LEAD Foundation
The LEAD (Learning and Educating About Disabilities) Foundation was organized in 2002 by a handful of parents familiar with the frustrations and difficulties of putting students with learning disabilities and/or AD/HD through the public school system. The Foundation supports and educates the entire Colorado Springs community on issues relating to learning disabilities and AD/HD by hosting free Community Forums to the public, often featuring nationally known speakers and experts on learning disabilities, sponsoring a Parent Support Group to parents in the junior high and elementary schools, funding scholarships and providing a Resource Center of materials on Learning Disabilities and AD/HD. In addition, the Foundation supports the unique LEAD program in the Cheyenne Mountain School District in fulfilling their mission: We as students have adopted a mission to educate ourselves and others with respect to dealing with the social, academic and emotional aspects of learning disabilities. Started in 1997, The LEAD program has built a reputation throughout the nation, as an exemplary curriculum for Learning and Educating about Disabilities. In addition to classroom training, LEAD students present to local and national audiences of teachers and faculties, educating hundreds of professionals about the hurdles learning disabilities place on education. A donation to the LEAD Foundation will provide continuing education about learning disabilities and help to expand the LEAD program. For more information visit www.leadcolorado.org
