New Leaders a “lifelong thought partner” for Chad

Thank you all for supporting the New Leaders Giving Tuesday Campaign! Your donations support Chad, a high school principal in the Chicago, Illinois area. Chad has been passionate about changing high-need schools since attending one himself while growing up in Mississippi.

Prior to joining New Leaders, Chad was an assistant principal of student development and intervention at his current school, one of the first turnaround schools in Chicago. Over the last two years, the school has had the highest Restorative Justice numbers in Chicago public schools: 33 percent of student misconducts were coded as restorative practices instead of out-of-school suspension. Before that, he was an instructional coach for America’s Choice, a nationally acclaimed school reform company that was working in conjunction with the Chicago High School Transformation Project.

Chad decided to become a school leader because he believes all youth deserve the opportunity to discover the beauty of this world through learning. He considers New Leaders to be like a “lifelong thought partner” for him — something that will challenge him, help him reflect and refine his practice.

Thank you all for supporting the students of the Chicago area through Chad.