{"id":276,"date":"2020-04-29T12:31:41","date_gmt":"2020-04-29T12:31:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afloridapromise.org\/?page_id=276"},"modified":"2026-09-15T16:10:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T20:10:05","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/afloridapromise.org\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 id=\"the-foundation-for-florida-s-future-is-committed-to-keeping-the-promise-of-a-quality-education-in-florida\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Foundation for Florida\u2019s Future is committed to keeping the promise of a quality education in Florida.<\/h2>\n\n\n<!--\n***\nIcon List Block\nList items with icons next to them\n***\n -->\n<section id=\"icon-list\">\n\t<div class=\"icon-list-wrapper\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"section-title st-blue\">Our Promise<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-list-flex\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-list-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>We work with students, parents, educators, business leaders and lawmakers to advance innovative and proven policies that ensure every child is prepared for lifelong success. <\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-list-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span><i class=\"fas fa-book-reader\"><\/i><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/afloridapromise.org\/early-literacy\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p> Prioritize Early Literacy for Lifelong Learning<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span><i class=\"fas fa-school\"><\/i><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/afloridapromise.org\/education-choice\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Empower Parents with Education Choice<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span><i class=\"fas fa-user-graduate\"><\/i><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/afloridapromise.org\/college-career-pathways\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Prepare Students for Success with College &amp; Career Pathways<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span><i class=\"fas fa-chalkboard-teacher\"><\/i><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/afloridapromise.org\/assessment-accountability\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Strengthen Schools Through Assessment &amp; Accountability<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span><i class=\"fas fa-backpack\"><\/i><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/afloridapromise.org\/personalized-learning\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Personalize Learning for Every Student<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!--\n                                                                                                ***\n                                                                                                Featured Resource Block\n                                                                                                ***\n                                                                                                 -->\n                                <section id=\"featured-resource\"  class=\"multiple-resources\" >\n\n                                                                            <h2 class=\"section-title st-white toggle-dark-text\">Our History<\/h2>\n                                    \n                                    <div class=\"wrapper\">\n                                                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"the-resource resource-separator\">\n\n                                                        <div class=\"resource-left toggle-dark-text\">\n\n                                                            <h1>The Florida Story<\/h1>\n                                                            <p>The Florida Story is our story. It\u2019s the success story of a combination of reforms \u2013 rigorous academic standards, standardized measurement, data-based accountability, effective teaching, outcome-based funding and educational opportunity \u2013 improving the quality of education for students in the Sunshine State. \r\n\r\nFlorida was ranked nearly at the bottom of almost every measure of student performance when we started this journey. And now, Florida\u2019s fourth-graders are fifth in the nation in reading achievement and seventh in math achievement. Plus, our high school graduation rates and Advanced Placement exam scores are at unprecedented levels.\r\n<\/p>\n\n                                                                                                                            <a class=\"primary-button-large purple-button\" target=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/afloridapromise.org\/?page_id=282\">View More<\/a>\n                                                            \n                                                        <\/div>\n\n                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/afloridapromise.org\/?page_id=282\" target=\"\" class=\"resource-img\">\n                                                            <div class=\"content-image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/afloridapromise.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/shutterstock_388641430.jpg); \"><\/div>\n                                                        <\/a>\n\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                    <div class=\"the-resource resource-separator\">\n\n                                                        <div class=\"resource-left toggle-dark-text\">\n\n                                                            <h1>Florida\u2019s A+ Plan 20 Years Later<\/h1>\n                                                            <p>On June 21, 1999, Governor Jeb Bush signed\u202fFlorida\u2019s A+ Plan for Education\u202finto law, beginning a systemic transformation that serves as a national model for raising student achievement. During the last 20 years, Florida\u2019s education outcomes have dramatically improved with more students than ever before attending a school of their choice, reading on grade level and graduating from high school prepared for success in college and career. \r\n\r\nCheck out our A+ Plan for Education blog series celebrating the 20th\u202fanniversary of this comprehensive strategy to improve public education featuring perspectives from the people that made it happen. \u202f <\/p>\n\n                                                                                                                            <a class=\"primary-button-large purple-button\" target=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/afloridapromise.org\/floridas-a-plan-for-education\/\">View More<\/a>\n                                                            \n                                                        <\/div>\n\n                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/afloridapromise.org\/floridas-a-plan-for-education\/\" target=\"\" class=\"resource-img\">\n                                                            <div class=\"content-image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/afloridapromise.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/FFF.Banner.APlan_1.png); \"><\/div>\n                                                        <\/a>\n\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                        <\/div>\n\n\n                                <\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"anchor\" id=\"whoweare\"><\/section>\n\n\n<!--\n***\nPeople Grid\n***\n -->\n<section id=\"people-grid\" style=\"margin: 25px auto;\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"section-title st-blue\">Our Trustees<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"person-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person\" href=\"https:\/\/afloridapromise.org\/people\/jeb-bush\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"headshot\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/afloridapromise.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/Jeb-Bush.jpg);\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Jeb Bush<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>43rd Governor of Florida<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person\" href=\"https:\/\/afloridapromise.org\/people\/jeb-bush-jr\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"headshot\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/afloridapromise.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/Jeb-Bush-Jr..jpg);\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Jeb Bush Jr.<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Managing Partner, Bush Ventures<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person\" href=\"https:\/\/afloridapromise.org\/people\/mike-bileca\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"headshot\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/afloridapromise.