In our Five-Year Vision, we made a commitment to provide clear career pathways for our team and to invest in strong leaders across the district. Through Lead with CPS, you will learn how roles across the district are aligned to a universal set of leadership competencies and discover opportunities to develop in those areas. This competency framework will help you learn how to grow and develop in your current role as well as other potential roles in the district if desired.
“If you’re going to recognize others potential you have to be present that’s why being personable, being in meetings all the time, leading by my feet rather than from my seat is something that is critical.”
Daniel de los Reyes
Principal, Darwin Elementary School
“You know there is a lot of problem solving we can do for teachers, but it is more sustainable and more thoughtful when teachers learn with each other and from each other.“
Didi Swartz
Assistant Principal, Galileo Scholastic Academy
“The main advice I would give to someone looking to take on a leadership role at their school or in the city is to reflect back on things you’ve already done. Everybody leads in a certain way. I think everybody has had these moments when someone has come to them for advice.”
Rashid Smith
Math Teacher, West Ridge Elementary School
Highlighted Opportunities
Civic Leadership Academy
Leadership development program for emerging and high potential leaders in nonprofit organizations and local government within the City of Chicago and Cook County.
HACE intends to increase the competencies and skills of emerging non-profit professional leaders that are committed to serving Latinx and diverse communities, by building their capacity, develop leadership pipelines and develop local support networks. There are both Spring 2020 and Fall 2020 cohorts.
A Multi-Classroom Leader (MCL) is a CPS teacher who leads a small team of adults while still teaching students. MCLs are released from teaching part-time and receive ongoing professional development to learn ways to build the capacity of their peers.