Two Learning Forward affiliates share the Learning Forward Foundation’s 2021 Dale Hair Affiliate Grant Award. They are Learning Forward British Columbia and Learning Forward Connecticut. The grant supports affiliates to rebuild, reorganize, or generate a stronger organization to advance Learning Forward’s mission and vision of professional learning.

As a new affiliate, Learning Forward Connecticut will use the funds for strategic planning and an implementation kickoff effort. Learning Forward British Columbia, which has a long history of supporting high-quality professional learning in that province, will use the funds to mentor and transfer leadership, emphasizing revised Standards for Professional Learning and other Learning Forward resources.

The Dale Hair Affiliate Grant honors educator Dale Hair, who has had a major impact on the success of Learning Forward Affiliates. For decades, Hair has devoted her time and passion to providing personalized support for each affiliate to grow strong organizations that build capacity for thousands of educators to lead professional learning.