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Update on FY2014 SEED Dear Colleague Letters Added by Bob Jobin on May 15, 2013 at 8:52am The SEED Dear Colleague Letters for FY2014 have now closed in both the US House and Senate. ... read more	12 Views		0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
The Department of Education Announces Winners of New Race to the Top District Competition Added by Bob Jobin on Dec 13, 2012 at 10:27am On Tuesday, the Department of Education announced the sixteen winners of the $400 million Race to the Top district competition:   ... read more	140 Views		0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Models for the Model—A Report from a NWP Annual Meeting Preconference Session Added by Stefani Pautz on Nov 20, 2012 at 12:36pm 2012 National Writing Project Annual Meeting, Las Vegas Roundtable Discussion Summary: "Models for the Model," ISI Models and Approaches   “W... read more	149 Views		0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Reflections on my term on the NWP Board of Directors: looking back, looking forward Added by Liz Campbell Stephens on Oct 11, 2012 at 10:01am When I was invited to serve as one of the NWP network leaders on the Board of Directors, I experienced a deja vu moment. I immediately remembered a p... read more	212 Views		3 comments	Added by Liz Campbell Stephens on Oct 16, 2012 at 8:29am Thank you, Elyse and Joye. You have been my guides from the start, and I owe YOU so much. I wish you all the best always. I look forward to seeing yo... read more
NWP’s SEED Narrative and Reviewers’ Comments Posted Online Added by Bob Jobin on Jun 12, 2012 at 7:43am Dear Colleagues, ... read more	185 Views		0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
“Fundraising” is Not a Dirty Word: Writing a University Foundation Grant to Support a Writing Project Site Added by Jessica Early on May 21, 2012 at 2:40pm I am the director of the Central Arizona Writing Project (CAWP), which is a new site in the National Writing Project (founded in 2008). Like many dir... read more	348 Views		0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Planning Your Finances for a Year of Transition Added by Michel Mathis on Apr 5, 2012 at 4:28pm SEED funding represents the first round of funding opportunities under a new contracting relationship between sites and the NWP Corporation.  It... read more	194 Views		0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Weekend Update Added by NWP Updates on Mar 26, 2012 at 10:58am   The pace is fast and furious at the NWP, so this weekend round-up will cover a lot of ground quickly. ... read more	135 Views		0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Weekend update Added by NWP Updates on Mar 19, 2012 at 1:26pm Wow, a lot has happened in the couple of weeks since the last weekend update. So this update is devoted to a quick run-down on what's been happenin... read more	171 Views		0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Weekend update Added by NWP Updates on Feb 27, 2012 at 2:46pm Hi all, ... read more	130 Views		0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Weekend Update Added by NWP Updates on Feb 13, 2012 at 11:01am Well, it’s clearly report time in the NWP with your Site Reports due this past Friday and your ... read more	147 Views		0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
eCampaign Donations to Sites Coming Soon! Added by Caroline Griswold on Jan 31, 2012 at 1:20pm To date 29 Writing Project sites have received donations through the Fall 2011 eCampaign. In early February checks and donor reports will be mailed... read more	144 Views		0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Weekend update returns Added by NWP Updates on Jan 15, 2012 at 12:50pm Dear colleagues, I’m pleased to be sending you the first weekend update of 2012 — and along with it New Year’s wishes for 2012. Big news i... read more	194 Views		0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
A year-end update Added by NWP Updates on Dec 23, 2011 at 2:11pm As all of us at NWP look forward to a relaxing holiday week, we wanted to take the time to send you all best wishes as well as one last year end "Wee... read more	183 Views		0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Building Relationships with Your State DOE Added by Bruce Penniman on Nov 22, 2011 at 8:47am Jane Frick and Bruce Penniman facilitated a session at the Annual Meeting on strategies for building a positive relationship with your state departme... read more	192 Views		0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Weekend update returns Added by NWP Updates on Nov 6, 2011 at 2:46pm Colleagues,  Well, finding myself with an unexpected extra hour today, it seemed a good time for a Weekend Update. It has been quite a busy tim... read more	151 Views		0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Weekend update returns Added by NWP Updates on Oct 24, 2011 at 2:54pm Dear all,  The NWP network is continuing along at its usual frenetic pace. But rather than a long list of updates this week, I’d like to pass a... read more	136 Views		0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Weekend update: Updates on NDOW Added by NWP Updates on Oct 12, 2011 at 3:10pm Colleagues,  Here I am, coming to you with the Friday Loop/Weekend Update in the middle of the week. Clearly nothing is sacred. Here are your u... read more	141 Views		0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Weekend update Added by NWP Updates on Oct 2, 2011 at 3:12pm As October begins, the pace of fall events in the NWP network is picking up. Here’s an update:  Summer Institute Survey Data on the way &n... read more	118 Views		0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Weekend update Added by NWP Updates on Sep 25, 2011 at 3:26pm Busy weeks for NWP; busy weeks for Congress too.  ... read more	139 Views		0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
North Carolina State Network Meeting Added by Cindy Urbanski on Sep 22, 2011 at 9:31am This past weekend while retreating at the Elerbee Inn, we had a State Network Meeting with our pals at the Tar River Writing Project.  We star... read more	208 Views		1 comment	Added by Joye Alberts on Sep 22, 2011 at 1:24pm Hi Cindy, ... read more
Reposting nice CCSSI summary by Millie Davis Added by NWP Site Leaders on Jul 27, 2011 at 7:59am Millie Davis of NCTE posted a very nice summary and useful set of links on 7-24-2011 in response to a question from Marilyn Hollman asking questions ... read more	359 Views		0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
ELs and the Common Core Added by Rebeca Garcia-Gonzalez on Jul 18, 2011 at 12:05pm A recent poll found that 30% of all teachers and 41% of principals are closely following the implementation of the CCSS.... read more	332 Views		0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
WMWP Mentor Inquiry Group Learning Added by Susan Connell Biggs on Jun 30, 2011 at 6:28am Over the past year, WMWP has engaged in an inquiry around leadership support & development, what we called Mentoring.  We'd like to share ou... read more	328 Views		5 comments	Added by Jean Wolph on Jul 24, 2011 at 7:24pm Thanks, Susan--this will be a great resource for my co-directors and me as we plan our first follow-up meeting.   ... read more