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New Leaders for New Schools
Chicago
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Program Details
Maggie Blinn, Executive Director
Allison Wagner, Managing Director
General Inquiries: chicagoinfo@nlns.org
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Contact Information
New Leaders for New Schools Chicago
850 West Jackson, Suite 625
Chicago, IL 60607
312-829-6567
312-829-6568 fax
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Public Education
The partnership that New Leaders for New Schools Chicago cultivated with Chicago Public Schools has been essential in our efforts to raise student achievement in Chicago. In 2007-2008 the 655 schools in Chicago Public Schools served 408,601 children. Nearly 85% of these students come from low-income homes, and about 15% are limited-English-proficient.
The need for transformative leadership in Chicago is great. Forty percent of Chicago's elementary students fall below the state standards set for the Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT), while sixty-nine percent of our high school students are below the standards set for the Prairie State Achievement Examination (PSAE). Even more distressing, these testing standards lack academic rigor.
Within one year after graduation, only 34% of Chicago Public Schools high school graduates go on to four-year colleges, and only 22% go on to a two-year colleges. Only 6% of those CPS alumni who get to college are able to graduate: these self-selecting college-bound students are still not prepared for higher education or life beyond.
New Leaders for New Schools Chicago offers applicants an amazing opportunity to rectify these imbalances. We envision a day when every student in Chicago Public Schools will graduate ready for college, career, and beyond.
*Compiled from 2006 and 2007 statistics, CPS website, and the Chicago Consortium Report "From High School to the Future"
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Impact & Results
Chicago Program Satisfaction Data
- Among Chicago New Leaders principals, 98% feel New Leaders effectively prepared them to be successful urban school principals.
- Among Chicago New Leaders Residents, 94% report that they feel part of a national movement to transform urban education by demonstrating that all students can achieve at high levels.
- 94% of Chicago New Leaders Residents feel their experience with New Leaders has been positive overall and that their Residency has been a high quality learning experience.
Preliminary Chicago Achievement Results1
One indicator of New Leaders' effectiveness is comparing our schools' results to other schools in CPS. New Leaders in Chicago consistently serve schools with students whose initial achievement scores are lower than district averages, but New Leaders principals consistently raise scores in their schools at a quicker rate than the district, as these preliminary outcomes indicate:
- On average, schools led by New Leaders with 3+ years of experience in Chicago's K-8 schools outperformed the district in math and reading:
- In math, the city posted a gain of 1.2 percentage points in the proportion of students scoring proficient/advanced, compared to gains in New Leaders-led schools of 5 points.
- In reading, the city posted a gain of 5.3 percentage points in the proportion of students scoring proficient/advanced, compared to gains in New Leaders-led schools of 6.8 points.
- The 2008 4-year graduation rate for students in New Leaders-led high schools was 80.6%, compared to the district rate of 68.7%.2
Highlights from Chicago New Leaders-led Dramatically Gaining Schools
Many New Leaders-led schools are demonstrating how to create the kinds of dramatic gains needed to prepare all students for graduation and college, achieving yearly growth of 20+ combined points in the percent of students reaching standards in math and reading. Here are a few examples:
- Barton Elementary, led by a 3rd year New Leader, was previously one of the lowest performing schools in Chicago and once again made 20+ gains across reading and math. The school moved from 19% proficiency to 59% in math and from 34% to 62% in reading during the New Leader's tenure.
- Dodge Renaissance Academy, led by a 4th year New Leader, also previously one of the lowest performing schools in Chicago, continued strong in 2008, making double digit gains across reading and math. Between 2004 and 2008, gains in the proportion of students scoring proficient or advanced moved from 34% to 79% in math and from 34% to 70% in reading.
- Dunne Elementary, led by a 2nd year New Leader, has made gains of just over 20 percentage points across reading and math between 2007 and 2008. Between 2006 and 2008, gains in the proportion of students scoring proficient or advanced moved from 54% to 67% in math and from 52% to 68% in reading.
