[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Academy for Urban School Leadership (AUSL) has become the pioneering in-district innovation zone since its founding in 2001. However, the seeds for its success were sowed almost 15 years earlier.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][stm_title title_tag=”h3″ title_align=”center” sep_color=”blue” sep_enable=”true” title=”CONDITIONS FOR SUCCESS”][/stm_title][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1513959185690{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″][stm_icon_box view_style=”style-1″ text_alignment=”center” separator_enable=”true” title=”1987-1988″ descr=”Board of Education Secretary in Chicago publicly labeled Chicago Public Schools as the worst in the nation. This sentiment sparked the modern urban school reform movement in Chicago.” css=”.vc_custom_1513966763923{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;border-left-color: #000000 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #000000 !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #000000 !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #000000 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][stm_icon_box view_style=”style-1″ text_alignment=”center” separator_enable=”true” title=”1995-1996″ descr=”The Mayor is given control over Chicago Public Schools. Legislation is passed that approves opening charter schools in Chicago.” css=”.vc_custom_1513966803915{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;border-left-color: #000000 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #000000 !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #000000 !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #000000 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][stm_icon_box view_style=”style-1″ text_alignment=”center” separator_enable=”true” title=”2001″ descr=”The Academy for Urban School Leadership (AUSL) is founded and becomes the pioneering in-district innovation zone.” css=”.vc_custom_1513966819937{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;border-left-color: #000000 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #000000 !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #000000 !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #000000 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-arrow-down” color=”custom” size=”xl” align=”center” custom_color=”#ffeb46″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1513960106011{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;border-left-color: #dcdcdc !important;border-right-color: #dcdcdc !important;border-top-color: #dcdcdc !important;border-bottom-color: #dcdcdc !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1513961825220{background-color: #2fcaa2 !important;}”][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-university” color=”custom” size=”xl” align=”center” custom_color=”#ffeb46″][vc_column_text el_class=”white-text” css=”.vc_custom_1513966480232{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}”]Civic-minded entrepreneur Martin Koldyke, alongside then CEO of Chicago Public Schools, Arne Duncan, saw this as an opportunity to affect real change in education by transforming educational outcomes for students in the lowest-performing schools, helping all students overcome systemic barriers and become contributing members of society—regardless of zip code and they wanted to do it from inside the Chicago Public Schools system.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1513976448408{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-arrow-down” color=”custom” size=”xl” align=”center” custom_color=”#ffeb46″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][stm_title title_tag=”h3″ title_align=”center” sep_color=”blue” sep_enable=”true” title=”BARRIERS OUR STUDENTS FACE”][/stm_title][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row gap=”20″][vc_column width=”1/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1513961180836{background-color: #0070bd !important;}”][vc_column_text el_class=”lead-in white-text”]
Systemic lack of RESOURCES
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Lack of comprehensive INSTRUCTION
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Cycle of POVERTY
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Challenging COMMUNITIES
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1513976514172{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-arrow-down” color=”custom” size=”xl” align=”center” custom_color=”#ffeb46″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][stm_title title_tag=”h3″ sep_color=”blue” sep_enable=”true” title=”CHICAGO TEACHER RESIDENCY”][/stm_title][vc_column_text]Focusing on these barriers as key levers of impact, AUSL established the nation’s first and most prolific urban teacher residency program in 2001.