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Media Alert
at The Chicago Public Education Fund
Amy L. Kruss, Director of Development
& Communications
(312) 558-4503
May 10, 2007
Putting School Leadership to the Test:
What it Will Take to Recruit, Develop and Support Principals
in Illinois
What: The Wallace
Foundation and The Chicago Public Education Fund will host
a forum to discuss lessons from a new report on leading principal
training programs and how they can inform efforts to recruit,
develop and support school leaders in Illinois and, specifically,
the Chicago Public Schools. The report, prepared by Stanford
University's Linda Darling-Hammond, suggests that states must
implement a comprehensive set of strategies to ensure that
leaders have the skills and knowledge necessary to meet ever-increasing
federal and state targets for performance.
Who:
Timothy R. Schwertfeger, Chairman, The Chicago
Public Education Fund; Chairman & CEO, Nuveen Investments
Richard Laine, Director of Education, The
Wallace Foundation
Arne Duncan, Chief Executive Officer, Chicago
Public Schools
Jesse Ruiz, Chairman of the Board, Illinois
State Board of Education
Judy Erwin, Executive Director, Illinois
State Board of Higher Education
When: Thursday, May 24, 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. CST
A reception will immediately follow the panel discussion.
Where: Union League Club of Chicago
65 West Jackson Boulevard, Main Lounge
Chicago, IL 60604
RSVP: Please RSVP to Vanessa Lillie
at vlillie@communicationworks.com
The forum and reception are hosted
in association with the Chicago Public Schools; Council of
Chicago Area Deans of Education; Illinois State Action for
Education Leadership Project at the Center for the Study of
Education Policy, Illinois State University; and the Loyola
University Chicago, School of Education.
Copies of the Stanford report's executive
summary, Preparing School Leaders for a Changing World:
Lessons from Exemplary Leadership Development Programs,
and other research on education leadership are available at
www.wallacefoundation.org
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As a venture capital fund for public
education, The Chicago Public Education Fund is an unprecedented
catalyst for improving school leadership and student achievement
system wide. Launched by a group of corporate and civic leaders,
The Fund brings private sector dollars and expertise to high-impact
programs aligned with Chicago Public Schools priorities. Find
out more at www.cpef.org.
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