Vermont Writing Collaborative Inc.

“Expenses advertising 19 website design 7,475 miscellaneous other 30 class supplies 4,911 sales taxes paid 7 brochures 1,712 course materials - books 2,411 consulting 65,348 reimbursements 6,138 meeting meals 180 tuition 24,241 total 112,472”

“The vermont writing collaborative was founded in 2007 by five vermont public school teachers. At that time, the five had been working, individually and collectively and at all grade levels, with an approach to writing instruction we were developing. We call this approach writing for understanding, and it is premised on the idea that writing is all about meaning. If students are to write effectively, it is clear that 1) they need to have solid understanding of the ideas about which they are writing, 2) they need to have a clear structure to build that understanding so that orthers can follow their thinking. In writing for understanding, teachers "plan backward", with an outcome clearly in mind so that they are able to build in successful opportunities to learn for students - and then to show that understanding in effective writing.”

“Vermont writing collaborative non-profit narrative 2015 1) we again held a summer institute at lake morey resort that attracted about 115 participants. About 1/2 of these were vermont educators, and 1/2 were teams of educators from many other states (connecticut, massachusetts, rhode island, new york, ohio, arizona). We ran three courses at different levels concurrently to meet the range of needs. 2) we worked with the achievement network schools (nearly 700 public charter schools) to provide virtual training for literacy coaches around the country. 3) we continued to work with student achievement partners in the readaloud project and "research pack text set" projects. All of these are designed to give teachers to help more students become effective readers and writers. 4) we provided support to the achievement first network of public charter schools, both onsite and virtually in developing common core literacy materials for their teachers and students. 5) we have worked closely with national curriculum developers to develop material targeted to remedial readers and writers, grades 3 - 12. 6) we redesigned our website, making man more literacy, writing for understanding materials widely available for free. 7) we completed work with the great schools organization, another not-for- profit that gives parents resources for helping their students learn more effectively. The videos that they are using to show parents and teachers what effective text-based writing can look like was done with our guidance and direction. 8) our newsletter continues to reach over 1700 people.”