Awards & Associations
Beacon of Hope
Elizabeth Forward School District is one of a select group of public-school districts reimagining what education can be. As part of the Western Pennsylvania Learning 2025 Alliance, our district is advancing student-centered, equity-focused, future-driven school systems designed to prepare every learner for tomorrow.
Co-led by Pittsburgh-area superintendents in partnership with AASA (The School Superintendents Association), the Alliance brings districts together for workshops and professional learning experiences facilitated by world-class experts. With support from The Grable Foundation, Elizabeth Forward and participating districts are showing what school can be.
Take a moment to watch the Beacons of Hope video below to see this work in action.
AASA, The School Superintendents Association, is the premier association for school system leaders and serves as the national voice for public education and district leadership on Capitol Hill.
By leveraging AI and today’s most advanced technologies, Beable has pioneered Career-Connected Literacy—connecting literacy growth to workforce readiness. Now, for the first time, all kids get a personalized path to the ‘finish line’—to literacy proficiency and gainful employment—no matter where they start out.
Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools connects and rallies the most forward-thinking leaders of the nation’s school districts.
AASA Learning 2025 Lighthouse Demonstration Systems serve as models for growth and change in specific focus areas.The selected designates are members of AASA’s Learning 2025 Network, a cadre of more than 120 demonstration systems representing forward-leaning, urban, suburban and rural school districts engaged in learning, networking and working together to help drive education policy and ultimately improve student learning.
National Blue Ribbon Schools is the United States Department of Education’s award program honoring high-performing schools and schools that are making great strides in closing achievement gaps.
The National Forum is a nonprofit educators’ association dedicated to improving education and school-based supports for all young adolescents in the middle grades. Its alliance of educators, researchers, associations, and state departments of education operate the organization’s Schools to Watch recognition, continuous improvement, and model schools program.
RIASEC, also known as the Holland Codes, is a theory that categorizes individuals into six personality types based on their interests and how they relate to work environments.
Pittsburgh World of Work is a cross-district collaboration to bring career readiness into the lives of young people.