Silverberg Leadership Award

Celebrating great leadership

The Silverberg Leadership Award is presented annually to a school leader who has successfully impacted student achievement outcomes through a deep implementation of EL Education practices, inspiring teachers, administrative staff, and students to embrace EL Education culture and to lead students to a superior education, enhanced character development, and sense of civic responsibility.

The Silverberg Teacher Award recipient accepted their award and delivered a speech at What Matters Most, Moving Toward More Equitable Schools, the EL Education 2020 Virtual Summit on October 22.

For questions, please contact awards@ELeducation.org.

Educators nominated for the EL Education Silverberg Leadership Award:

• Unite staff, students, and the broader community around an inspirational vision of student success rooted in EL Education’s three dimensions of student achievement;
• Engage their school community in continuous improvement to fulfill the vision;
• Cultivate a professional culture among adults that parallels the empowering culture they foster for students;
• Build the leadership capacity of others and empower them to lead improvement across the school;
• Respect teachers and other staff members as creative agents and support them as professionals continually seeking to improve their craft; and
• Ensure high-quality instruction through adequate allocation of resources and supporting structures so that all students excel.