Impact through innovation
Pioneering the in-district innovation zone
Since becoming the nation’s first urban teacher residency program in 2001 and the nation’s first in-district innovation zone in 2006, we have worked in partnership with the Chicago Public School System to transform the city’s lowest-performing schools.
AUSL has trained 1,444 high-quality teachers, transformed 31 schools in Chicago, and impacted 50,000 students across 8 cities and 65 schools nationwide.
Read some of our innovation blog posts
Building Confidence and Self-Expression through Creative Writing
Check out what a group of over 75 creative writing students have learned this year.
Transforming Outcomes by Transforming Leaders: Part 4
Personalizing learning to meet the development needs of our school leaders is a key driver of our continuous improvement as a network.
Part 2: Leading with the Learner at AUSL
Learn about AUSL’s personal learning initiative through Ms. Jarrell’s classroom
Our innovation framework
Create highly-effective teachers and leaders
We develop, place, and advance high-quality teachers and future leaders by providing targeted and scaffold-ed pathways
Transform school climate and culture
We ensure previously underperforming schools are safe, supportive, and diverse learning environments that enable each child to thrive academically and socially
Support the “whole child”
We build and sustain Pre-K through 12 academic, social-emotional, and extracurricular supports to enrich all aspects of student learning.
Lead with data
We implement, nurture, and refine the data systems and culture to enhance how we serve our students.
