Loudoun Education Foundation

Thanks to the generosity of LEF partner Northrop Grumman Corporation, 4th through 8th grade students in Loudoun County Public Schools’ PROPEL and Level Up took part in the annual Innovation Day. 🚀

It was a day of problem-solving, creativity, and friendly competition among nearly 400 students. 🧠

(📸:Kelley Shepherd.)

Can’t stop, won’t stop! ⏰ 🔥

A fire alarm at the office moved our weekly staff meeting outside.

This team is thankful to have office space at the Loudoun County Public Schools administration building, where we get to work alongside passionate education leaders.

We are also thankful this was a false alarm.

What an incredible end to the year!

We’ve been absolutely energized with activity - celebrating our amazing educators, being fueled by the overwhelming generosity of donated snack and hygiene items pouring in.

Thank you so much for all your incredible support!⚡
Alloy Personal Training Crescent Station
Birch Tree Bookstore
Briar Woods High School Key Club
CRAFT - Leesburg
Eagle Ridge Middle School
Heritage High School Key Club
Lightridge High School Key Club
Lightridge High School National Honor Society
Loudoun Valley High School SCA
Our Savior's Way Lutheran Church
QTS
S-Works Construction Corporation
Strongbridge
Tuscarora High School Kappa History Honor Society
You've Got Maids of Northern Virginia

✨What a night! ✨

LEF's 13th annual Outstanding Educators Banquet on Friday celebrated a total of 92 nominees for New Teacher of the Year, Teacher of the Year, and Principal of the Year!

This event is meant to serve as a tangible "thank you" to educators for all that they do for Loudoun County Public Schools students.

Thank you to our friend Riverside HS teacher Shauna Olevson for serving as the event's emcee.

And thank you to our sponsors for making the event possible: Apple Federal Credit Union, Stone Tower Winery, Claude Moore Charitable Foundation, Cigna Healthcare, The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, Dr. Donald Cooper, Backflow Technology LLC, Howard Shockey & Sons, Wade and Natalya Tetsuka, and Pounce Marketing Solutions.

🚀 Did you know there are STEM opportunities for elementary & middle school students who are underrepresented in STEM fields—right here in Loudoun County Public Schools?

Programs like PROPEL and Level Up take learning to new heights! 💡 Students dive into hands-on STEM sessions every fall, spring & summer—building critical thinking, collaboration skills, and pathways to AP, IB, and honors STEM classes.

📚 LEF supports PROPEL at 10 elementary schools thanks to our amazing partners The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation & Northrop Grumman Corporation!

🎙️ Don’t miss the latest episode of Ready, Set, Grow featuring:
👩‍🏫 Executive Director Danielle Nadler
🧠 PROPEL student Ciaran from Frederick Douglass ES
🌟 School leads Nikki Williams & Carrianne Joback

LEF Ready Set Grow Ep5: Exploring PROPEL with LCPS Students and Teachers, hosted by Danielle Nadler In this episode of "Ready, Set, Grow," host Danielle Nadler speaks with 5th grader Ciaran, and PROPEL program leads Nikki Williams and Carrianne Joback at Fr...

The Loudoun Education Foundation has added Silkway Express LLC s to our list of partners!

Silkway Express is a veteran-owned Amazon Delivery Service Partner Program Provider and now an integral part of our team.

Each week, they deliver nearly 1,500 of LEF's Fueled meal bags to about 30 Loudoun County Public Schools schools.

A big shout out to May's SHINE award winner Josue Ramirez, a Spanish teacher at Seneca Ridge Middle School.

A Seneca Ridge parent captured what makes Mr. Ramirez great: "Mr. Ramirez is more than a teacher—he’s a mentor and a guiding force for his students. With compassion and encouragement, he inspires them to dream big, believe in themselves, and pursue their future with confidence."

Thank you to our May SHINE sponsors; the Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties provided each Loudoun Chamber Leadership Award winner with $1,000 to be given to a nonprofit of their choice.

Thank you, Sharon Wright, President and Owner of & Clear Marketing, for choosing LEF!

Loudoun County Public Schools

We love scholarship season!

Today LEF got to surprise Sugarland Elementary Teacher's Assistant Ashley Horvath with a $5,000 Claude Moore Teacher Scholarship check.

Ms. Horvath is one of five LCPS educators who won the scholarship, funded by the Moore Charitable Foundation.

Each of the recipients is pursuing teaching certificates in a critical shortage area, such as special education.

Congrats!

Loudoun County Public Schools

Thank you, 100WomenStrong of Loudoun County, Virginia! 💗

This generous philanthropic group of dynamo community leaders awarded LEF with $16,000 to help launch the Communities In Schools program at Seneca Ridge Middle School and Dominion High School this fall.

The program places site coordinators at each school who are focused on bolstering each school's academics, health and social services, youth and community development, and community engagement, leading to improved student learning, strong families and healthier communities.

#2025 Loudoun County Public Schools

We are thrilled to award a record number of Innovation in Education grants this school year! 🎉

During our spring cycle, we awarded 26 grants, bringing the total amount funded this school year to $90,000.

This achievement would not be possible without the support of our partners, including the Claude Moore Charitable Foundation, Amazon.com, Microsoft , and Pounce! 🙌

Loudoun County Public Schools

Yesterday, LEF’s Executive Director, Danielle Nadler, joined six other distinguished women as they were inducted into the Loudoun Coalition on Women and Girls’ Hall of Fame.

“Each of these women represents the best of Loudoun County — visionaries, advocates, and change makers who have uplifted those around them while building stronger systems for the next generation. Their collective achievements are inspiring, and it is our honor to shine a light on their stories through the Hall of Fame,” said LCWAG Board Chair Stacey Metcalfe.

Read more about it: https://www.loudounnow.com/giving_back/seven-join-loudoun-s-women-s-hall-of-fame/article_c8fc9eed-e01c-4766-92fe-c2e3bee30e8b.html

Loudoun County Public Schools

Congrats to Loudoun County's 2025 Teacher of the Year Colleen Sallee (of Madison’s Trust Elementary) and Principal of the Year Doug Anderson (of Riverside High School). 🎉

The Loudoun Education Foundation cannot wait to celebrate all 89 educators nominated for Teacher of the Year and Principal of the Year as part of our 13th annual Outstanding Educators Banquet. It will be a special evening at Stone Tower Winery on May 30.

Loudoun County Public Schools is fortunate to have thousands of dedicated educators serving our students every day.

Thank you, all! 💗