Will,

I'm definitely interested.   Where is KIPP?

--Jocelyn


On Aug 6, 2008, at 11:14 AM, William Prescott wrote:

> Dear PW'ers,
>
> As some of you may know, I have left the ranks of full-time graduate  
> students and returned to teaching.
>
> I am the writing teacher for the entire 5th and 6th grades at KIPP  
> Reach College Prep, which is a public charter school that serves  
> largely poor minorities. For the last three years, we've been the  
> best middle school in Oklahoma according to state test scores. But  
> writing was never a priority... until now.
>
> My task is to launch an entire writing department and create the  
> school's writing curriculum. In short, I am trying to take the PW  
> approach - regular feedback, high standards, and always writing with  
> publication in mind - and and make it work with middle schoolers.
>
> The challenge is class size. There's one of me, and I teach 6  
> classes of 35 student a pop. (I'll let you do the math or simply  
> trust me - it's ugly.) To do this, I need help... and, grant- 
> willing, I can pay.
>
> So, if interested please writing back with what you'd consider a  
> fair wage. $10 hr?  $15 hr? What if we pay for your gas?
>
> The job would essentially be reading student work in front of them,  
> and offering targeted feedback. I would train you, because fledgling  
> writers need a little more sugar with criticism than we're used to.
>
> Again, the grant is only in the early drafting stage, but any  
> feedback or show of interest would increase the chances of  
> successfully securing funding.
>
> Further suggestions are appreciated. So are volunteers. :)
>
> Keep writing,
>
> Will Prescott
> 5th and 6th grade Writing Teacher
> KIPP Reach College Prep
> 405-343-4096
>
> P.S. Several of our graduating 8th graders are headed off to private  
> boarding school on full scholarship. In addition, one of those  
> students also won a $10,000 scholarship from the KIPP foundation.  
> Here is a link to the 2 minute feature story that aired last week on  
> KOCO.
>
> http://www.koco.com/video/17067997/index.html
>
> And here's a link to KIPP's national office. For more info, on the  
> school.
>
> www.kipp.org
>
>
> William D. Prescott
>
> University of Oklahoma
>
> office no. 405-325-2710
>
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