[CASL-L] Fwd: Fw: Future Ready Needs You as a MatchK12 Mentor

[Barlow, Chris]

 Hi everyone,
I received this email at home yesterday, but wasn’t sure what to make of it.
Has anyone else received it, and if so, what do you know about the
organization and this program?
I know of at least one CASL Board member who said she received it too. She
thought that she (and I) were put on a list having signed up for webinars,
etc. in the past.
While it seems interesting, I'm a little wary of what exactly you'd be
committing to if you signed up.
I, like everyone, get enough solicitations as it is.
If signing up for this adds to that, I'm not so sure I'd pursue it.
Thanks
Chris

*Chris Barlow*
Library Media Specialist
Wooster Middle School
150 Lincoln Street
Stratford, CT 06614
(203) 385-4275
barlowc at stratk12.org
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 "He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a
fool forever."
*--Chinese Proverb*


*From:* Sara Hall <shall at all4ed.org>
*Date:* May 2, 2018 at 5:35:46 PM EDT
*To:* <christophbarlow at sbcglobal.net >
*Subject:* *Future Ready Needs You as a MatchK12 Mentor*
*Reply-To:* Sara Hall <shall at all4ed.org>

You are invited to be a MatchK12 Mentor.
View this email in your browser
<https://mailchi.mp/all4ed/future-ready-needs-you-as-a-matchk12-mentor?e=21e177f9a6>

Dear Chris,
The Alliance for Excellent Education (All4Ed) and Future Ready Schools®
(FRS) is pleased to announce MatchK12™
<https://futureready.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b8642c633f05a3dbbb3e6193b&id=97b37ee3d6&e=21e177f9a6>,
an exciting new project designed to connect high school leaders with the
people, resources, and support needed to succeed in achieving their vision
for student learning in the context of school modernization and
improvement. As part of the effort, All4Ed and FRS invite you to join the
MatchK12 Mentorship program.
To create MatchK12, All4Ed and FRS worked with the National Center for
Restructuring Education, Schools & Teaching (NCREST) at Columbia University
to identify the following key elements of school modernization:


   1. Supportive leadership
   2. Productive school culture
   3. Curriculum programming and design
   4. Professional learning tools, policies, and support
   5. Data collection, analysis, and use for continuous improvement
   6. Community, parent, and student involvement
   7. Authority and flexibility for sustainability and adaptation


All4Ed and FRS then engaged with several trusted practitioners at multiple
levels in education to brainstorm high-leverage strategies for
implementation that support each element. All4Ed will use key elements and
strategies as the basis for matching high school leaders to the appropriate
mentors who are currently involved with practice, research, articles and
papers, implementation guidance, as well as fee-for service providers who
will support progress toward school modernization.
*You are Invited to Join the MatchK12 Mentorship Program*
Matching high school leaders with people who can properly advise and guide
them through school modernization requires identifying qualified
practitioners, or MatchK12 Mentors. Because of your work with FRS, please
consider becoming a MatchK12 Mentor and share your knowledge with district
and school leaders who have identified specific need(s) aligned with your
area of expertise. This is a terrific way to gain national recognition and
stay involved by supporting educators like you who see the need for
innovation in education but may need some support gettting there. All4Ed
continuously seeks ways for MatchK12 and FRS users to remain connected,
share, and provide feedback through meaningful and non-invasive methods and
activities.
*MatchK12 Mentor Expectations*
Knowing that district and school leaders have all-consuming, full-time
careers, the commitment of your time and level of involvement is at each
mentor’s discretion. Therefore, the time commitment to be a mentor is
minimal, and the frequency, volume, and complexity of mentee requests will
not be burdensome.
All4Ed will secure at least three mentors within each strategy to ensure
that mentees (1) have a choice of mentor(s) and (2) get timely feedback and
customized help. The asset appraisal survey will specify the user’s needs
among the elements and strategies described above, and mentee support will
be in the form of a short phone call, a few emails, or some light virtual
collaboration.

Please note, although MatchK12 is designed to be an active, authentic
network of innovative educators, the MatchK12 Mentorship program is
designed to help school leaders “get started” or secure a few “quick wins”
on a specific challenge they are facing. It is not designed for ongoing
professional development or free consulting services.
*Sign Up Today!*
Complete the application no later than *May 11* *to be included as a
MatchK12 Mentor in the initial pilot program*. Also please consider
nominating other leaders in your district and more importantly, nominate
exemplary high school principals who might be willing to offer their help.
Apply Today
<https://futureready.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b8642c633f05a3dbbb3e6193b&id=05b5f3fadf&e=21e177f9a6>
Thank you for your time. Please contact Sara Hall at shall at all4ed.org if
you would like more information about the MatchK12 Mentorship program.
*MatchK12™ is a program of the Alliance for Excellent Education (All4Ed).
All4Ed is a Washington, **DC–based** national policy, practice, and
advocacy organization dedicated to ensuring that all students, particularly
those underperforming and those historically underserved, graduate from
high school ready for success in college, work, and citizenship.
www.all4ed.org <www.all4ed.org>*

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