Credential Events & Timeline

Upcoming Credential Events

Reach out to Max Silverman with any scheduling or technical issues (msilverman@eleducation.org)

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Credential Annual Cycle

To Pursue the Credential:

  1. Consider: Credential Readiness (June - Aug)

Review the eligibility standards & Credential criteria to determine if now is the right time to apply.

2. Apply: Credential Cohort (Sep - Oct)

All schools who believe they are eligible are encouraged to engage with their EL Education Coach and to submit an application. Schools should review the criteria for applying and earning the Credential as a way to drive strategic planning into the future.

3. Engage: Credential Cohort (Nov - Dec)

Schools that meet eligibility criteria and are invited to join the 2023 Cohort will work with EL Education Coaches, Partnership Directors, and the Credentialing Team to prepare for authentic ways to demonstrate impact in the Three Dimensions of Student Achievement.

First-time applicants will host a two-day Credential Site Visit. Renewing and Pathway schools will present to an in-person and virtual panel.

4. Leverage: Decisions & Continuous Improvement (June)

After formal review and consideration of demonstrated evidence in the Three Dimensions of Student Achievement, the EL Education Review Committee will make decisions and communicate them to schools.

Schools may emerge from this process earning the Credential or a Pathway Credential in one or two Dimensions. It is also possible that a school emerges not yet ready to earn a Credential. In any case, EL Education will provide detailed feedback and ongoing support for continuous improvement work.

Timeline

While we know much about the pathway from early implementation to strong equitable impact, the journey of implementing the Core Practices will be unique for each partner and will need to match their community context, assets and needs. Partnering with EL Education is expected to unfold over multiple years.

Years 0-2

Curriculum Partners or Beginning School Partners

Years 1-4

Strategic Implementation of EL Education Core Practices

  • All partners have the opportunity to pursue the Credential and to build foundations of practices that reflect the unique characteristics of each school.

    Some partners begin with the curriculum and some begin with the whole school model.

  • Schools work with EL Education coaches to implement the EL Education Core Practices as a whole school model along a road map of continuous improvement for equity. Sequencing and priority may vary per the local context.

Years 3-5

EL Education Credential

  • The Credential is earned when a school demonstrates excellence and equity in implementation of the Core Practices and in impact in the Three Dimensions of Student Achievement.

Ongoing

Continuous Improvement for Equity

  • Our work for students is never over! All partners embed Continuous Improvement for Equity every year and work toward outstanding impact.