The Sprout Project

Gearing Up for the 2010-11 School Year

David W. Burns — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:42:50 +0000

Hey everyone –

The new school year just started last week which means that we’re starting our process all over again. About two weeks ago, we invited teachers to join us for a mixer to meet community sponsors and to learn about what our program is all about.

Today, we’re sending formal invites asking teachers to participate. Those who wish to be involved will then be joining us for an event at the school on September 16th where sponsors and teachers will get to know each other and the sponsors will be able to visit the school and see where the teachers work and serve our community every day.

We’ll be doing more with this blog throughout the school year so we invite you to subscribe to the RSS feed and stay involved!

Sponsor-Teacher Pairings Made!

David W. Burns — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 19:52:09 +0000

Great news everyone! We’ve finished the sponsor-teacher pairings! Everyone involved should’ve received an email today with the news of who they are working with.

Exciting things are happening! More news on the May 7th event coming soon!

Teacher-Sponsor Kickoff Set for February 2nd

David W. Burns — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:00:20 +0000

Hey everyone! It’s been awhile but we’ve been working hard at putting together our first event with teachers and sponsors. The magic date is finally set and invitations are going out today! Tuesday, February 2nd is the day it all starts. Sponsors and Teachers will join us for a brief orientation which will be followed by a mixer where they can meet one another. It should be a great event!

Look for the RSVP link later today.

Sponsors Meeting This Evening

David W. Burns — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:15:37 +0000

We’re very excited that tonight is the first sponsor meeting for the 2009-10 school year.

If you’re interested in joining us, please email sponsors@sproutproject.org.

Update: Sponsors Meeting Moved to Monday 11/23

David W. Burns — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:34:10 +0000

Just a heads up; we have moved our Sponsor orientation meeting to Monday, November 23, still scheduled at the same location and time, 6:00pm. This will better accommodate a number of sponsors who were busy on travel.

Sponsor Meeting This Wednesday

David W. Burns — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:21:41 +0000

Great news! The first meeting of community sponsors is this Wednesday at 6:00pm in downtown Washington. This meeting will give sponsors a chance to better understand what their role is along with the challenges that first and second year teachers are facing.

We’re accepting new sponsors throughout our experimental year. If you’re interested, check out Become a Sponsor page and learn more.

Community Support for New Teachers

David W. Burns — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:29:54 +0000

As we gear up for our first year, we’ve established this blog and web site to connect with the community and document our progress as we go for our goal of retaining “high quality” teachers in District of Columbia Public Schools.

We invite you to join us in sponsoring a teacher. Please visit our “Become a Sponsor” page for more information.