LEONARD MILLER

Leonard Miller was the Chair of the South Florida Annenberg Challenge up until the time of his death in 2002. He was also a founder of the Council for Educational Change, the successor organization. He believed:
“If Every Child Can Get a Quality Education, Every Child Can Succeed.”

That belief is the foundation of the Council. It draws strength from his extraordinary leadership, passion for the welfare of children, and conviction that improvement was possible. Mr. Miller also believed that Challenge “lessons learned” must live on through the Council. “Once we know what works,” he said, “we have to make it happen.”

His legacy lives on through the Council programs he started and the Council continues including: PASS, the Principal Leadership Academy, the Accelerated School Administrator Program, the Professional Development Initiative, and the Principal Portal. He strongly believed, based on research and insight, that Principal Leadership was the key to increasing student achievement.

The Council Board established the annual Leonard Miller Principal Leadership Award for $10,000 for a Principal Leader from a South Florida Annenberg Challenge or Council program school. (More information click here.)

This Award is just one tribute to his unwavering commitment to students. We could never hope to adequately immortalize his legendary work, but we can continue it, drawing upon his inspiration. In his words:

“We must keep discovering better ways to improve education so that schools and children can benefit.”