Academy for Urban School Leadership

AUSL (Academy for Urban School Leadership)
Founded 2001 (2001)
Founder Martin Koldyke
Type School Management Organization and Teacher Preparation Program
Location
Coordinates 41°56′31″N 87°46′35″W / 41.9419°N 87.7763°W / 41.9419; -87.7763Coordinates: 41°56′31″N 87°46′35″W / 41.9419°N 87.7763°W / 41.9419; -87.7763
Key people

Donald Feinstein, Ph.D., Executive Director

Shana Hayes, Managing Director, External Affairs

Scott Macdonald, Managing Director, Strategy and Operations

Jarvis Sanford, Managing Director, Managing Director, AUSL Network Schools
Mission AUSL creates schools of excellence by developing highly effective teachers and transforming educational outcomes for students in the lowest performing schools.
Website auslchicago.org

AUSL (Academy for Urban School Leadership) is a Chicago nonprofit school management organization founded in 2001. Today, it manages 32 Chicago Public Schools serving more than 18,000 students. Over 850 teachers have graduated from the AUSL Chicago Teacher Residency.[1]

History

Former Chicago Public Schools (CPS) President Arne Duncan met with financier Martin Koldyke and CPS educator Dr. Donald Feinstein and developed the idea of creating a specialized training program for teachers in urban schools. That led to the development of the Chicago Teacher Residency.[2]

Chicago Teacher Residency Program

The Chicago Teacher Residency Class of 2012

The centerpiece of AUSL's efforts is the Chicago Teacher Residency program, a year-long urban teacher training program in Chicago's Public Schools. The 12-month, full-time, paid training program combines teacher preparation, licensure, and a master's degree.

After the training year, graduates commit to teach in an AUSL-managed Chicago Public School for at least four years.[3]

Network of Schools

AUSL Network of Schools Map
AUSL Network of Schools Map

AUSL manages 32 Chicago Public Schools serving over 18,000 students. AUSL schools operate within the CPS system.[4]

The Chicago Academy, housed in the former Wilbur Wright College building, is AUSL’s first teacher training site.
School Name Neighborhood Grades
Bradwell School of Excellence South Shore Pre K-8
Carter School of Excellence Washington Park Pre K-8
Casals School of Excellence Humboldt Park Pre K-8
Chalmers School of Excellence North Lawndale Pre K-8
The Chicago Academy Dunning Pre K-8
Chicago Academy High School Dunning 9-12
Collins Academy High School North Lawndale 9-12
Curtis School of Excellence Roseland Pre K-8
Deneen School of Excellence Greater Grand Crossing Pre K-8
Dewey School of Excellence New City Pre K-8
Dodge Renaissance Academy East Garfield Park Pre K-8
Dulles School of Excellence Greater Grand Crossing Pre K-8
Dvorak School of Excellence North Lawndale Pre K-8
Fuller School of Excellence Grand Boulevard Pre K-8
Gresham School of Excellence Auburn Gresham Pre K-8
Harvard School of Excellence Greater Grand Crossing Pre K-8
Herzl School of Excellence North Lawndale Pre K-8
Howe School of Excellence Austin Pre K-8
Johnson School of Excellence North Lawndale Pre K-8
Lewis School of Excellence Austin Pre K-8
Marquette School of Excellence Chicago Lawn Pre K-8
McNair School of Excellence Austin Pre K-8
Morton School of Excellence East Garfield Park Pre K-8
National Teachers Academy Near South Side Pre K-8
O'Keeffe School of Excellence South Shore Pre K-8
Orr Academy High School Humboldt Park 9-12
Phillips Academy High School Douglas 9-12
Piccolo School of Excellence Humboldt Park Pre K-8
Sherman School of Excellence New City Pre K-8
Solorio Academy High School Gage Park 9-12
Stagg School of Excellence Englewood Pre K-8
Tarkington School of Excellence Chicago Lawn Pre K-8

Results

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Independent Research

The University of Chicago Consortium on Chicago School Research and American Institutes for Research in 2012 released a summary from their independent research evaluating the effect of reform including AUSL schools[9] The study concluded the following:

Criticism

A Chicago Tribune article on AUSL from February 2012 entitled "School reform organization gets average grades" [10] stated that,

Most of AUSL turnarounds score below CPS averages on the percentage of students meeting or exceeding state benchmarks on standardized testing. Those schools that beat district averages have been accused of pushing out their lowest-performing students or those with discipline problems to artificially inflate their test scores.

References

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