RAISE: Reading Apprenticeship Improving Secondary Education

1. RAISE: Reading Apprenticeship Improving Secondary Education An Update on RAISE, PA LIRA 2013, and Sustainability for PA

2. RAISE Cohort III Applications will be sent out the week following Thanksgiving and due December 23, 2012 We will be accepting 60 ELA, 30 History and 30 Science teachers Stipend will be $500 and all expenses paid: travel, lodging, and meals

3. RAISE Cohort III • Teachers receive 10 days of Reading Apprenticeship training at NO COST: Estimated value is $3000 (does not include stipend) • Dates: • July 29-August 2, 2013 • February 10-11, 2014 • July 22-24, 2014 • Location: PaTTAN Harrisburg

4. Expectations Teachers commit to attending all 10 days of training Teachers commit to meeting once a month School principal attends at least two days of the summer RAISE training and/or participates in the Reading Apprenticeship online course for administrators Teachers and principal participate in three annual surveys (each takes approx. 20 min to complete)

5. Application Process Will first contact our schools who have teams participating in RAISE Cohorts I and II Will then contact those schools who have teams participating in either RAISE Cohort I or II Will then contact those schools who applied last year but were not accepted Will then open up the applications to any school in PA

6. Support for Teacher Leaders • Meet three times a year at PaTTAN and at Beaver Intermediate Unit • NO COST to teacher leader or to district • Purpose of Meetings: • Network and learn from each other • Learn new tools to effectively facilitate monthly meetings • Deepen understanding of Reading Apprenticeship and refine routines and strategies

7. Support for Administrators • Reading Apprenticeship Online Course for Administrators • 30 PILs hours • NO COST • Currently have a maximum of 20 RAISE administrators participating • Running two courses simultaneously – one with MI administrators and one with PA, CA, UT administrators

8. Ongoing Support for IU Educators and PA Schools • PA LIRA • Tentative dates: Sept. 30 – Oct. 4, 2013 • Location: TBD in Western PA • Winter Conference Tentative Dates: Feb. 26-28, 2014 • Cost: $2500 and includes breakfast, lunch, and materials • Limited to 40 participants

9. Sustainability and PA IU’s • How do we continue to support our RAISE schools? • Reading Apprenticeship “Retreats” • Held at IU’s – can work in partnership and hold regional “retreats” • Facilitated by LIRA/RAISE trained IU staff and could include district teachers who completed the CIT program

10. Reading Apprenticeship Retreat Task Force Looking to form a Task Force with representation from the eastern, central and western parts of the state – ideally two from each region.

11. Purpose of Task Force • Task Force would: • Clarify purpose of “retreat” • Identify best time of year • Recommend number of days • Determine the costs • Craft communications • Draft agendas

12. Proposed Meeting Datesfor Task Force • Jan. 17 (dinner meeting) • February 21 (via Elluminate) • March 13 or 14 (if necessary) • See AmaalAwadalla if interested in participating!

13. THANK YOU! • Susan Kinney • 484.547.8862 • susankinneyi3@gmail.com