What are the National Advisory Boards?
At Teach For America, we believe that realizing educational excellence and equity will take a broad and diverse coalition of people united around a common purpose and shared values. We know that the change effort must be shaped by those of us who are most directly impacted by educational inequity. The role of the National Advisory Board of the Collective and the National Prism Advisory Board is to provide strategic guidance to Teach For America as we pursue our mission. Board members share their perspectives with senior leaders to inform how Teach For America recruits, selects, trains, supports, retains, and engages corps members, Ignite fellows, alumni, and staff. The names of the current board members can be found on Teach For America’s Alumni Hub.
What is the time commitment?
- Board members serve 3-year terms, which may be renewed. We are currently seeking new board members, whose term of service will be from June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2028.
- Board members spend on average 3-4 hours a month on board-related activities. This includes virtual board meetings, an annual in-person retreat when budget allows (Teach For America covers the travel costs for in-person retreats), and committee meetings.
What is the eligibility criteria?
We are looking for nominees:
- who are LGBTQ+ alumni (Prism) or alumni of color (The Collective) of Teach For America. Nominees must have completed their 2-year corps member experience.
- from a variety of professional backgrounds. Nominees can be current teachers, school/systems leaders, nonprofit or corporate youth-serving professionals, and/or holding other professional roles.
- from different regions of the country.
- who demonstrate a strong ability to collaborate productively, understand and appreciate others’ perspectives, effectively communicate ideas.
- who are passionate about Teach For America’s mission.
What is the selection process?
- January 6 – February 12, 2025 | TFA community is invited to nominate prospective board members using this Nomination Form. Self-nominations are welcome.
- March 2025 | Select nominees will be invited to participate in a board interest conversation with current board members and Teach For America staff to learn more about the opportunity to serve on the board and to share more about their background and interest.
- April 2025 | New board members will be approved by the current members of the National Advisory Boards and Teach For America’s Chief of Equity and Belonging.
- June 2025 | New board members will begin their 3-year terms.
Questions?
Please direct questions related to the
- National Advisory Board of The Collective to Monica Skipwith (monica.skipwith@teachforamerica.org)
- National Prism Advisory Board to Kelina Imamura (kelina.imamura@teachforamerica.org)
