New Leaders for New Schools

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New Leaders for New Schools
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Vision Mission
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What We Believe
New Leaders for New Schools holds five core
beliefs and values
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 Kirby New
Leaders PrincipalKenwood Academy High School
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.
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Admissions Overview

• 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

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

• Personal Leadership
• Relentless 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

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Impact

• 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 Chicagos 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 districts high schools.