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One8 Replicating Applied Learning Instruction Everywhere (RALIE) Cohort Application

Eligibility: Teams from public schools that have active Democratic Knowledge Project, Investigating History, OpenSciEd, PBLWorks, Project Lead The Way, and/or ST Math programs in the 2025-2026 school year are eligible to apply.

As part of the cohort, schools will be eligible for $2,000 to offset costs related to program implementation and travel to in-person sessions.

Application Instructions

Please review the program website for program details and dates – reach out to Sissela Tucker (stucker@one8.org) with any questions!
Complete one application per school
Submit the application online by January 21, 2026 (note, the application can be saved and does not need to be completed in one sitting)

Important Dates

Please note: by applying, you are committing to send a consistent team to all cohort dates.

RALIE Cohort Dates

December 9, 2026

Application Opens

January 7, 2026, 9-10am

Program Information Session (Registration link)

January 21, 2026

Application Due

January 28, 2026

Selection Notification

February 24, 2026

Kickoff at Memorial MS in Fitchburg

March 26, 2026

Reconvene at Location TBD

April/May 2026

Virtual Check-In TBD

May 21, 2026

Celebration of Learning in Norwood (Optional)

See program website for all other dates.

High-level Expectations for Program Participants

✓ A strong commitment to the goal of expanding Applied Learning for all students, including within core courses

✓ Attendance at all RALIE events by a consistent 4-person team

✓ Completion of all pre-work, data collection, reflections, and feedback forms

✓ Execution of an semester-long rollout with the intent to scale school-wide

✓ Desire to work collaboratively with a set of ~10 school teams committed to similar goals of enacting meaningful instructional change, stretching beyond the initial year

✓ Willingness to share learnings, success, and failures for the benefit of the community

✓ Facilitation of visits to your school for the One8 team

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One8 RALIE Cohort Application 2025-26

RALIE Cohort

Please Select the RALIE Cohort your School is applying for:

How would joining this cohort address the applied learning objectives at your school?

School/District

District

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School

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Primary Grant Application Contact

First Name

Last Name

Title

Email Address

Phone Number

Financial Contact

Note: The financial contact will be responsible for providing all payment information needed to issue the grant payment and coordination to ensure payment is received and directed appropriately.

First Name

Last Name

Title

Email Address

Phone Number

NAME OF THE ENTITY TO WHICH GRANT FUNDS SHOULD BE PAID (E.G., ABC PUBLIC SCHOOLS, CITY OF ABC, ETC.)

Team Members

Please list the 4 individuals who would participate in the RALIE Cohort.
Note: Required members include the Building Principal, a DKP/IH/OpenScieEd/PBLWorks/PLTW champion, one teacher, and one additional team member who is a part of the school leadership team (without a full teaching load) and has the time and ability to conduct informational observations of staff members.

Building Principal

First Name

Last Name

Title

Email Address

Phone Number

BRIEF BIO OF TEAM MEMBER. PLEASE INCLUDE THEIR CURRENT ROLE, HOW LONG THEY HAVE BEEN IN THE BUILDING, AND TEACHING CASELOAD (IF ANY).

How would the strengths of this team member contribute to the overall success of the team?*.

DKP/IH/OpenSciEd/PBLWorks/PLTW Champion

First Name

Last Name

Title

Email Address

Phone Number

brief bio of team member. please include their current role, how long they have been in the building, and teaching caseload (if any).

How would the strengths of this team member contribute to the overall success of the team?*.

Teacher

First Name

Last Name

Title

Email Address

Phone Number

BRIEF BIO OF TEAM MEMBER. PLEASE INCLUDE THEIR CURRENT ROLE, HOW LONG THEY HAVE BEEN IN THE BUILDING, AND TEACHING CASELOAD (IF ANY).

How would the strengths of this team member contribute to the overall success of the team?*.

Additional School Leadership Team Member

First Name

Last Name

Title

Email Address

Phone Number

BRIEF BIO OF TEAM MEMBER. PLEASE INCLUDE THEIR CURRENT ROLE, HOW LONG THEY HAVE BEEN IN THE BUILDING, AND TEACHING CASELOAD (IF ANY).

How would the strengths of this team member contribute to the overall success of the team?*.

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One8 RALIE Cohort Application, 2025-26

How would you define the instructional goals and priorities that have been outlined for the school for the 2025-26 school year? (maximum length of 500 words)

please describe the current state of applied learning at your school. what do you believe is the best example of applied learning at your school currently and why? (Maximum length of 500 words)

what structures are in place that will allow you to transfer instructional practices across teachers and classrooms at your school? how would joining this cohort draw on a strong applied learning program(s) at your school? (Maximum length of 500 words)

participation in this cohort includes a commitment to roll out this program to core content areas not yet addressed by one8 supported programs, with a year-one reach of 25% of student body (HS) or 50% of student body (MS). please describe what would constitute success in year one (e.g., number of students and teachers participating, improvement in student discourse, changes to student work). Please be specific. (Maximum length of 500 words)

if selected, schools must send a consistent team to all activities (approximately 2 days out of the building over the course of the semester). please explain how school structures are in place to allow for this. (maximum length of 200 words)

please confirm that all team participants listed in the application have been notified about the time commitment of the program and have confirmed they will be able to fully participate. Review important dates on the website.

Click here to confirm.

Please feel free to include any additional information you believe is relevant below. (maximum length of 200 words)