New Leaders for New Schools

Washington, DC

Our Schools Impact & Results Recruitment & Admissions Information Sessions Supporters
Program Details Michelle Pierre-Farid, Executive Director Key Contact: Hailey Bowley, Sr. Manager of Recruitment and Admissions Email: hbowley@nlns.org	Contact Information New Leaders for New Schools Washington, DC 927 15th St. NW, 2nd Floor Washington, DC 20005 202-785-8894

Our Schools

In partnership with the District of Columbia Public Schools since 2003, New Leaders for New Schools has become the primary external partner in leadership development for Washington, DC by recruiting, training, placing and supporting transformational leaders from across the country. Now beginning the second year of our ground-breaking charter school initiative, we are also addressing the self-identified needs of the charter school community for a pipeline of leaders trained specifically for the charter environment, leadership team training for charter schools, and we are becoming a hub for and convener of charter school resources. This is done in close connection with the Office of the State Superintendent of Education, the DC Public Charter School Board and numerous other local organizations.

New Leaders for New Schools has trained more than 100 Principals and Assistant Principals who serve approximately 20% of all DC's public district and charter schools, reaching approximately 20,000 students. New Leaders direct schools in every ward of the city, with approximately 35% serving the high-need Wards 7 and 8. In addition to the support provided for New Leaders Principals and Assistant Principals, we currently provide extensive coaching and support to many of their leadership teams of administrators and teachers, expanding our ability to affect change.

New Leaders for New Schools believes that ensuring success for all children is not only possible, but critical to our societal and individual success. New Leaders for New Schools' Washington, DC program envisions a day when every child will graduate from high school ready for college, career and citizenship. We are committed to continuing our partnerships with District and charter schools until this vision becomes a reality.

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Impact & Results

Washington, DC Program Satisfaction Data

Among D.C. New Leaders Residents 100% feel that their residency was a high quality learning experience.
100% of D.C. New Leaders Residents feel part of a national movement to transform urban education by demonstrating that all students can achieve at high levels.
100% of New Leaders Residents in DC report that their overall experience with New Leaders has been positive.

Preliminary Washington, DC Achievement Results¹
Final test scores for 2010 will not be available until August, however, results from the previous year demonstrate that New Leader principals continue to serve the needs of DC's children:

In 2009, 38% of New Leaders-led schools had gains of 10 percentage points or more in English Language Arts or math.

Highlights from Washington, DC New Leaders-led Dramatically Gaining Schools
Many New Leaders-led schools are demonstrating how to create the kinds of dramatic gains needed to prepare all students for graduation and college, achieving yearly growth of 20+ combined points in the percent of students reaching standards in Math and English Language Arts (ELA). Here are a few examples:

Ross Elementary public school gained 22 points in Math and 11 in Reading, also closing the achievement gap between students from economically disadvantaged households and the school as a whole.
DC Bilingual charter school gained 30 points in Math and 13 points in Reading in one year.
At DC Preparatory Edgewood Middle School, led by New Leaders for 4 years, between the years of 2006 and 2009, the proportion of students meeting standards has increased from 44% to 70% in math and from 43% to 65% in ELA.
Tyler Elementary public school increased proficiency scores by 33 percentage points in ELA and math combined last year.

¹ Note that occasionally districts make slight adjustments to data to reflect improved precision and accuracy.

Awards and Recognition

Truesdell Educational Center, led by Principal Brearn Wright (Cohort 5) and Assistant Principal Avni Gupta-Kagan (Cohort 7), was awarded the Rising Star award and a $50,000 grant from the Fight for Children Quality Schools Initiative.
Principal Melissa Kim (Cohort 3) led Deal Middle School to dramatic gains, earning her school the 2009 TEAM (Together Everyone Achieves More) Award.
SEED School of Washington, DC, led by Principal Kara Stacks, (Cohort 6) was featured on was featured on 60 Minutes in May, the strength of their college-preparatory, public boarding school model.
Amanda Alexander (Cohort 3) and Errick Greene (Cohort 4) were named Assistant Superintendents at DCPS, in part for their great work as school leaders at Ross Elementary and DC Arts and Technology Academy.
Michelle Obama spoke at the graduation of Anacostia Senior High School, led by Charlotte Spann (Cohort 8).

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Recruitment & Admissions

New Leaders for New Schools Washington, DC requires applicants to have:

A minimum of 3 years of full-time k-12 teaching experience.
A Bachelor's Degree from a accredited institution of higher learning.

Information Sessions
We encourage you to sign up for an information session to learn more about our program. CLICK HERE to view a schedule of sessions in Washington, DC. If you have further questions about the program, please contact Hailey Bowley at 202-379-2806 or hbowley@nlns.org.

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Supporters

New Leaders, DC is supported by a broad array of local and national corporations, foundations and individuals. Major supporters include:

District of Columbia Public Schools
NewSchools Venture Fund
Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE)

The Boeing Company Charitable Trust
Capital One Financial Corporation
Catalogue for Philanthropy
Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation
Fannie Mae
The Horning Family Fund Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
King & Spalding
Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, Inc.
McKinsey & Company, Inc.
The Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation
The Shippy Foundation
Verizon Communications, Inc.

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Regional Information

Meet a New Leader

New Leader Profiles (pdf)
A snapshot of local New Leaders with summary bios and "in their own words" program impressions.

Additional Resources

District of Columbia Public Schools
In-depth information about DC public schools, (DCPS).

District of Columbia Public Charter School Board
In-depth information about DC public charter schools.