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BETTER SCHOOLS . BRIGHTER FUTURES .

2017

Progress Report

Donald Feinstein, Ph.D.Executive Director

Gary E. McCulloughBoard Chairman

OUR ANNUAL LETTER

Dear Friends and Supporters,Since AUSL began our mission in 2001 to transform educational outcomes in Chicago’s lowest-performing schools, our network of schools has demonstrated significant success in helping our students close the achievement gap. Today the AUSL network is comprised of 31 neighborhood public schools serving nearly 17,000 Chicago students – 92.5% of which qualify for free or reduced price lunch – who are receiving a high-quality education as a result of AUSL school improvements and supports.

We were recognized by the Bridgespan Group, a global nonprofit dedicated to improving the quality of life for those in need, as an “innovation zone” (iZone) for our approach to transforming schools. Bridgespan studied the work of AUSL and other iZones across the country and found that these iZones have the potential to result in substantial improvements in public school student outcomes. The iZones model shows success where previous initiatives to reform public education have not.

The following report is dedicated to honoring the progress made by our school network, as well as the many programs that our supporters and partners make possible. On behalf of the AUSL Board of Directors, we thank our donors and community partners for their dedication and support of our students. Through your generous commitment to AUSL, you ensure that our students receive effective teaching and learning and the extra-curricular programs needed to help them thrive.

Sincerely,

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Table of contents

AUSL Innovation Framework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41,005 Chicago Teacher Residency Graduates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Champions in the Classroom and on the Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6SGA Youth and Family Service Interns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Lead with Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10SQRP Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12AUSL Network of Schools/Income Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Public-Private Partnership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Partnerships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Donors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Leadership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

“2017 was a momentous year

for AUSL.”

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The Five Pillars of

the AUSL innovation framework

1.We develop, place, and advance high-quality teachers and future leaders by providing targeted and scaffolded pathways.

Create Better Teachers and Leaders

2.We ensure previously underperforming schools are safe, supportive, and diverse learning environments that enable each child to thrive academically and socially.

Transform School Climate & Culture

3.We build and sustain Pre-K through 12 academic, social-emotional, and extracurricular supports to enrich all aspects of student learning.

Supporting the Whole Child

4.We implement, nurture, and refine the data systems and culture to enhance how we serve our students.

Lead with Data

5.We evolve the leadership structure and relationships necessary to help the underserved populations succeed within large urban school systems

Continuous Improvement

As described by Bridgespan, AUSL is an innovation zone consisting of a network of 31 neighborhood public schools that is transforming academic outcomes for 17,000 students in Chicago’s most underserved communities, delivering on its mission of realizing the promise of education equity in Chicago and beyond. AUSL’s innovation framework is the way in which we approach the work we do across our organization every day.

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Transform School Climate & Culture

Lead with Data

Create Better Teachers and Leaders

1,005! The number of residents that have graduated the Chicago Teacher Residency to date

AUSL believes highly effective teachers are the “secret sauce” to student achievement. AUSL develops new teachers, and gives them the skills they need to drive student achievement in some of Chicago’s most challenging neighborhoods through the Chicago Teacher Residency (CTR). The CTR is the nation’s first and largest teacher residency program, and to date we have graduated over 1,000 residents. The CTR is a yearlong program in which residents train under the guidance of mentor teachers in AUSL classrooms and obtain a master’s degree at one of our partner universities: either DePaul University or National Louis University.

Our residents become teachers, mentor teachers, coaches, assistant principals, and principals who make a difference in some of Chicago’s highest-need schools.

50% growth in the number of students at or above grade level in both reading and math. With the help of these highly-effective educators,

With the help of our residents entering the Chicago Public School System,

Before AUSL

20% 30% 40%

3 Years After AUSL

50%

students reading at or above grade level increased:

Before AUSL

20% 30% 40%

3 Years After AUSL

50%

math scores improved:

*Data from AUSL-managed schools


Transform School Climate AND Culture

In 2017, three of our five high schools have won state championships:

The Orr Academy Spartans celebrated their first state title as a school in Division 2A basketball.

The Solorio Academy Sun Warriors celebrated their first ever Division 2A state

soccer championship in November 2017.

In November, the Phillips Academy Wildcats celebrated their second

state football championship, this time Class 5A, becoming the only

CPS school to earn a football state championship, let alone two – ever.

