The Standards Company - John R. Walkup - Grant Writing

independent study of classroom-level rigor ever performed in this country. Currently, my company focuses on helping LEAs align their instruction/curriculum to state content standards through professional development and coaching/feedback. I have helped secure grant funding for educational agencies and manage their projects. My success extends past K-12 education to include youth development programs, public parks, and anti-gang initiatives. Examples of my success include a multi-million dollar School Improvement Grant, multiple California GearUP grants, multiple CalGRIP anti-gang grants, and a Specialized Secondary Programs grant. I also served on the State Center Consortium's grant writing team to prepare its $15 million California Career Pathways grant. Besides my work as a grant writer, I still devote much of my energy toward education theory, especially in the development of Cognitive Rigor, which I co-developed with Karin Hess, Ben Jones, and Dennis Carlock. (See my blog "Cognitive Rigor to the Core!" for many of my views on this subject.) I continue to develop my expertise in this area, focusing on curriculum analysis such as Common Core alignment and Cognitive Rigor studies for public schools, school districts, and state agencies.