Jevelyn Bonner-Reed holds a degree in mechanical engineering and another in business administration, but for the last nine years, her career focus has landed on public education. On Aug. 1, Bonner-Reed began a new job as the Belk Foundation’s executive director, succeeding Johanna Anderson, the foundation’s inaugural director. With more than $48 million in assets, … Continue reading Q City Metro Profiles Executive Director, Jevelyn Bonner-Reed

Education Commission of the States is pleased to honor The Belk Foundation with the 2022 Corporate Award, in recognition of its years-long and multi-pronged contributions to early literacy instruction and educator training in the state of North Carolina. The foundation, which supports K-3 achievement, began its focus on third-grade reading proficiency in 2013. Third grade … Continue reading Belk Foundation, 2022 Recipient of the Education Commission of the States Corporate Award

The Belk Foundation announced the selection of Jevelyn Bonner-Reed, as its next executive director to lead the foundation’s investments in public education in North Carolina. Bonner-Reed succeeds inaugural executive director Johanna Anderson and will build upon progress in early literacy and excellent teaching and leadership.

In this Campaign for Grade Level Reading Learning Tuesday webinar, Belk Foundation Executive Director Johanna Anderson and Barksdale Reading Institute CEO Kelly Butler discuss The Path Forward initiative to improve teacher training on reading instruction.

“Students in high-poverty schools are about half as likely to have access to highly effective teachers, compared to students in low-poverty schools,” said Johanna Anderson, executive director of The Belk Foundation, at a recent convening of their board of directors and education stakeholders.

As we begin a new year, I wanted to share that our Executive Director at The Belk Foundation, Johanna Anderson, has let me know that she will be stepping down at the end of spring.

NCDPI Partners with NCPAPA, Belk Foundation to Launch Assistant Principal Accelerator Program

This fall, elementary school teachers and school leaders in one third of North Carolina school districts will begin LETRS training, with an ambitious goal of training all elementary school educators in the science of reading.