Vermont Rowland Foundation Calendar

APPLICATION & GETTING STARTED
September:	Application period opens on Sept. 1st
December:	Applications are due by the end of the calendar year (i.e., with Dec. 31st postmark at the latest).
January:	Executive Director reviews all applications and interviews finalists.
February:	Rowland Fellows are announced and meet with the Executive Director.
April:	Selection Dinner and Reception - presentation of new Fellows
May:	New Rowland Fellows are inducted at the Annual Dinner with their spouses and principals invited as guests of honor. Later in the month, New Rowland Fellows attend the daylong Fellowship Launch with their principals to do initial planning & preparation for their Rowland Fellowship.
July:	Schools receive the initial $50,000 grant award to support their Rowland Fellowship.
THE TWO-YEAR COHORT CYCLE: YEAR ONE
September:	The Cohort of Rowland Fellows takes Collaborative Practice for Equity 3-credit graduate course together with Senior Associate Jeanie Phillips. Rowland Fellows' teaching duties are covered by a long term substitute so they can pursue their Fellowship work. The first Cohort Meeting takes place at one of the Rowland Fellow's schools. Rowland Fellows bring their Steering Committee & Principal to the Shared Leadership Retreat.
October:	Rowland Fellows attend the All Fellows Retreat to learn more about the Rowland Foundation's work and to connect with Fellows from other cohorts. Rowland Fellows bring a school team to the Annual Rowland Conference for an important shared learning opportunity.
November:	Rowland Fellows meet with their Cohort at one of their schools.
January:	Rowland Fellows meet with their Cohort at one of their schools. Schools receive a grant disbursement of $25,000 to support their Rowland Fellowship. Rowland Fellows meet with their Cohort at one of their schools.
February:	Project implementation begins
March:	Rowland Fellows meet with their Cohort at one of their schools.
May:	Rowland Fellows present the results of their Fellowship work to date at the Annual Dinner with the Board of Trustees and Executive Director.
June:	Final $25,000 grant disbursement is made to schools to support their Rowland Fellowship.
THE TWO-YEAR COHORT CYCLE: YEAR TWO
September:	Rowland Fellows return to teaching duties, typically with some release time built in so they may continue to lead their Fellowship work. The first Cohort Meeting of the new school year takes place at one of the Rowland Fellow's schools.
October:	Rowland Fellows attend the All Fellows Retreat to learn more about the Rowland Foundation's work and to connect with Fellows from other cohorts. Rowland Fellows bring a school team to the Annual Rowland Conference for an important shared learning opportunity.
November:	Rowland Fellows meet with their Cohort at one of their schools.
January:	Rowland Fellows meet with their Cohort at one of their schools.
March:	Rowland Fellows meet with their Cohort at one of their schools.
May:	Rowland Fellows have their last official Cohort meeting at one of their schools. Rowland Fellows may continue to convene their Cohort, formally or informally, on their own.
July:	After the end of the Two-Year Cohort Cycle supported by the Rowland Foundation, Rowland Fellows may still be implementing aspects of their Fellowship initiative or actively sharing their model with other schools. Some Rowland Fellows return in full to their teaching role, and some seek out new opportunities in educational leadership or elsewhere. After the Two-Year Cycle, many Rowland Fellows seek out leadership opportunities supported by the Rowland Foundation and available to them as "veteran" Fellows such as: the Rowland Leadership Grant, The Rowland Encore Grant, and the Rowland Women's Leadership Grant.

Timeline

APPLICATION & GETTING STARTED

THE TWO-YEAR COHORT CYCLE: YEAR ONE

THE TWO-YEAR COHORT CYCLE: YEAR TWO