership to work with other teachers in implementation of
the CCSS.
 Meet
with district leader or school principal to revisit and update the
District/School Fellow Plan before each Fellows convening,
document this within the District Fellow Plan for 2014-2015 and
submit the plan to the Regional Coordinator.
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Commitments of the Administration
 Meet
with the Fellow after each regional convening to discuss the
Fellows work and collaborate to monitor and adjust the
District/School Fellow Plan.
 Support
the Fellow in attending the regional meetings.
 Cover
the cost of a substitute and travel for a minimum of four
regional meetings.
 Ensure
structures that enable the Fellow to share learning with other
teachers.
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District Fellows Plan – Section A
After the Fellow has attended his/her first Fellows convening, the Fellow will meet with his/her principal
and/or district administrator to collaboratively write up Section A of the District/School Fellow Plan.
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District Fellows Plan – Section B
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The Fellow will continue to collaborate with his/her district administrator and principal (if
Fellow is a teacher) throughout the school year and document ongoing reflections and plans
as outlined in Section B.
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District Fellows Plan – Section C
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At the end of the school year, the Fellow will complete Section C and turn in his/her
completed 2014-2015 District School Fellow Plan to the regional coordinator by Friday, June
5, 2015.
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Question and Answers
 Regional
Math Coordinators Contact Information
https://www.k12.wa.us/Mathematics/ESDcontacts.aspx
 Regional
ELA Coordinators Contact Information
http://www.k12.wa.us/ELA/ESDcontacts.aspx
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FELLOWS ADVISORY TEAM
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RLC– ELA Coordinators - Angie Schoenbeck (189) & Abby Spencer (101)
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RMC-- Math Coordinators - Greta Bornemann (121) and Mary Ellen Huggins (189)
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Katy Absten, Mathematics Specialist, OSPI
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Amy Ripley, ELA Specialist, OSPI
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Andrew Eyres, Assistant Superintendent at ESD 113, Math Champion
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Anne Gallagher, Director of Mathematics, Teaching and Learning, OSPI
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Ian Grabenhorst, Executive Director of Network Integration of the AESD
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Barb Lomas, Assistant Superintendent at ESD 112, English language arts Champion
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Liisa Moilanen Potts, Director of Literacy & Professional Learning Integration, OSPI
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Jessica Vavrus, Assistant Superintendent, Teaching and Learning, OSPI
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