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.

Thank you all for supporting the New Leaders Giving Tuesday Campaign! Your generous donations support Ashley, a charter school principal in Newark, New Jersey. Ashley wants to make sure all children know “how brilliant and skillful they are every day, so they enjoy learning.”

Before joining New Leaders, Ashley spent five years teaching third and fourth grade at the same charter school, where she was also the third and fourth grade level chair. This school is led by two New Leaders (Rashene and Misha) and Ashley is proud to still be working at the school four years after being placed there through Teach For America.

Ashley decided to become a school leader because she wants to ensure student achievement is a top priority and inspire teachers by helping them achieve results. She is eager to work with her cohort and share and discover best practices.

Ashley was recognized as Spotlight Teacher by New Leaders’ Effective Practice Incentive Community (EPIC) for the 2010 school year for driving the highest student achievement gains within a consortium of schools.

Thank you Anne, Adam, Leslie, Mark and Chad for supporting Ashley and New Leaders.

Thank you all for supporting the New Leaders Giving Tuesday Campaign! Your donations support Christopher, an elementary school principal in Charlotte, North Carolina,

Christopher shows a passion and urgency in attacking the achievement gap. The disparity between students who live a life filled with choices and those who are limited by where they are born motivates him to continue serving students.

Prior to joining New Leaders, Christopher taught for 13 years, working with 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th grade scholars. He also led monthly mountain biking trips with students through the organization “Trips for Kids,” which focuses on character development for students in high-risk populations. Christopher is very proud of the work his students have done to achieve high growth on the North Carolina end-of-grade tests in reading and math.

Christopher feels that he has been a school leader for many years but is eager to refine his skills. He feels that it is time for him to take the next step, increasing and deepening the affect he has on student achievement.

Thank you Irene, Vladimir, and Joyce for supporting Christopher and New Leaders.

Thank you all for supporting the New Leaders Giving Tuesday Campaign! Your contributions support Tonya, a high school principal in Charlotte, North Carolina. Tonya still has faith that education is the “great equalizer;” she believes no barrier should separate a child from the best education a school can offer.

Prior to joining New Leaders, Tonya held the position of freshman academy principal at a large rural school in North Carolina. Her students made significant gains in reading, moving from only 64 percent proficiency in 2011 to over 80 percent proficiency in 2012. She previously served for 13 years as a 3rd and 5th grade classroom teacher and 8 years as an assistant principal at a school in Lansing, Michigan.

Tonya chose to become a school leader because she knows she can have a greater impact on students by building teacher capacity.

Thank you for choosing to support such an inspirational and driven educator.

Thank you all for supporting the New Leaders Giving Tuesday Campaign! Your contribution supports Selethia, an elementary school principal in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Selethia refuses to count out students who live within a low-income bracket; she believes in their ability to learn at high levels.

Prior to joining New Leaders, Selethia was an assistant principal in the Charleston County School District in Texas. She taught English Language Arts (ELA) and reading to seventh and eighth graders, and then moved on to become a school counselor and finally an administrator. During her time as an ELA and reading teacher, her students were able to achieve a 93 percent pass rate on Texas state exams.

Selethia wants to lead by example and demonstrate that anything is possible so long as teachers, parents and community members work together to ensure all students are receiving a top-notch education.

Thank you all for choosing to support our children’s education through Selethia and New Leaders.

Thank you all for supporting New Leaders during their Giving Tuesday Campaign. Your contributions help provide a member of the Emerging Leaders program with a video camera and editing software, which will allow New Leaders coaches to provide them with constructive feedback on their developing skills. Daniela, the principal of a bilingual public charter school in Washington, D.C., has used this tool and others to increase her impact in the community.

Daniela was first inspired to become a school leader when she was placed in a leadership role at a local schools that strives to educate underprivileged students to become bi-literate and bi-cultural. She was provided a similar education as a child and knows that this offered her countless professional benefits as an adult.