But our students are not just champions on the field. At our schools, as Craig Elmore, a Phillips senior running back and linebacker sums up, our focus is clear: “The legacy we want to leave behind is good grades, good football, better students.” Whether its football, soccer, drama, or drumline, our students know that it’s about grades first and extracurricular activities second on the way to becoming a well-rounded student and school citizen.

Champions in the Classroom and On the Field

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If you follow Chicago’s high school football scene, you probably already know Quincy Patterson, the Solorio Academy High School quarterback who drew lots of attention from college recruiters before committing to Virginia Tech last spring. But you probably don’t know he’ll be the first Virginia Tech quarterback in history to major in their highly-regarded engineering department.

This is all possible because Quincy’s high school academic record is just as stellar as his athletics: a 27 on the ACT, a slew of AP courses and a weighted GPA now hovering around a 4.4. And he earned all this despite some elementary school experiences that could have thrown off even the brightest kid.

Quincy’s family moved to Gage Park when he was in the fifth grade, and enrolled him in Marquette, two years prior to AUSL managing it. After his sixth grade year, Quincy’s mom, Kimberly Dalton-Patterson, almost moved him to a different school, but decided to see if AUSL would make a difference.

They have not been disappointed. Quincy finished his elementary schooling at Marquette School of Excellence under AUSL management, and decided to continue within

AUSL’s network and attended Solorio. As a freshman, Quincy got his first classroom taste of engineering in an elective and loved it. “My egg didn’t break,” he says of the results of his design project creating something that would keep an egg from breaking when dropped from a second-story window.

Like most high school freshmen, Quincy struggled at first to manage his time and meet new levels of responsibility in sports and studies. But he got key support from his athletic director and AP Human Geography teacher, Jeff Niemiec. When Quincy’s grades slipped under the pressure, Niemiec “forced” him out of JV games and kept him focused on varsity football and studies.

“Freshman year was a little shaky in the beginning, but he got it undercontrol,” Dalton-Patterson said. “I’ve

Quincy Patterson will be Virginia Tech’s First Quarterback to Major in Engineering

loved it here.” In fact, Dalton-Patterson has loved it so much she now works in Solorio’s front office. This year she also became the first parent to win Solorio’s Mike Koldyke Friend of the Athletic Program award.

While it’s clear Quincy wouldn’t be where he is today without his dedicated mom, his educational trajectory also took a turn for the better thanks to AUSL, from their work turning around Marquette to providing an outstanding neighborhood high school, Solorio.

In reflecting on the progress made by AUSL in Chicago Public Schools over the last 10+ years, creating new and better choices, especially in high schools, has made a real difference, not just in numbers and statistics, but in lives of young people, like Quincy Patterson.


Supporting the Whole Child

AUSL students. Therapy approaches are used to help students increase social skills, improve relationships, learn positive coping techniques, and improve anger management skills.

Interns see student clients individually or in small groups. They serve their schools three days per week, for an entire school year and receive academic credit at their institution of study. SGA interns are supervised on-site by the school counselor/social worker/psychologist. SGA hired clinicians who each provide supervision for five interns and provide clinical support at each intern’s assigned school one day per week. Twice per month, the interns meet as a collective for group supervision with the program coordinator and supervising clinicians.

Community Partnerships - SCOPES Social Work Intern Program

AUSL and SGA Youth and Family Services developed a partnership to address the social-emotional needs of AUSL students, while providing a year-long clinical experience for Master’s level students with SGA’s oversight and training. SGA recruits interns from graduate-level social work, psychology and counseling programs across Chicago.

The program was formally named SCOPES (School Collaboration Offering and Providing Emotional Supports). Since the program’s inception, it has provided classroom and school-wide social emotional support through comprehensive case management, individual and group counseling as well as crisis intervention to approximately 800

“[Our interns] are instrumental in the social emotional interventions at [our school]. Our young people benefit from the relationships they make with SGA so much. I am very pleased with the two interns we have this year and the progress they are making with our students!”

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97.4%of students agreed that they received helpful information from their clinician

93.5%of students agreed their clinician helped them reach their goals

94.8%of students agreed that they learned new ways to handle their problems because of their clinician

98.7%of students would recommend SGA services to others

In 2017, AUSL had 17 SCOPES interns at 14 schools. Here are some of the results of the program:

“[Our intern]; is truly a joy to have in our school. He has provided us with a different perspective on social

emotional learning and restorative practices. He is consistently calm and nurturing to our students and staff which has allowed for him to make great gains in building

relationships with students, teachers and staff. We trust him and we know that he truly supports the work we are doing

here at [our school].”

