Langley Raises the Paddle for Teacher Excellence

Langley’s annual auction not only brings the community together for a fabulous party; it also raises valuable funds for our most valued resource –our teachers. The event’s proceeds support teacher excellence by creating a pool of restricted funds to provide our faculty with the training, resources, and professional development opportunities they need in order to be at their best each day in the classroom.

A hallmark of the live auction is Raise the Paddle, which offers an exciting opportunity for everyone to show their support for our dedicated and talented faculty. The more than $159,000 raised during last year’s Raise the Paddle has benefited faculty and staff in countless ways – whether through resources, conferences, workshops, or summer grants – and helped the school retain these top educators. Read about two of our teachers’ impactful summer grant experiences on this page.

Highlights from the 2022-2023 Academic Year

Faculty and staff members have benefited from a variety of professional development opportunities this year to strengthen their teaching and practice, including the following conferences and workshops:

• Making Modern America: Business and Politics in the 20th Century

• Brainspring Pre-K Literacy Workshop

• Association of Technology Leaders in Independent Schools Leadership Institute

• Responsive Classroom Institute

• American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages World Languages Expo

• Motor Skill Learning Academy

• Rebalancing Balanced Literacy Institute

• Playing with Sounds, Letters, and Words in the Pre-K Classroom

• Elicitation Strategies for Speech Sound Disorders

• Using Decodable Texts to Support Early Readers

• Supporting Grammar and Academic Language

• Understanding Diverse Learning Profiles

• Learning and The Brain: Strategies for Challenging Disruptive Behaviors, Autism, ADHD, and Executive Functioning

We look forward to celebrating the school and our talented team of educators on Saturday, May 13, 2023, at Langley’s 80th Anniversary Gala. Your support for the continued growth of our faculty leads to positive impacts for all Langley students!