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WHO Are We?
- Florida's most innovative & successful educational improvement organization
- Think Tank & catalyst
- Powerful change agent
- Accountable to our 175 partners
WHAT Do We Do?
- Develop and Support outstanding school leaders
- Guide decision-makers through Think Tank endeavors
- Conduct research and evaluation
- Help train & retain new teachers
WHY Do We Do It?
- We want students to succeed. We help make that happen through our work.
- It's our mission. We are passionately dedicated to our work and we do an outstanding job.
- We know what works. Our combined 10 year Annenberg Challenge/Council research and experience demonstrate that empowered school leadership is the key.
- Council work is proven effective in helping raise student achievement and develop superior school leaders. Some 90% of students in our program participant schools achieved academic gains.
- Our Think Tank projects — independent thinking — shape the future of education.
WHERE Do We Impact?
Serving Florida:
- 1,001,000 students
- 67 districts
- 4,157 school-based leaders
- 9,057 teachers
- Significant numbers of free & reduced lunch eligible students
Council Donors
Advanced Roofing Inc.
American Opportunity for Housing
American Ventures Corporation
Amscot Financial, Inc.
Ansin Foundation
Baptist Health South Florida
BB&T Co.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc.
Braman Motors
Broad and Cassel
C&C International Computers & Consultants
Century Homebuilders, LLC
City of Lauderdale Lakes
Cobb Family Foundation
Collier Enterprises, Ltd.
Colliers Abood Wood-Fay
Colonial Bank
Comcast
CompBenefits Dental & Vision Co.
Darden Restaurants Foundation
Easton & Associates
Edward S. Moore Family Foundation
Fiddler's Creek
Flagler System, Inc.
Gilly School Vending, Inc.
Greenberg Traurig, P.A.
Gunster Yoakley & Stewart, PA
Irving and Joan M. Bolotin Foundation
JPMorgan Chase Foundation
JPMorgan Treasury Services – Tampa
Kaplan University
Kenco Communities Inc.
Kirk Foundation
Kraft Construction Company Inc.
Laquer Foundation Inc.
Lennar Foundation
Mckinley Financial Services Inc.
Mellon
Miami Beach Senior High – PTA
Michael & Abby Brodie
Miller Family Foundation
Mohsin & Fauzia Jaffer Foundation.Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. E. Richard Yulman
Mr. & Mrs. Edward T. Foote, II
Mr. & Mrs. Gerry Hogan
Mr. & Mrs. Meredith G. Dubner
Mr. & Mrs. Sherman J. Kronick
Mr. & Mrs. Steven J. Saiontz
Mr. & Mrs. Ted P. Wittner
Mr. Arthur J. Kobacker
Mr. Chris M. James
Mr. Daniel R. Lewis
Mr. Elliott Stern
Mr. Gary Clarke
Mrs. Sherry Clarke
Mr. Gary L. Grossman
Mr. Gene E. Marshall
Mr. George & Carol P. Bayer
Mr. Glenn L. Halpryn
Mr. James B. Planey
Mr. James C. Brady
Mr. Jeffrey S. Miller
Mr. John Devaney / United Capital Markets Inc.
Mr. Joshua Becker
Mr. Richard Finkelstein
Mr. Tim V. Milianta
Mr. Todd Clarke
Mrs. Joan W. Newton
Ms. Alyse Sands
Ms. Dana Kramer
Ms. Elizabeth A. Gosnell
Ms. Faith Risa Kasten
Ms. Helen M. Lane
Ms. Jacquelyn Soffer
Mr. Jeffrey Soffer
Ms. Jessica S. Parise
Esq., Ms. Kim Dorsey
Ms. Mary Conney
Ms. Nancy D. Hershman
Ms. Nedia Hicks
Ms. Pamela A. Ames
Ms. Trudy A Myers Edwards
New York Life Insurance Company
P.L. Dodge Foundation
Paradise Bank
Patel Foundation for Global Understanding
Practice Partners Inc.
Premier Networking Alliance Inc.
Progress Energy Florida, Inc.
Publix Super Markets Charities Inc.
Randall McElheney
Raquel & Michael Scheck Philanthropic Fund
Raymond James & Associates Inc.
Regions Bank
St. Joe Community Foundation
Sterling Public Relations
SunTrust Banks
The Colony Beach and Tennis Resort
The Graham Foundation
The Haskell Company
The Robert & Mary Graham Family Fund within the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay
The St. Joe Company
The Wilson Family
Titan America
Uhlfelder & Associates PA
Universal Health Care
Vecellio Group Inc
Vista Healthplans
Walt Disney World
Washington Mutual
Zyscovich Inc.
Our Programs
- Research and Development
Operation that creates and expands successful programs for widespread use, based on "lessons learned" from the Annenberg Challenge and Council programs.
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The Council is a proud partner of the Florida Department of Education William Cecil Golden Professional Development Program for School Leaders.