“We are able to provide support to students who struggle with behavior

in multiple settings. Students who need counseling because of grief or loss are able

to get additional minutes outside of what the school social worker can provide. Our intern

has also built relationships with students and staff so this has helped us improve our restorative

justice.”


LEAD WITH DATA

Know Your NumbersData ensures we are able to impact student achievement at scale. One way in which we bring data to life is through our Know Your Numbers campaign in our schools.

This is designed to keep students informed of their progress toward graduation and college. They are designed to be easily interpreted by students and their families.

At the middle school level these reports familiarize students with the most important metrics around their educational success. These are an additional resource as students navigate the high school application process. These also equip middle school counselors to have targeted conversations around successes or challenges.

Elementary Know Your NumbersReport Sample

My AcademicsOn-Track Status Current GPA GPA Goal Current # As & Bs Current # Fs

On-Track 3.10 7 0

Class Teacher Current Grade Current Letter Grade

Mathematics STD Drake, Pamela 78 C

My AttendanceThis TimeLast Year Current

Past 2Weeks

AttendanceGoal

AbsencesThis Year

AbsencesPast 2 Weeks

AttendanceStatus

96.6% 95.7% 100% 5.0 0.0 Warning Status

My Test Scores - MAP Scores from Spring 2016-2017MAP MathPercentile

MAP MathRIT Score

MAP MathRIT Goal

MAP ReadingPercentile

MAP ReadingRIT Score

MAP ReadingRIT Goal

18 210 28 207


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High School Know Your NumbersReport Sample

My Academics

Semester 1On-Track

Status

Semester 2On-Track

Status

GPABeforeThis

Semester

CurrentSemester

GPA

College-Ready

GPA Goal

Current # As & Bs

Current# Fs

TotalCreditsEarned

CreditsRequired

forGraduation

On-Track, No F’s, >=3.0 GPA N/A 3.00 3.14 3.0 6 0 10.50 24

Period Subject Class Teacher Current Grade# of

Absences# of

Tardies

01 Social Science RS2 United States History Kader, Moaweah 95 0 10

My AttendanceThis TimeLast Year

This Year

Past 2Weeks

College-ReadyGoal

Total Full DayAbsences This Year

Total Full Day Ab-sences Past 2 Weeks

AttendanceStatus

100% 100% 100% 95% 0.0 0.0 Good Standing

My Behavior# of Misconducts This Year # ISS This Year # OSS This Year Behavior Status

0 0 0 Good Standing

My Test Scores

TestName

OverallScore

Change FromPrevious Test

MathScore

College-Ready MathBenchmark

ERWScore

College-Ready ERWBenchmark

PSAT Fall 2017 810 +10 450 510 360 460

My College AccessCurrent College Access Level Sample Colleges in My Access Level

Somewhat Selective CollegeUniversity of Illinois at Chicago

Northern Illinois UniversityCentral Michigan University

*College Access Level is determined by your GPA (excluding this semester) and standardized test score. Change your access level by improving your GPA or test score



Continuous Improvement - SQRP Results

81%The number of AUSL Schools scored that are in Good Standing on the SY2018 Ratings.

This is nearly double the number of schools which scored in Good Standing in the SY 2015 Ratings. For the first time we have no Level 3 high schools or elementary schools.

Percent of Schools Scoring in Good Standing(Rated Level 2+ or Better)

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Rating Year2015 2016 2017 2018

AUSL has increased the percentage of schools scoring in Good Standing in every year since SQRP was introduced following the 2013-2014 school year.

68%

41%

70%

47%

84%77% 80% 81%

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School Year2015 2016 2017 2018

AUSL SQRP Ratings: School Year 2015 to 2018

1+12+23

LEVEL

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1+12+23

NORTHLAWNDALE

CLUSTER

SOUTH SIDENEIGHBORHOODCLUSTER

High schoolElementary

CHICAGO HS

ORR HS

COLLINS HS

PHILLIPS HS

SOLORIO HS

TCA

PICCOLOCASALS

HOWE

MORTON

HERZL JOHNSON NTA

FULLER

SHERMAN

MARQUETTE

TARKINGTON STAGG

DULLES

BRADWELL

CURTIS

LEWIS

McNAIR

DVORAK

CHALMERS

DEWEYCARTER

DENEEN

GRESHAM

O’KEEFFEHARVARD

$14,000$ 31,000 $47,000$ 64,000 $80,000$ 97,000

Median Household Income

AUSL Network of Schools/Income Map

$14,000 $31,000 $47,000 $64,000 $80,000 $97,000


PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP

AUSL’s public-private partnership with Chicago Public Schools demonstrates an innovative model for urban education reform that is proving effective in revitalizing low-performing schools.