1 Note that occasionally districts make slight adjustments to data to reflect approved precision and accuracy.
2 The city reports on a 5-year cohort rate. This, however, is a 4-year graduation rate from state report card numbers as of December 2008, and may not reflect some unreported schools.
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Recruitment & Admissions
New Leaders for New Schools Chicago requires applicants to have:
- A minimum of two years of full-time experience teaching in a K-12 classroom.
- A bachelor's degree.
- Valid certification (an exception is made for candidates with Charter experience who are looking to do their residency in Charter schools).
Information Sessions
We encourage you to sign up for an information session to learn more about our program. CLICK HERE to view a schedule of sessions in Chicago.
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Supporters
New Leaders for New Schools gratefully acknowledges our supporters and partners:
Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
The Boeing Company
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
The Chicago Public Education Fund
Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust
The Crown Family
Polk Bros. Foundation
Walton Family Foundation
United States Department of Education
The Joyce Foundation
Lloyd A. Fry Foundation
JPMorgan Chase
W. Clement & Jessie V. Stone Foundation
Prince Charitable Trusts
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
Steans Family Foundation
Peoples Gas
Northern Trust Corporation
Mr. Michael Collins
Comer Science & Education Foundation
AMCORE Bank Foundation
Sacks Family Foundation
Madigan Family Foundation
MetLife
Mesirow Financial
Public Building Commission of Chicago
Mr. & Mrs. Peter S. Bresler
Mr. & Mrs. Bradly J. Muth
DLA Piper US LLP
Mr. & Mrs. D. Gideon Searle
Towers Perrin
New Leaders for New Schools Chicago Program would like to recognize our
Local Advisory Board for their support and guidance:
Dr. Sonya Anderson, National Director, The First Five Years Fund
Peter Bresler, Towers Perrin
Michael Collins, Bain & Company
Teresa Faidley, AMCORE Bank
Althea Hammond (Cohort 5), Interim Principal, Piccolo Specialty School
Ms. Zipporah Hightower (New Leader Cohort 6), Principal-in-Planning, Bethune School of Excellence
Phyllis Lockett, The Renaissance School Fund
Bradly Muth, Concert Realty Partners
Erin Roche (Cohort 2), Principal, William Prescott Elementary School
Thomas Shakeshaft, Esq.
Ngozi Watts, (DL*c)
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Special Events
Leadership Awards Gala, Leadership in the Service of Learning, October 30, 2008
New Leaders for New Schools Chicago held their Leadership Awards Gala Thursday evening, celebrating leadership in the service of learning, and honoring Ms. Anne Roosevelt, Mr. Arne Duncan, Ms. Elizabeth Kirby, and Dr. Jarvis Sanford. We are proud to recognize the Host Committee for this event, which is comprised of leaders within the district, business, and government sectors:
The Honorable Richard M. Daley, Honorary Chair
Dr. Sonya Anderson, The First Five Years Fund
Dr. Cynthia Barron, Area 25 Instructional Officer
Mr. Peter Bresler, Towers Perrin
Mr. Michael Collins, Bain & Company, Inc.
Dr. Barbara J. Eason-Watkins, Chicago Public Schools
Mr. Josh Edelman, Office of New Schools, CPS
Congressman Rahm Emanuel
Ms. Teresa A. Faidley, AMCORE Bank
Ms. Tawa M. Jogunosimi, Office of the Mayor, City of Chicago
Dr. Richard J. Pappas, National-Louis University
Mr. Thomas Shakeshaft, Attorney at Law
Mr. Peter Shire, FS Group
Mr. Errol Stone, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP
Alderwoman Latasha R. Thomas, 17th Ward, City of Chicago
Ms. Gail Ward, Retired, Office of Principal Preparation and Development, CPS
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Regional Information
"New Leaders for New Schools is bringing in great, great talent to us here in Chicago and helping prepare that talent to step up and take these critically important leadership roles...and help take our system to the next level."
Arne Duncan
U.S. Secretary of Education
(then CEO, Chicago Public Schools)
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