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1513963023744{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/4″][stm_icon_box view_style=”style-1″ text_alignment=”center” icon_color=”custom” descr=”The nation’s first residency program to train and develop teachers” icon_fontawesome=”stm-icon stm-icon-user2″ icon_color_custom=”#ef7d2d” icon_size=”60px”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][stm_icon_box view_style=”style-1″ text_alignment=”center” icon_color=”custom” descr=”Curriculum and coaching designed specifically for Chicago’s most at-risk communities” icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-book” icon_color_custom=”#ef7d2d” icon_size=”60px”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][stm_icon_box view_style=”style-1″ text_alignment=”center” icon_color=”custom” descr=”Residents spend one year training on-site under experienced mentor teachers within schools in these neighborhoods” icon_fontawesome=”stm-icon stm-icon-attended” icon_color_custom=”#ef7d2d” icon_size=”60px”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][stm_icon_box view_style=”style-1″ text_alignment=”center” icon_color=”custom” descr=”Support continues after residency to continuously improve practice and ensure highly effective teaching and learning” icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-refresh” icon_color_custom=”#ef7d2d” icon_size=”60px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]However, AUSL recognized that transforming teacher talent alone wouldn’t suffice in improving educational outcomes for these students, so it expanded its scope and became the first non-profit organization in the country to contract with a large urban school district to transform the lowest-performing schools from inside the public school system.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1513965411567{background-color: #dcdcdc !important;}”][vc_column][stm_title title_tag=”h3″ sep_color=”blue” sep_enable=”true” title=”SUSTAINED, TRANSFORMATIONAL EDUCATIONAL IMPACT*”]*Using Chicago Public Schools’ School Quality Rating Policy system[/stm_title][vc_column_text]*Using Chicago Public Schools’ School Quality Rating Policy system (AUSL School Results)[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1513965368290{background-color: #dcdcdc !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″][stm_title title_tag=”h3″ title_color=”blue” title=”2014″][/stm_title][vc_column_text]In 2014, 40% of AUSL-managed schools were in Good Standing while 17% required intensive support.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_round_chart type=”doughnut” style=”modern” stroke_width=”2″ tooltips=”” values=”%5B%7B%22title%22%3A%22Level%201%2B%22%2C%22value%22%3A%223%22%2C%22color%22%3A%22blue%22%7D%2C%7B%22title%22%3A%22Level%201%22%2C%22value%22%3A%2210%22%2C%22color%22%3A%22peacoc%22%7D%2C%7B%22title%22%3A%22Level%202%2B%22%2C%22value%22%3A%2227%22%2C%22color%22%3A%22green%22%2C%22custom_color%22%3A%22%23ebebeb%22%7D%2C%7B%22title%22%3A%22Level%202%22%2C%22value%22%3A%2243%22%2C%22color%22%3A%22orange%22%2C%22custom_color%22%3A%22%230088cc%22%7D%2C%7B%22title%22%3A%22Level%203%22%2C%22value%22%3A%2217%22%2C%22color%22%3A%22juicy-pink%22%2C%22custom_color%22%3A%22%23ebebeb%22%7D%5D”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_round_chart type=”doughnut” style=”modern” stroke_width=”2″ tooltips=”” values=”%5B%7B%22title%22%3A%22Good%20Standing%22%2C%22value%22%3A%2240%22%2C%22color%22%3A%22blue%22%7D%2C%7B%22title%22%3A%22Provisional%20Support%22%2C%22value%22%3A%2243%22%2C%22color%22%3A%22orange%22%7D%2C%7B%22title%22%3A%22Intensive%20Support%22%2C%22value%22%3A%2217%22%2C%22color%22%3A%22juicy-pink%22%2C%22custom_color%22%3A%22%230088cc%22%7D%5D”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1513965378335{background-color: #dcdcdc !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″][stm_title title_tag=”h3″ title_color=”blue” title=”2017″][/stm_title][vc_column_text]As of 2017, AUSL now has 81% schools in Good Standing with Chicago Public Schools and no schools needing intensive support.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_round_chart type=”doughnut” style=”modern” stroke_width=”2″ tooltips=”” 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values=”%5B%7B%22title%22%3A%22Good%20Standing%22%2C%22value%22%3A%2281%22%2C%22color%22%3A%22blue%22%7D%2C%7B%22title%22%3A%22Provisional%20Support%22%2C%22value%22%3A%2219%22%2C%22color%22%3A%22orange%22%7D%2C%7B%22title%22%3A%22Intensive%20Support%22%2C%22value%22%3A%220%22%2C%22color%22%3A%22juicy-pink%22%2C%22custom_color%22%3A%22%230088cc%22%7D%5D”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][stm_title title_tag=”h3″ sep_color=”blue” sep_enable=”true” title=”AUSL’S INNOVATION FRAMEWORK”][/stm_title][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1514566593585{padding-bottom: 50px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” gap=”15″][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]These five pillars reflect how we help our students beat the challenges of their circumstances and thrive in their schools and communities.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][stm_icon_box view_style=”style-1″ 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schools are safe, supportive, and diverse learning environments that enable each child to thrive academically and socially” icon_fontawesome=”stm-icon stm-icon-sun” icon_color_custom=”#708ad6″ icon_size=”60″ css=”.vc_custom_1514565156599{border-top-width: 2px !important;border-right-width: 2px !important;border-bottom-width: 2px !important;border-left-width: 2px !important;border-left-color: #708ad6 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #708ad6 !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #708ad6 !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #708ad6 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” gap=”15″][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][stm_icon_box view_style=”style-1″ text_alignment=”center” icon_color=”custom” descr=”We build and sustain Pre-K through 12 academic, social-emotional, and extracurricular supports to enrich 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