The National Center for Families Learning and Toyota will
award $20,000 to recognize the
nation's leading family engagement educator
LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 20, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Today, the National Center for Families Learning
(NCFL) issued a call for nominations to find this year's Toyota
Family Teacher of the Year. For 28 years, NCFL and Toyota have
partnered to recognize educators from across the nation who use a
strong multi-generational approach to learning and focus on
building effective family-school partnerships that support student
achievement and school improvement.
The educator selected as Toyota Family Teacher of the Year will
receive a $20,000 grant to further
ongoing family engagement efforts. One runner-up will receive
$5,000. The winner and runner-up will
be officially announced in Louisville,
Kentucky on November 20th
during the 2024 Families Learning Conference, NCFL's premier
convening of family learning educators, practitioners, researchers,
and community-based organizations.
Since 1997, Toyota Family Teacher of the Year winners,
runners-up, and their respective organizations have received
$700,000 and funded 56 innovative
teacher-led projects. For a full list of past winners, visit NCFL's
website.
Nominees should meet the following criteria:
- Work in the United States for
a school- or community-based program that engages families in the
educational process
- Demonstrate a record of success engaging families in
educational settings
- Have a passion and persistence for supporting the engagement of
parenting adults.
- Work alongside parenting adults and children using a strong
multi-generational approach to help them learn together in
innovative ways
- Implement innovative ideas for expanding their program to
benefit families and/or to engage more families
- Serve communities and families with high literacy and
socioeconomic needs
How to apply:
To recognize an educator's role in positively engaging children
and families, visit NCFL's website. Nominations will be accepted
through 11:59PM PDT on June 17, 2024.
About the National Center for Families Learning
(NCFL)
NCFL is a national nonprofit that has worked for more
than 35 years to eradicate poverty through education solutions for
families. We believe education is a shared, nonpartisan
responsibility and that collaboration among families, schools, and
community members can lead to powerful learning experiences. NCFL's
vision is to establish coordinated and aligned family learning
systems in 60 communities by 2030, built with and for families, to
increase education and economic outcomes and create more equitable
communities. For more information on NCFL, visit
familieslearning.org. To learn more about our vision or become a
Family Learning Community partner, visit
familieslearning.org/60x30.
About Toyota
Toyota has been a part of the cultural
fabric in North America for more
than 65 years, and is committed to advancing sustainable,
next-generation mobility through our Toyota and Lexus brands, plus
our more than 1,800 dealerships.
Toyota directly employs more than 63,000 people in North America who have contributed to the
design, engineering, and assembly of nearly 47 million cars and
trucks at our 12 manufacturing plants. By 2025, Toyota's 13th plant
in North Carolina will begin to
manufacture automotive batteries for electrified vehicles. With
more electrified vehicles on the road than any other automaker,
Toyota currently offers 28 electrified options.
For more information about Toyota, visit
www.ToyotaNewsroom.com.
MEDIA CONTACT:
National Center for Families Learning -
Amy Foster Parish, 703-472-5997,
aparish@familieslearning.org
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