Principal Miyoshi Knox received the Leader Award at the LEAP InnovatED 2019 Summit for her exceptional leadership as a principal at Stagg School of Excellence. Every year, LEAP Innovations recognizes, “an impressive array of trailblazing teachers, inspirational school teams, and innovative leaders who are leading meaningful change in Chicago’s education.”
From LEAP Summit Press Release:
Ms. Knox, principal of Stagg, an AUSL network school for the last eight years, is a visionary who takes risks in order to optimize the learning environment for her students and staff. She has championed her team’s transformation to a student-centered approach to education. In concert with her school team, she has redesigned the experience for students to encourage more critical thinking, agency, and academic leadership, with a focus on developing social-emotional learning and human skills, such as collaboration and persuasion. The work of Ms Knox and her team has yielded strong results with gains both in growth and attainment. Since implementing personalized learning, Stagg has progressed from a level 2+ school to a level 1 school.
CTR Alumna and program mentor teacher from Stagg Ashley Jarrell led a session on integrating personalized learning strategies into standards-based instruction to bolster a personalized experience for students. Residents from our current cohort were also in attendance.
