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The Impact Fellows program is intended to provide additional support for educators who are taking on significant projects on top of their regular workload, while also helping those educators hone their facilitation skills so that, in future years, they will be able to share their experience and learnings with other schools that are trying to transition to culturally responsive-sustaining mastery-based systems. Any educator in an MBLC school or district - regardless of their role - is invited to apply.
You can read about the MBLC Impact Fellows program in more detail here.
This document describes the Arc of Learning for our meetings throughout the year.
Please note: this program is intended for educators who are interested in building their skills in leading professional learning for others.
What Are The Benefits?
MBLC Impact Fellow will receive:
A $2000 stipend to compensate them for work they have to do outside of their regular work hours to enable them to carry out their duties as Fellows.
Support and training from the Fellowship facilitators, Kate Gardoqui and Melanie Shivraj, as well as from other Great Schools Partnership coaches as needed
A professional network including all of the other MBLC Impact Fellows from across the state of Washington
A certificate of completion
Clock hours for all MBLC Impact Fellows meetings
After successful completion of the Impact Fellows program in June 2025, Impact Fellows will be added to a list of recommended professional learning providers in the area of CRS MBL. This list will be used by the State Board of Education to recommend professional learning providers to schools or districts that want to learn more about culturally responsive sustaining mastery-based learning. (Fellows would not be obligated to provide professional learning to others after June 2025 but would have the opportunity to do so if asked).
What Are The Expectations?
Professional Learning:
Attend five MBLC Fellows Zoom meetings. Meetings will be held from 3:30 - 5:00 PM on October 28, November 21, January 30, March 11, and April 29.
Attend and support facilitation at the MBLC Spring Gathering on May 6, 2025
Complete readings and other preparation in advance of meetings
Impact Project:
Each Impact Fellow will be expected to identify an area of need in their school in terms of educational equity, and, (with input from stakeholders in the school community) design a project to address this need. Over the course of the year, with support from the GSP coaches and the network of other Fellows, each Fellow will complete their project. You can read about the projects in more detail here.
Sharing Learning with the MBLC:
Assist with facilitation at some MBLC Meetings and/or the Spring Gathering
Gather artifacts of successful approaches and reflections on lessons learned to share with other schools in the MBLC
How Do I Apply?
Interested educators can apply for the MBLC Impact Fellowship by filling out the application form below, and printing the Statement of Assurances, obtaining the necessary signatures, and sending a photo or scan of the document to kgardoqui@greatschoolspartnership.org.
The Deadline for applications is SEPTEMBER 30, 2024.
Impact Fellows Application Documents:
Please send any questions to kgardoqui@greatschoolspartnership.org
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