Applications for the 2018 Cohort are closed.
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2018 Summer Institute Dates
Newly Accepted Fellows (2018 Cohort) | July 8-21, 2018
Returning Fellows (2017 Cohort) | July 15-28, 2018
Eligibility Requirements
- Apply as a high school teacher during your 2nd through 7th year of teaching in the classroom with at least two other teachers from the same school
- 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, 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
Criteria for Selection
- 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
Components of the Application
- Share information about yourself as a classroom teacher, your school, and district by responding to a series of multiple choice questions.
- Answer four short answer questions (1500 character limit per question)
- What brought you to teaching as a career?
- 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 will your school team work together throughout the fellowship, and in what ways will your team make an impact on your school as a result of your Hollyhock experience?
- 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 for, at least, the next two school years.
- This applicant is conscientious and collaborative team play who follows through on commitments and responds to email/other forms of communication in a timely manner.
- This applicant is open to feedback and interested in improving their practice.
- Please rate your level of agreement with the following four statements: Strongly agree, agree, neutral, disagree, strongly disagree
Timeline for the Application Process
- Applications open in the fall of 2018.
- 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.
