Education gave this Aspiring Principal a chance to achieve her goals

Thank you all for supporting the New Leaders Giving Tuesday Campaign. Your donations support Margaret, a principal at a Chicago area high school.

For the past seven years as a teacher and instructional leader in Chicago Public Schools, Margaret has dedicated herself to changing students’ lives through education. As a student who lived in poverty herself, it was only through the promise and power of education that she was able to achieve her personal and professional goals. Now, she works to ensure that other children living in the margins are able to pursue that same dream and make it their own reality.

Prior to joining New Leaders, Margaret taught language arts and writing workshops at an elementary school in Chicago. During her five years there, she enabled over 95 percent of her students to meet or exceed standards on reading assessments — a 30 percent improvement from prior scores.

Margaret decided to take the leap to become a school leader because she believes that she can have a much greater impact. She is bringing a dedication to excellence and determination to change both academic and personal outcomes for students. She decided to apply to the Aspiring Principals Program because New Leader’s mission, vision and core beliefs spoke to the goals she had been trying to accomplish for her students.