New Leaders for New Schools

Vision & Mission

To ensure high academic achievement for every student by attracting and preparing

outstanding leaders and supporting the performance of the urban public schools they lead

at scale.

One day every student will graduate from high school ready for success in college,

careers, and citizenship – in at least 10 cities by 2020.

Vision

Mission

New Leaders for New Schools holds five core beliefs and values:

New Leaders for New Schools holds five core beliefs and values:

Every student can achieve academically at high levels.

All adults must take personal responsibility for student learning and achievement.

Great schools are led by great principals.

With access to outstanding public education, all students can unlock their fullest potential in the classroom and in

life.

Delivering high-quality public education to all students is critical to a just society.

New Leaders has a commitment to the vision of excellent education for all

students but is also committed to the highest level of

development for educators who help to move and inspire

those students forward.

Liz KirbyNew Leaders Principal

Kenwood Academy High School

What We Believe

• Criteria Based• More than 30 criterion split across five subgroups

• Evidence-Based• Written, oral

• Opportunities to Demonstrate Competencies in Real and Simulated Situations

• Evolving Based on Evidence Gathered from High-Performing New Leaders Principals

Admissions Overview

The Selection Criteria summarize the characteristics shared by every New Leaders principal.

• Personal LeadershipRelentless Drive to Help Every Student Achieve at High Levels Academically Personal Responsibility and Results Orientation Culturally Competent Leadership, Interpersonal Leadership, and Adaptive Leadership Self-Awareness and Commitment to Ongoing Learning Communication and Listening

• Learning & Teaching

• School Culture 

• Staff Performance & Development

• Problem Solving and Project Management

Selection Criteria

• Annual Acceptance Rate is 5-7%•Have reviewed around 3,000 applications to garner the approximately 140 New Leaders in Chicago, who serve nearly 60,000 students.

• Post-Program Job Placement•New Leaders serve in Chicago’s neediest schools The average Free and Reduced Lunch rate at schools led by New Leaders in Chicago is 84%.•Since program inception in 2001, 95% of Chicago New Leaders have held school leadership positions, including 74% as principals and 20% as assistant principals.•91% of New Leaders serving as principals in 2009-2010 returned to the principalship in 2010-2011, or were promoted to district or charter management roles.

• Achievement Results•Nationally, the proportion of K-8 schools led by New Leaders for two or more years that made breakthrough gains is more than double the number of district schools making those gains. •In 2010, five New Leaders-led schools ranked in the top 25 highest-gaining schools in proficient/advanced out of more than 500 K-8 schools in Chicago. •Two-thirds of K-8 schools in Chicago led by a New Leader for three or more years have outperformed the district over the course of that tenure, making greater gains on average in reading and math combined. •In 2010 New Leaders-led high schools in Chicago averaged higher Freshmen on-track rates and graduation rates than the CPS average, minus selective enrollment high schools.•In 2011 students from New Leaders-led high schools represented almost one-third of all the students in Chicago who received Gates Millennium Scholarships. New Leaders serve in just over 10% of the district’s high schools.

Impact