Learning Forward

Filing Period

Jul 1, 2009 to Jun 30, 2010

Signed

Feb 3, 2011

Return Version

2009v1.7

Gross Receipts

$8,827,909

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

conferences and e-learning for members to learn how to improve the quality of education in schools through professional development of educators. NSDC held two conferences, summer and annual. Summer conference is aimed at improving teacher practice. 1531 teachers and school administrators from 48 states were served at this event which lasted four days and included five keynote addresses, 14 preconferences, and 125 breakout sessions. Annual conference's goal is improving schools through better professional development and it is aimed at teacher leaders, principals, superintendents, and anyone charged with leading professional development for teachers. NSDC served 3511 attendees from 49 states and DC at an event which lasted five days and included five keynote addresses, 30 preconferences, and 290 breakout sessions.

Activity 3

grant funded projects to improve the quality of education through professional development of educators. Met Life funded $350,000 to launch the NSDC-MetLife Foundation Learning Schools Alliance and to develop a series of newsletters in 2010. 40 schools are currently a part of the Learning School Alliance, seeking to improve student success through improved professional development of educators. This is a two-year program that includes phone and online assistance as well as face to face meetings with representatives from each school twice a year. About 10 educators from each school participate directly with Learning School programs, making a total of 400 educators directly impacted by the program. NSDC was also able to publish a set of special issue newsletters focusing on skills and tools to improve teacher performance that impacts student success that were distributed to 13,000 NSDC members and given out free to 5000 educators throughout the US as well as available free online and on CD.Wallace funded $100,000 to disseminate Wallace knowledge on education leadership and human capital development in schools. Programs included a strand, a viewing of the film "A Principal Story," and about 20 sessions developed for the 2010 annual conference. Estimates are that about 300 people attended Wallace funded events at the conference. Funding from Wallace also provided for two articles in NSDC's bi-monthly magazine, JSD, and additional content to two NSDC fall newsletters, distributed to 13,000 educators.Arthur Vining Davis funded $200,000 to expand the Learning School Alliance by 25 high schools. Eight schools have joined this alliance so far and efforts are currently underway to reach the goal of 25 new schools. The programs offered to these eight schools are the same as those offered to the MetLife Learning Schools and impact directly about 10 educators in each of the eight schools.

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EIN

31-0955962