Fellows Network

The Fellows’ Network is a group of over 500 instructional leaders convened by the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) and the Association of Educational Service Districts (AESD) to support district and community implementation of state learning standards in mathematics, English Language Arts (ELA), and science; and of the Early Learning Guidelines. Regional ESD coordinators, in collaboration with OSPI content-area leadership, convene the Fellows four times per year to engage in shared learning. New Fellows participate in an orientation meeting prior to the four convenings. Common to all four areas is a commitment to build content learning and instructional leadership, with a focus on equity. While Fellows do not need to commit to every year of this three-year program, those who do will experience deeper and expanded learning in the topics of leadership, adult learning, change management, content area knowledge, equity, use of data and analytics, and student growth.

Fellows complete an application (including assurances). ESD regional coordinators lead the selection process. Application cycles open annually in April. ESDs will notify applicants in late summer. See the OSPI website for more information.

• Fulfill the obligations outlined in the Fellows’ Assurances.
• Collaborate throughout the year with district, building, program, or agency administrators to discuss, create and document the ongoing Fellow’s Action Plan and Reflection Tool. The plan outlines how the Fellow’s leadership will support the school and/or community’s learning standards (math, ELA, science) or early learning implementation.
• Implement learning from the Fellows’ meetings within your own instructional practice and support other teachers’ initiative/outcome goals in Washington State Learning Standards in math, ELA, science; or Early Learning Guidelines.
• Submit completed Fellow’s Plan to the ESD Regional Coordinator/Advisor at the end of the school year.
• English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Early Learning: Attend and participate in a minimum of four one-day regional Fellows’ convenings. New Fellows attend an additional orientation meeting. Convenings may take place in-person, remote, or hybrid.
• Science: Attend and participate in a minimum of four convenings (One two-day statewide convening and three one-day regional convenings). New Fellows attend an additional orientation meeting. Convenings may take place in-person, remote or hybrid.

• With the Fellow, collaboratively review, agree to, and sign the Assurances.
• In the fall, collaborate with the Fellow to complete the Fellow’s Action Plan and Reflection Tool.
• Meet with the Fellow after each Fellows’ convening to revisit and update the Fellow’s action plan.
• Support travel and substitute costs associated with all Fellows’ professional learning convenings.