Daniela has taught in urban schools in Washington, D.C., Boston and New York. Before joining the Aspiring Principals Program, Daniela served as a bilingual literacy coach and lead literacy curriculum writer. She also completed the Emerging Leaders Program last year under the mentorship of another New Leader. During her time at a nearby academy, her first grade students – previously lagging behind their peers – surpassed them in the course of just one year.

Your generosity Tim, Markham, Woody, and Eric gives a principal like Daniella the chance to grow as an educator through New Leaders.

Thank you for supporting a New Leader by providing them with a recording technology kit. Your generosity, Ron, gives a principal like Antoinette vital tools to enhance their impact on their students.

Prior to joining New Leaders, Antoinette served as a first and second grade teacher for Memphis City Schools. As the instructional facilitator for an elementary school in the area, Antoinette helped guide her students to succeed on important examinations. Overall, 54 percent of the students received ‘proficient’ scores on standardized tests, a staggering 35 percent improvement from the year before.

Antoinette completed the Emerging Leaders Program last year, and is excited to start applying her learning and impacting student achievement at a broader level.

Thank you Ron for supporting New Leaders like Antoinette.

Thank you all for supporting the New Leaders Giving Tuesday Campaign! Your contributions support Wayne, a principal in Chicago, Illinois. Wayne saw a pattern in his community: all the best schools were being led by New Leaders. The effectiveness of these New Leaders led him to the Emerging Leaders Program and he is now excited to be a part of the Aspiring Principals Program.

Prior to joining New Leaders, Wayne taught both history and special education in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood. He also led the freshman data team, ensuring that students were receiving rigorous data driven instruction that allowed them to make significant gains on quarterly College Readiness-aligned interim evaluations.

Wayne decided to become a school leader after witnessing great leadership during his teaching career. During his time in North Lawndale, he was fortunate to teach under the leadership of two previous New Leader Principals and two New Leader Residents. Those four leaders showed him the power of the New Leaders program and how he could expand his impact on student achievement by leaving the classroom and becoming a school leader.

Your generosity ensures Wayne can continue on his path and provide even more Chicago-area students with a quality education.

Thank you all for supporting the New Leaders Giving Tuesday Campaign! Your contributions support Malcolm, an elementary school principal in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Malcolm feels compelled to advocate for African-American boys and all children growing up in poverty. He is a product of a low socioeconomic community and has witnessed many friends, family and former students fail to reach their full potential due to circumstances beyond their control. He has also experienced firsthand the positive impact that transformational educators and community advocates can have in giving all students an equal chance.

Before joining New Leaders, Malcolm served as a Teach For America Institute school director in the Mississippi Delta. He started teaching through Teach For America in 2003 and taught in Atlanta Public Schools and KIPP Charlotte, where 91 percent of his students scored proficient on the end-of-grade exam, an increase of over 30 percent from the previous year.

After serving in various educational capacities in his nine years as an educator, Malcolm wanted to expand his influence and impact more students. His personal and professional experience has motivated him to push for equity in schools and increase student achievement for students in poverty in particular.

Thank you for choosing to support an amazing educator and New Leaders.

Thank you all for supporting the New Leaders Giving Tuesday Campaign! Your contributions support Miyoshi, a Chicago-area elementary school principal. A graduate of public elementary and high schools in the city, Miyoshi considers herself a “true” Chicago Public Schools alumna and feels personally invested in the city.

Prior to joining New Leaders, Miyoshi taught third, fourth and sixth grade. In a single year, the literacy and math scores of her students grew by two years. Although this was a significant achievement, Miyoshi says that her greatest accomplishments were the relationships she built with students and their families.

Miyoshi decided to become a school leader because she wants to make a significant difference in urban schools. As she facilitated professional development workshops, she realized school transformation begins with supporting teachers and motivating them to push toward excellence.

Thank you all for supporting a true inspiration in Miyoshi.