The Colorado Writing Project is sad to say good-bye to teacher/consultant Tim Hillmer.  Tim has been with us for years, but once he retired from Boulder Valley School District, he began to focus on not only CWP, but also on other projects close to his heart.  Tim was a teacher and then an instructional coach and finally a classroom mentor for BVSD.  He was loved by his CWP students not only for his gentle coaching of their writing but for his expertise in teaching writing in the classroom.  He was instrumental in helping us build our curriculum over the years, asking hard questions and helping us develop our vision for CWP.