Greg Williamson

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  www.nwrel.org/nwedu/13-03/features/signal.php - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/18/2005    Last Visited: 10/21/2008  

  Greg Williamson, who headed the office, says it "sprinkled lots of seeds" that have taken root and continue to flourish. He estimates about 20 Washington schools still have active student engagement teams.
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  And, says Williamson, student engagement can be fostered anywhere. "What does it take?" he asks rhetorically.
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  For OSPI's Greg Williamson, who worked with Susan Fortin of the Association of Washington School Principals and with students to develop and disseminate S2S materials, the program is a winner on multiple levels.
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  According to Williamson, "Older students gain experience and confidence, younger students find connection and relevance, and adults see the benefits of trusting and involving students in the process of school improvement."
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  Layton describes Williamson as "the bee that pollinated all of us and made connections."
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  Taking that concept a step farther, Black Hills students worked with Williamson on a "customer service metaphor" that's been widely disseminated around the state.
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  Contact Black Hills teacher Carole Layton at carole.layton@tumwater.k12.wa.us or Greg Williamson at greg.williamson@k12.wa.us.
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  Williamson served as director of OSPI's student engagement initiative from 2005 to 2007 and now works to support students in another role at the agency.

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  www.nwrel.org/nwedu/13-03/qanda.php - [Cached Version]
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  Improving Achievement Through Student Engagement: A Conversation with Greg WilliamsonNorthwest Education | Spring/Summer 2008
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  Improving Achievement Through Student Engagement: A Conversation with Greg Williamson What Do Students Say? High School Students Voice Their Opinions About Engagement
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  Improving Achievement Through Student Engagement: A Conversation with Greg Williamson
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  Greg WilliamsonOLYMPIA, Washington, Ask Greg Williamson about student engagement, and you feel as if you've unleashed a tornado.Research studies, school examples, and policy issues come roaring at you at hyper-speed.Williamson headed the Office of Student Engagement in Washington's Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) from 2005 to -2007.Although the office lost its funding after a two-year run, its legacy lives on in student engagement initiatives throughout OSPI and through other state organizations.Williamson remains passionate about the subject, and keeps his finger on the pulse of student engagement activities in the state.During a lunch break from his current job as supervisor of OSPI's Children of Incarcerated Parents Support Program, Williamson talked about the role of student engagement in improving learning.
  
  Q: What role can student engagement play in school improvement under No Child Left Behind?
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  You can contact Greg Williamson at greg.williamson@k12.wa.us or 360-725-6251.
  
  See the McKnight Middle School Culture and Climate Rubric. [PDF File]

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  www.civiced.org/cc_pc_comp.html - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 9/30/2001    Last Visited: 11/3/2002  

  Greg Williamson, a policy coordinator from the superintendent's office and first-time judge, was very impressed with the topics selected by the students and stated, "I was even more impressed by the way in which Project Citizen challenged the students to think about matters of public policy."
  
  The opening assembly commenced with a military color guard and the Pledge of Allegiance.The Russian delegation presented two portfolios created by Project Citizen students in Russia.

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  www.democraticfuture.org/students/2001/event_schedule/m - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 2/2/2001    Last Visited: 6/27/2001  

  Greg Williamson , Superintendent of Public Instructionhttp : //www.k12.wa.us/
  
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  Economic Opportunity Institute (EOI) News Update - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 4/13/2004    Last Visited: 6/1/2004  

  Participants welcomed the opportunity to gather as a diverse group to hear from Shanny Peer, Director of Education Programs at the French-American Foundation, Olga Baudelot of the French Ministry of Education, Columbia University Researcher Michelle Neuman, Greg Williamson of OSPI, and Jane Henderson, who is implementing California's early learning program with funding from an increase in the tobacco tax.

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  Improving Achievement Through Student Engagement: A... - [Cached Version]
  Last Visited: 10/21/2008  

  Greg WilliamsonOLYMPIA, Washington— Ask Greg Williamson about student engagement, and you feel as if you've unleashed a tornado.Research studies, school examples, and policy issues come roaring at you at hyper-speed.Williamson headed the Office of Student Engagement in Washington's Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) from 2005 to -2007.Although the office lost its funding after a two-year run, its legacy lives on in student engagement initiatives throughout OSPI and through other state organizations.Williamson remains passionate about the subject, and keeps his finger on the pulse of student engagement activities in the state.During a lunch break from his current job as supervisor of OSPI's Children of Incarcerated Parents Support Program, Williamson talked about the role of student engagement in improving learning.
  
  Q: What role can student engagement play in school improvement under No Child Left Behind?
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  You can contact Greg Williamson at greg.williamson@k12.wa.us or 360-725-6251.
  
  See the McKnight Middle School Culture and Climate Rubric. [PDF File]

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  Leadership - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 2/21/2007    Last Visited: 2/21/2007  

  Greg Williamson
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  Greg Williamson Director of Student Engagement Office, Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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  Olympia plan aims at dropouts - South Sound - The... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 12/16/2006    Last Visited: 12/16/2006  

  The recommendations outline a possible first step toward addressing the dropout issue, said Greg Williamson, director of the Student Engagement Initiative at the state Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction.Williamson and a handful of Olympia students helped mediate a few committee meetings."This is not the end of the story," he said.

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  Partnership for Learning - News - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/2/2002    Last Visited: 9/26/2002  

  "They measure your progress based on where you are when they start measuring, not based on where you've come from," said Greg Williamson, policy coordinator for the state's Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction.
  
  "In Washington, we've already made the easy gains, and it's going to be tighter to make as much progress in the future," Williamson said.
  
  He's right.
  
  Washington state and its students should not be punished for embracing education reform a full decade before the national push.
  
  Educators, school administrators, parents and students must not be sidetracked by the new federal law.If they continue their focus on academic excellence and accountability, conflicts with the federal education reform effort will be minimal.
  
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  Real Change - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 6/16/2006    Last Visited: 6/16/2006  

  Mary Lou Dickerson, Ruth Kagi, Jim McIntire, and Eric Pettigrew; Seattle City Council member David Della; Majken Ryherd, chief of staff for Speaker of the House Frank Chopp; and Greg Williamson, policy coordinator at the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

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