West Virginia Learning First Alliance

History:

Formed in 2007 as a state Learning First Alliance

Description:

West Virginia 's 21st-Century Learning First Alliance is a partnership of 30 education and business organizations that have come together exclusively to:
1. Improve student learning in the 21st century
2. Foster complementary efforts at state and national levels
3. Increase public support for public education
4. Provide a venue for discussion of important education related issues
5. Determine statewide common education issues
6. Strive for consensus on issues

Members:

• West Virginia Association of Colleges of Teacher Education
• West Virginia Association of School Administrators
• West Virginia Federation of Teachers
• West Virginia School Counselor Association
• West Virginia Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
• West Virginia Association of School Business Officials
• West Virginia Council of Chief State School Officers
• West Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals
• West Virginia Association of Elementary and Middle School Principals
• West Virginia Board of Education
• West Virginia Education Association
• West Virginia Association of Middle Level Education
• West Virginia Parent Teacher Association
• West Virginia School Boards Association
• Chesapeake Chapter of National School Public Relations Association
• West Virginia Phi Delta Kappa
• West Virginia Commission for Professional Teaching Standards
• West Virginia Independent Colleges and Universities
• West Virginia Education Alliance
• Regional Education Service Agencies
• West Virginia Roundtable
• West Virginia Chamber of Commerce
• West Virginia Center for Professional Development
• Higher Education Policy Commission
• Community and Technical College Commission
• Secretary of Education and the Arts
• West Virginia Association for Career and Technical Education
• West Virginia Secondary Schools Activity Commission
• West Virginia Professional Educators
• West Virginia Association of Student Councils

For more information contact:

Dr. Lowell Johnson
West Virginia State Board of Education
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
Charleston, WV 25305
johnsonlowell@suddenlink.net