Adam F.C. Fletcher Vice President of Operations and Educators Succeeding (YES) [email protected] | (360)489-9680

Adam F.C. Fletcher is an internationally recognized thought leader in and student engagement. After devising his theory on Meaningful Student Involvement at the Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, he founded SoundOut.org and wrote more than 300 articles related to the subject. He has also published more than a dozen books, spoke at 300 conferences, and partnered with 1,000 K-12 schools and youth-serving organizations in six countries to implement more than 100 projects involving 1,000,000 students in dozens of communities.

Leadership Experience Past Consultancies (cont.)

Vice President of Operations City of Olympia Parks and Recreation Department and Capitol Youth and Educators Succeeding (YES) Recovery Center Downtown Olympia Homeless https://yesk12.org Project, Olympia, Washington (2014-2016) Owner and President (2010 - present) Center for Studies and Research in Education, Culture and Community Action (CENPEC) Meaningful Student Involvement CommonAction Consulting Project, São Paulo, Brazil (2014) https://commonaction.org Educational Service District 113 The Youth Alliance of Southwest Executive Director (2001 - present) Washington, Tumwater, Washington (2012-2015) Freechild Institute North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center, Inc. Next https://freechild.org Generation Initiative, Raleigh, North Carolina (2011-2012) Founding Director (2002 - present) Catalyst Miami/Human Services Coalition of Miami-Dade County SoundOut Youth Engagement Project, Miami, Florida (2011-2014) https://soundout.org City of Cheney Parks and Recreation Department “Let’s Move, Principal Consultant (2017-2020) Cheney!”, Cheney, Washington (2011-2012) The Athena Group Alberta Ministry of Education Student Engagement Office Student Voice Initiative, Edmonton, Alberta (2010-2012) School Health Manager (2008 - 2010) Washington State Department of Health Educational School District 123 21st Century Learning Centers Meaningful Student Involvement Project, Pasco, Washington Student Engagement Specialist (2000 - 2005) (2010-2013) Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public American Institutes of Research Technical Assistance Partnership Instruction Youth Involvement in Systems of Care Project, Washington, DC (2009-2013) Past Consultancies UP for Learning!, Hardwick, Vermont (2009) Washington State Office of Homeless Youth, Olympia, Washington State Action For Healthy Kids, Chicago, Illinois Washington (2019) (2008-2010) Washington State Department of Children, Youth and Families, Youth On Board, Boston, Massachusetts (2007-2009) Olympia, Washington (2018) New York State Student Support Services Center Meaningful King County Superior Court Parent Youth Connection Seminar, Student Involvement Project, LeRoy, New York (2006-2009) Seattle, Washington (2018) Seattle Public Schools Office of Equity and Race Relations Student City of Lincoln (NE) American Jobs Center Youth Engagement Equity Project (2006-2008); Service Learning Seattle Student Voice Project, Lincoln, Nebraska (2015-2016) Initiative (2006-2015); Youth Engagement Zone (2013-2015)

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Past Consultancies (cont.) Publications

Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Fletcher, A. "Chapter Chapter 10- Going beyond student voice Instruction Learn and Serve America Program (2002-06); through meta-level education transformation" in Lowe, T. and El School Improvement Program (2003-05); Title V and Innovative Programs (2005-06); 21st Century Community Hakim, Y (2020) A Handbook for Student Engagement in Higher Learning Centers (2009-2012) Education: Theory into Practice. London: Routledge. Family Support Services Bureau, Caroline, Alberta, Canada Fletcher, A. (Winter 2019) “Welcome to the Movement for (1997-2000) Meaningful Student Involvement,” LeaderBoard 5(1). Michigan Association of School Boards. Pages 18-21 Fletcher, A. (2019) "Chapter 6- Beyond Revolution: Transforming Awards Whole Schools to Foster Student Power" in Wurdinger, S. and McDermott, J. C. (eds) Empowering Our Students for the Future. SOAR-King County Coalition for Children and Youth Lanham, MA: Rowman and Littlefield. Innovation Award, Seattle, WA (2012) Fletcher, A. (2017) Student Voice Revolution: The Meaningful Catalyst Miami Youth Engagement Award, Miami, FL (2011) Student Involvement Handbook. Olympia, WA: CommonAction Action for Healthy Kids Healthy Schools Hero Award, National Publishing. (2010) Fletcher, A. (2014) The Guide to Student Voice. Olympia, WA: Uth ACT Civic Engagement Be The Change Award, Hampton, CommonAction Publishing. VA (2008) Fletcher, A. (2012) SoundOut Student Voice Curriculum Scotts Valley, CA: Createspace. 378 pages. Fletcher, A. (2008) “The Architecture of Ownership,“ Educational Education Leadership, (66)3. Nov 2008. Certificate, Presencing Foundation Program, MITx U.Lab, Fletcher, A. (Fall 2008) "The Architecture of Student Ownership," Boston, MA (2015) Educational Leadership 66 (3), 96. Pages 23-29. Certificate, Foundations for Leadership, Society for

Organizational Learning, New York City, NY (2008) Synergetic Activities Graduate Studies, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, University of Washington, 2005 Co-Chair, Student Voice Research and Practitioners International Certificate, Youth Ambassador Fellowship, Points of Light Committee – Facilitate international collaboration focused on the Foundation, Washington, DC, 2000 roles, activities and outcomes of K-12 students in schools around the world Certificate, National Service Leadership Institute, Corporation for National Service, Washington, DC, 2000 Member, Children's Voting Colloquium – Participate in international scholarly and activist exchanges Bachelor’s Degree, , The Evergreen State College, 2000 Contributing Editor, Review of Education, Pedagogy & Cultural Studies, Taylor and Francis – Contribute articles and review content Founding Advisor, Institute for in America – Assist in creating a national organization Advisory Committee, Service Learning Seattle – Inform citywide in-school and out-of-school activities

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