Invest in Teachers
Help recognize, connect, and sustain the educators who shape California’s future.
Most of us remember a teacher who changed our lives. Great teachers do more than deliver lessons. They build confidence, create belonging, and help young people see what is possible.
Yet many exceptional educators feel unseen and isolated. Across California, public high school teachers face growing demands and limited support. Too often, they leave the classroom not because they lack commitment, but because they lack sustained recognition and community.
Above & Beyond Teaching builds a visible, statewide community that honors exceptional public high school educators, connects them with dedicated peers, fosters leadership and collaboration, and ensures they feel valued, supported, and inspired to remain and grow in the profession.
When teachers feel valued and connected through Above & Beyond Teaching, they stay in the profession and continue to grow.
Our work delivers measurable impact.
- Ninety-five percent of educators in the Above & Beyond Teaching community remain in teaching.
- Eighty-eight percent report meaningful professional and personal growth.
- Eighty-four percent say the professional learning offered through Above & Beyond Teaching is more impactful than any they have experienced.
- Ninety-five percent would recommend our programs to their colleagues.
These outcomes matter because students thrive when great teachers stay, and at the heart of Above & Beyond Teaching are our Honorees—master educators and leaders whose recognition not only celebrates individual excellence but strengthens a culture that values teaching as essential, skilled, and transformative work.
Monthly donations to Above & Beyond Teaching provide steady, dependable support for educator recognition, leadership development, professional gatherings, and storytelling that amplifies teacher voices. Recurring gifts help sustain this statewide network year-round and ensure our programs remain accessible, inclusive, and rooted in equity.
When you give to Above & Beyond Teaching, you invest in educators. You strengthen professional community. You affirm that exceptional teachers matter. And you help ensure that teachers who go above and beyond can continue shaping lives, schools, and futures across California.
Inspiring Teachers. Changing Lives.
Join the Above & Beyond Teaching community today.
Show a Teacher They’re Seen
Your gift affirms that exceptional public school educators matter. Recognition fuels purpose and keeps great teachers in the profession.
Build Professional Community
Supports collaborative learning, peer mentorship, and connection through the Teacher Leadership Academy. Teachers thrive when they grow together.
Advance Educational Equity
Expands support for teachers working in underserved urban and rural communities — ensuring more students have access to exceptional instruction.
Sustain Excellence Across California
Invests in long-term teacher recognition, leadership development, and retention. Your gift helps keep extraordinary educators in the profession.
