Chicago Public Education Fund Names Dr. Cheryl Camacho as Vice President, Principal Innovation & Systems Change
Chicago Public Education Fund Blog
by The Fund
2y ago
The Fund team announced earlier today we have appointed Dr. Cheryl Camacho as Vice President, Principal Innovation and Systems Change. In this new role, Cheryl will oversee work to diversify and strengthen the leadership pipeline while building systems for successful succession and transition planning in schools. Her team will also advance and deepen existing collaborative efforts alongside Chicago Public Schools.    “Cheryl’s experience leading change at the school, district, and state levels makes her a powerful addition to our team,” said Dr. Heather Y. Anichini, President and CEO ..read more
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Chicago Public Education Fund announces largest ever investment in Chicago’s school principals
Chicago Public Education Fund Blog
by The Fund
2y ago
Gift from Ken Griffin will support the development and retention of strong school leaders citywide. May 17, 2022   Chicago, Ill. – The Chicago Public Education Fund today announced a $5M gift from Citadel founder and CEO Ken Griffin that will support the development of world-class education leaders in Chicago’s public schools. Every child in Chicago should have the opportunity to live the American Dream, and that starts in our schools.” Griffin said. “Great principals create great schools. The Chicago Public Education Fund’s commitment to developing and supporting our dedicated principals ..read more
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The Fund announces winning school teams of the inaugural Design Challenge
Chicago Public Education Fund Blog
by The Fund
2y ago
On April 8, teams from 14 schools competed for a chance to win up to $10,000 to scale and expand innovative ideas helping them address current challenges they face by engaging students, educators, and their greater communities. Every school team embedded equity into their design by prioritizing an under-served group of students in their community, completing empathy interviews with those students, and designing a prototype (or solution) around unmet needs that surfaced. School teams developed their pitches over the course of two months and presented them to judges, who assessed the presentatio ..read more
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Reimaging a More Equitable Grading System at North-Grand High
Chicago Public Education Fund Blog
by The Fund
2y ago
Nicole Luke is the Assistant Principal (AP) of North-Grand High School and a proud CPS alumna from the south side of Chicago. This experience motivates her leadership to place student voices at the forefront. As schools across the country, COVID-19 placed a particular strain on students at North Grand HS. When her students struggled across grade levels during the 2022-21 school year, AP Luke knew that many of the failing grades were due to student disengagement. As a result, AP Luke and her leadership team developed a schoolwide survey to better understand students’ experiences during the pan ..read more
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The Fund announces the transition of Vice President Chaula Gupta
Chicago Public Education Fund Blog
by The Fund
2y ago
Dear Friends of The Fund, I am writing to share an important team update. After eight years serving across various teams, Chaula will be transitioning from The Fund in April to join Digital Promise, a national nonprofit focused on education innovation, as their Chief Program Officer. As you all know, Chaula has been instrumental to the success of The Fund – having shaped our program strategy from the early days of Summer Design. When she started this work, we had 13 principals in our network. This year, we are serving more than 300 educators in Chicago’s public schools. So much of our creative ..read more
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Julian High School Bridges Community and Care
Chicago Public Education Fund Blog
by The Fund
2y ago
The post Julian High School Bridges Community and Care appeared first on Chicago Public Education Fund ..read more
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‘Communication is key’: Corliss High School students in the fight against COVID-19
Chicago Public Education Fund Blog
by The Fund
3y ago
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LaSalle II makes COVID-19 testing easy for students
Chicago Public Education Fund Blog
by The Fund
3y ago
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Solorio High School presents a ‘united front’ against COVID
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by The Fund
3y ago
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Meet Our Board: Bobby Mehta
Chicago Public Education Fund Blog
by The Fund
3y ago
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