Our site has been involved in a multi-year i3 grant project to bring the College-Ready Writers Program to more districts in our state. Here is some information about that grant-funded work:
 

College-Ready Writers Program
Collaboration Between Local Writing Project Sites and Partner Districts
National Events: Early Start Districts
June/July 2018: National Partnership Launch January/February 2019: Mid-Year Partnership Meeting June/July 2019: Year 2 National Partnership Launch January/February 2020: Mid-Year Partnership Meeting
2017-2018 | Planning for Research
Spring/Summer 2017

• ●  Call with writing project site leaders to confirm district participation

• ●  SRI will contact district to provide details about the evaluation

• ●  Writing Project sites begin preparing for professional development

Fall 2017
● Writing project site leaders make visit to faculty meeting to meet participating teachers and
administrators and other district stakeholders Winter/Spring 2018

• ●  SRI randomization to identify early and late start districts

• ●  Writing Projects facilitate asset and needs assessment process for early start districts

• ●  District and Writing Project Site leaders begin planning for local professional development in
  early start districts
  2018-2019 | CRWP for Secondary Teachers
  Goals 2018-19
  English Language Arts teachers, Grades 7 – 10:

•   Complete at least 45 hours CRWP professional development

•   Teach at least 4 cycles CRWP argument writing and revise 2 of these

•   Analyze students’ writing using the Using Sources Tool, at least twice
  Summer 2018

● Launch of local professional development in early start districts
Fall 2018– Spring 2019
● Local professional development continues for English Language Arts teachers
2019-2020 | CRWP for Upper Elementary and Secondary Teachers
Goals 2019-20
English Language Arts teachers, Grades 4 – 10:

•   Complete at least 45 hours CRWP professional development (this is an additional 45 hours for grades 7-10)

•   Teach at least 4 cycles CRWP argument writing and revise 2 of these

•   Analyze students’ writing using the Using Sources Tool, at least twice Summer 2019

● Launch of local professional development for grades 4-10 in early start districts Fall 2019 –Spring 2020

• ●  Local professional development continues for grades 4-10 in early start districts

• ●  Plans for sustainability beyond CRWP funded activities

 

National Events: Late Start Districts
June/July 2020: National Partnership Launch for late start districts January/February 2021: Mid-Year Partnership Meeting for late start districts
Local Partnership: Late Start Districts 2020-2021
Goals 2020-21
English Language Arts teachers, Grades 4 – 10:

•   Complete at least 45 hours CRWP professional development

•   Teach at least 4 cycles CRWP argument writing and revise 2 of these

•   Analyze students’ writing using the Using Sources Tool, at least twice
  Spring 2020

 Local Writing Project facilitates Assets and Needs Assessment Process in Early Start Districts,
following the collection of final teacher and student data Summer 2020
● Launch of local professional development for grades 4-10 in late start districts
Fall 2020
● Local professional development continues for grades 4-10 in late start districts
Spring 2021
● Local professional development continues for grades 4-10 in late start districts