Timeline
All Vermont middle and secondary grades teachers are warmly invited to submit a proposal for a Rowland Fellowship
APPLICATION & GETTING STARTED
September : Applications open on 9/1 as the school year gets underway
December : Please be sure to postmark your application no later than December 31st
January : A busy month reviewing the applications
February : You will receive a phone call and then meet with the Executive Director
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.
With the help of the Rowland Foundation we turned a dream into something real.
BRIAN BOYES, 2014 ROWLAND FELLOW, CABOT HIGH SCHOOL
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 Rowland Foundation has become a family I rely on to push my thinking and professional practice in innovative and student-centered ways.
EMILY GILMORE, 2017 ROWLAND FELLOW, SOUTH BURLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
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.
"My confidence—professional and personal—has grown exponentially since receiving a Rowland Fellowship. I am more sure than ever that I have something valuable to contribute to my school, to the Vermont education scene, to my profession."
Jeanie Phillips
2014 Rowland Fellow
Professional Development Coordinator
The Tarrant Institute for Innovative Education