Eyes On The Prizewinners

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Eyes On The Prizewinners

Foundation partners with recipients to set goals, measure growth, and encourage reflection

The Learning Forward Foundation is a source of inspiration and aspiration for dedicated educators who want to impact leadership for change and improvement in schools. Just imagine these scenes of inspiration in action: Tonio Verzone of Anchorage, Alaska, snowshoed across Alaska to support schools in developing professional learning communities; Adrienne Tedesco of Gwinnett County, Georgia, facilitated school staffs to plan and work together more collaboratively; Kenneth Hamilton of Monroe, New Jersey, encouraged district principals as they improved their leadership communications skills; and Darlene Miller of Knoxville, Tennessee, organized six opportunities for a school staff to learn effective instructional practices in literacy. Acting on the belief that the continuous learning by educators is essential to improving the achievement of all students, the foundation raises funds to

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How The Foundation Began

The Learning Forward Foundation began in 1985, when the family of Lynne Chidley, a former president of Learning Forward’s board of trustees, honored her memory with two scholarships to the Learning Forward Academy. Cathy Berlinger-Gustafson and Sybil Yastrow, long-time leaders in Learning Forward, organized and spearheaded the awarding of the first Chidley scholarships to school- and district-based recipients.

From there, the foundation grew to include five additional grants and scholarships conceived and supported by foundation members. In 2008, the foundation established an evaluation component to study and collect information about the progress of the grants and scholarships that had been awarded.

The Learning Forward Foundation has grown to include 20 board members who award seven grants and scholarships.

For more information, visit
www.learningforward.org/foundation.

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Learning Forward is the only professional association devoted exclusively to those who work in educator professional development. We help our members plan, implement, and measure high-quality professional learning so they can achieve success with their systems, schools, and students.