Goals
- Award over $200,000 in college scholarships to high school students
- Focus exclusively on students in Title I schools
- Teach communication, reading, writing, and conflict managment skills
- Create opportunities for teacher education and development
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Overview
The power of speech and debate changes lives. To share this power, the NFL will create weekend-long communication leadership summits in six major cities for students and teachers in Title I schools. Teachers will receive exclusive instruction from the nation’s leading communication teachers such as Tommie Linsdey, subject of the PBS documentary, Accidental Hero. The winner of The Amazing Race 14, Victor Jih, will join him with award-winning teachers to provide teachers with strategies, curriculum, professional development, continuing education credits, and long-term mentors. At the same time, successful current high school and college students and the NFL’s most talented professional teachers and coaches will work with hundreds of students from local Title I schools to teach them fundamental public speaking, research, and writing skills. Students will develop long-term relationships with peers, successful college students, and teachers who will serve as long-term mentors.
How will the 250K be Used? |
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| Budget Notes: A cap of $5,000 will be spent on the conference itself, ensuring a minimum of $35,000 will be used for scholarships. This amount will be used as a challenge grant to obtain additional funding for scholarships and expenses. Participant travel to/from the conference will not be provided. | |
| $ 40,000 | Conference Expenses in City #1 |
| $ 40,000 | Conference Expenses in City #2 |
| $ 40,000 | Conference Expenses in City #3 |
| $ 40,000 | Conference Expenses in City #4 |
| $ 40,000 | Conference Expenses in City #5 |
| $ 40,000 | Conference Expenses in City #6 |
| $ 10,000 | Creation of educational resources and materials for all conferences |
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