All students should feel supported

Dear David, Jessica, Mary, Sarah, Damjan, Anna, Meredyth, Matt, Natalie, Caitlin, Johanna, Jenny, Angela, Damon, Veljko, Tynan, Sharon, Nick, Leiman, Niah, Raymond, Fatima, Vanessa, Brian, Tiffany, and Cam,

Thank you all for supporting the New Leaders Giving Tuesday Campaign. Your donations support Melissa, the principal of a Chicago area elementary school.

Since her college summers as a camp counselor, Melissa has known that she wanted to be an education leader. Before joining New Leaders, she taught first and third grade for six years. Each year, approximately 90 to 95 percent of her students reached their reading goals. Melissa recently completed the Emerging Leaders Program at Dulles School of Excellence, which is an AUSL turnaround school.

Melissa is motivated, driven and determined to make a difference. “All students should feel supported. All students should know someone believes in them.” She admits that there is a lot to learn, but Melissa is thrilled to work with her cohorts, build relationships and find support for her growth and learning.

Thank you all for supporting Melissa and New Leaders.