Mayor Richard M. Daley to Speak to 50 Principals and Aspiring Principals at New Leaders for New Schools Convening

CHICAGO, May 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Mayor Richard M. Daley will be the keynote speaker on May 5, 2010 at a kick-off reception for the New Leaders for New Schools Chicago Community Summit.  Daley will speak to a large group of 50 principals, assistant principals and other school leaders trained by New Leaders for New Schools to lead reform for Chicago Public Schools.  In addition, leaders from Chicago's education, business and philanthropy communities will be present.

This reception brings together a community of New Leaders for New Schools' stakeholders to celebrate the work being done by dynamic school leaders to drive student achievement for Chicago's children.  Currently, New Leaders in Chicago are impacting nearly 60,000 Chicago Public School students every day.  

"Having the Mayor speak to our district's principals, aspiring principals, and community members is just the kind of support New Leaders for New Schools principals need to fuel change in their schools," said Maggie Blinn, Executive Director of New Leaders for New Schools Chicago.  "New Leaders for New Schools is grateful to Mayor Daley for his backing as we continue to recruit, train, and support outstanding Chicago public school principals.  

Mayor Daley joins New Leaders for New Schools' CEO & Co-Founder, Jon Schnur, and Executive Director of the Chicago Program, Maggie Blinn, during the event's brief program.

WHAT: New Leaders for New Schools Chicago Community Summit, a multi-day conference that aims to cultivate and strengthen the New Leaders for New Schools community of leaders through rigorous training and the sharing of knowledge, ideas and best practices, to help close the achievement gap in Chicago.

WHEN: May 5, 2010, 6:00pm – 6:30pm

WHERE: JPMorgan Chase Tower, 56th Floor, 21 S. Clark Street Chicago, IL 60603

Note: MEDIA MUST PRE-REGISTER TO ATTEND THIS EVENT.

We are grateful for the generosity of the Pearson Foundation for their support of this Community Summit, and special thank you to our local Community Summit sponsors: JPMorgan Chase, Franczek Radelet PC, Clare Muñana, Vice President, Chicago Board of Education, National-Louis University, Mission Press, and Ariel Investments

ABOUT NEW LEADERS FOR NEW SCHOOLS:

New Leaders for New Schools ensures high academic achievement for every student by attracting and preparing outstanding leaders and supporting the performance of the urban schools they lead at scale.  It has partnerships in Baltimore, California's Bay Area, Charlotte, Chicago, Jefferson Parish, Memphis, Milwaukee, Newark, New Orleans, New York City, Prince George's County (MD), and Washington, DC. New Leaders for New Schools Chicago has partnered with Chicago Public Schools since 2001.  125 New Leaders across the district currently impact the lives of nearly 60,000 students in Chicago Public Schools. Most recently, the Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University selected New Leaders for New Schools, in partnership with the Chicago Public School District, as a 2009 "Innovations in American Government" winner.

SOURCE New Leaders for New Schools