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- Apply as a high school teacher during your 2nd through 7th year of teaching in the classroom with 2-4 other teachers from your same school (maximum team size is 5 including applicant)
- Teach at a high school where at least 50% of the students qualify for free and reduced lunch
- Maintain at least a part-time classroom teaching position at your current school site in 1 of the 4 content areas (English, history/social science, math, science) for the duration of the two-year fellowship
- Live in residence for the entire institute both summers -- no late arrivals/early departures for personal or professional reasons
- Participate in and prepare fully for all of the school-year, video-conference coaching sessions
- Have access to a computer or tablet that can support the technology interface
- Consider putting together a cross-content team to apply as they are more competitive in the application process (although not mandatory)
- A belief in equitable outcomes for all students
- Commitment to professional growth as a classroom teacher and as a leading teacher beyond the classroom
- Investment in collaborating with school team and fellowship cohort to have a positive impact within a school and in the profession
- Support from school administration to participate fully each summer and school year and bring what you learned back to campus
- Share information about yourself as a classroom teacher, your school, and district by responding to a series of multiple-choice questions.
- Answer five short answer questions (1500 character limit per question)
- What brought you to teaching as a career and what, specifically, compelled you to teach in the community in which your school resides?
- Please briefly describe any professional learning, coaching, and/or mentoring you will engage with beyond or at your school site this coming school year.
- What are your goals for improving your teaching? How do those goals align with the features of the Hollyhock Fellowship Program?
- What are some of the challenges you face in supporting students to learn at your school, and what is your role in ensuring all students learn?
- How did your school team come together to apply for this fellowship? In what ways, will your school team work together to make an impact at your school? (Note: if your school already has a Hollyhock team, respond to this short answer in the context of being an extension team.)
- Create a 2-minute video with your school team that is creative and personal in its approach and includes
- How the team anticipates benefitting from the Hollyhock Fellowship
- What your team will bring back to your school for your colleagues and students
- Why your team will contribute to the Hollyhock community
- Request two people to serve as references (one school administrator and one colleague) who can respond to the following four statements about the applicant and write a short paragraph explaining their ratings.
- Please rate your level of agreement with the following four statements: Strongly agree, agree, neutral, disagree, strongly disagree
- This applicant is a highly effective early-career teacher whom colleagues and students deeply respect.
- This applicant is likely to continue to work and grow as a classroom teacher at our school for at least the next two school years.
- This applicant is a conscientious and collaborative team player who follows through on commitments and responds to email/other forms of communication in a timely manner.
- This applicant is open to feedback to improve their instructional practice.
- Please rate your level of agreement with the following four statements: Strongly agree, agree, neutral, disagree, strongly disagree
- Applications open each year on October 15 and close January 15.
- Applicants and their school team members will be notified the first week of March if they have been accepted, waitlisted, or declined.
- School teams have one week to accept or decline their invitations.
- Waitlisted teams will be invited on a rolling basis from April to June IF accepted teams decline or have to withdraw from the fellowship.
Newly Accepted Fellows (2020 Cohort) | July 5-18, 2020
Returning Fellows (2019 Cohort) | July 12-25, 2020