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/09\/Bileca.jpg);\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Mike Bileca<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>MBA, Former Florida State Representative<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person\" href=\"https:\/\/afloridapromise.org\/people\/colleen-castille\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"headshot\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/afloridapromise.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/Colleen-Castille-e1597713466912.jpg);\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Colleen Castille<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Former Florida Department of Environmental Protection Secretary, Education Cabinet Aide<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person\" href=\"https:\/\/afloridapromise.org\/people\/charles-s-caulkins\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"headshot\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/afloridapromise.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/06\/FFF.Logo_.Mark_.WithPadding.png);\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Charles S. Caulkins<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Partner, Fisher &#038; Phillips<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person\" href=\"https:\/\/afloridapromise.org\/people\/gary-chartrand\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"headshot\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/afloridapromise.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/Gary-Chartrand.png);\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Gary Chartrand<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Executive Chairman, Acosta &#038; Board Chair, KIPP: Jacksonville Schools<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person\" href=\"https:\/\/afloridapromise.org\/people\/john-d-cook\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"headshot\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/afloridapromise.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/09\/John-Cook-scaled.jpg);\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>John D. Cook<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Director Emeritus, McKinsey &#038; Company and General Partner, Cook Investors<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person\" href=\"https:\/\/afloridapromise.org\/people\/patrick-downes-2\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"headshot\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/afloridapromise.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/Patrick-Downes_Portrait.jpg);\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Patrick Downes<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>President, St. Joseph\u2019s Hospital-South<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person\" href=\"https:\/\/afloridapromise.org\/people\/t-willard-fair\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"headshot\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/afloridapromise.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/T.-Willard-Fair-e1597718526579.jpg);\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>T. Willard Fair<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>President and CEO, Urban League of Miami<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person\" href=\"https:\/\/afloridapromise.org\/people\/tom-feeney\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"headshot\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/afloridapromise.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/Screenshot_20230918_111849_Gallery.jpg);\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Tom Feeney<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Former Florida Congressman and Speaker of the House &#038; President and CEO, Associated Industries of Florida<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person\" href=\"https:\/\/afloridapromise.org\/people\/jc-flores\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"headshot\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/afloridapromise.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/JC-Flores-square.jpg);\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>JC Flores<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Vice President, International &#038; Regulatory Affairs, AT&#038;T<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person\" href=\"https:\/\/afloridapromise.org\/people\/jon-hage\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"headshot\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/afloridapromise.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/Jon-Hage.jpg);\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Jon Hage<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>President, Charter Schools USA<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person\" href=\"https:\/\/afloridapromise.org\/people\/toni-jennings\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"headshot\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/afloridapromise.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/Toni-Jennings.jpg);\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Toni Jennings<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Former Florida Lieutenant Governor<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person\" href=\"https:\/\/afloridapromise.org\/people\/garrett-johnson\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"headshot\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/afloridapromise.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/i-f97pk5W-XL1-e1619182522558.jpg);\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Garrett Johnson<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Co-Founder &amp; Executive Director, Lincoln Network <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person\" href=\"https:\/\/afloridapromise.org\/people\/john-kirtley\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"headshot\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/afloridapromise.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/John-Kirtley.jpg);\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>John Kirtley<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Co-founder, KLH Capital<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person\" href=\"https:\/\/afloridapromise.org\/people\/alan-levine\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"headshot\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/afloridapromise.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/Alan-Levine_Headshot.jpg);\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Alan Levine<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Chairman, President &#038; CEO, Ballad Health<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person\" href=\"https:\/\/afloridapromise.org\/people\/keli-mondello\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"headshot\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/afloridapromise.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/01\/Keli-Headshot1-e1611236457220.jpg);\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Keli Mondello<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Co-Founder &#038; Board Chairman, Learning Independence For Tomorrow (LiFT)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person\" href=\"https:\/\/afloridapromise.org\/people\/david-nicholson\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"headshot\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/afloridapromise.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/i-3fnQPh81.jpg);\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>David Nicholson<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Chairman &#038; Founder, The Stiles-Nicholson Foundation <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person\" href=\"https:\/\/afloridapromise.org\/people\/john-padget\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"headshot\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/afloridapromise.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/John-Padget-e1597715630260.jpg);\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>John Padget<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Former Superintendent of Education, Monroe County <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person\" href=\"https:\/\/afloridapromise.org\/people\/susan-pareigis\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"headshot\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/afloridapromise.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/Susan-Pareigis-e1597718277319.jpg);\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Susan Pareigis<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Former Director, Agency for Workforce Innovation &#038; 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