Longitudinal studies of children growing up in high-needs areas, like the neighborhoods AUSL schools are located, consistently reveal that these students are at a high risk of educational underachievement as early as first grade. AUSL raises substantial funding from foundations, corporations, government agencies, and committed individuals to provide our students with extra support structures above and beyond the resources CPS provides for general school operating budgets. These services range from teacher coaches to after-school programming and everything in between.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has described the AUSL model as a “good return on taxpayer investment,” going on to say that “with AUSL, I get every dollar back.”

Fiscal Year 2017 Expenses

Network Schools

Chicago Teacher Residency

Network Educational Services*

Network Curricular Enhancements

Administration & Financial Development

Total

$4,134,471

$4,941,011

$2,841,059

$ 1,795,427

$1,938,312

$15,650,281

*Includes coaching, professional learning, performance management, and advisory services

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PARTNERSHIPS

AUSL recognizes that developing and learning do not - and should not - begin and end when children walk through the doors of the school.

In addition to forming strong relationships with parents and community members, AUSL establishes

partnerships with many community-based organizations and local agencies that provide

vital in-school and out-of-school services to our students. From tutoring to fine arts programming, AUSL’s partners offer our students an incredible range of life experiences.

Program Partners

Community Partners


Donors

Thank you to our generous donors for supporting AUSL with the following gifts in Fiscal Year 2017.

Multi-Year Cluster Sponsors $2,000,000 and aboveCrown Family PhilanthropiesBMO Harris Bank N.A.

$1,000,000 and abovePritzker Foundation

$500,000 – $999,999I.A. O’Shaughnessy Foundation

$200,000 – $499,999AnonymousCME Group FoundationEarl and Brenda Shapiro FoundationMr. and Mrs. Robert E. King and King Family Foundation

$100,000 – $199,999Kimberly T. DuchossoisFoley Family FoundationIra & Sheila Stone Family FoundationLloyd A. Fry FoundationPat and Mike KoldykeThe Lefkofsky Family FoundationPolk Bros. FoundationSatter FoundationMr. and Mrs. Mike ZafirovskiZell Family Foundation

$50,000 - $99,999Lindsey and Merrick AxelBears CareThe Boeing CompanyLiz and David ChandlerBandon Dunes L.P.Chicago Fire FoundationFinnegan Family FoundationDonna and Jack GreenbergMalott Family FoundationJohn and Kathleen Schreiber Foundation

$20,000 - $49,999Aon FoundationThe Barker Welfare FoundationJohn D. CookCubs Care, a McCormick Foundation FundNancy and Brian Doyal and Baird FoundationKatten Muchin Rosenman LLP and Kenneth and Ann MillerBrad and Kim KeywellBill and Karen LutzMr. and Mrs. John D. MabieTodd E. Warnock

$10,000 - $19,999AnonymousAmericans for the ArtsChristopher BegyLisa and Eric BelcherRobert CrawfordJames and Catherine Denny FoundationLaLa Digital LLCIdealease, Inc. Kimberley and Gary McCulloughAnthony and Carole MillerNorthern Trust Charitable TrustDr. Ed OgataMr. and Mrs. Frederick H. WaddellGreg and Kim WassonJill Garling and Thomas Wilson

$5,000 - $9,999Connie and Tom CigarranByram and Suzanne DickesMichael FerroJames FieldsJoe FlanaganCarrie and Craig Goesel Golden Apple FoundationGeri and David GreenbergJulie and Will HobertHoward E. JessenLeslie Lim AysonMills Family Charitable Foundation

Lou NietoLinda and Richard PricePritzker Traubert Family FoundationRelated Affordable FoundationB.T. Rocca, Jr. FoundationKaren and Charlie RoseMichael A. SachsAmeriCorps: Serve IllinoisBenjamin and Dawn ShapiroSilicon Valley Community FoundationJeri and Roger SmithWinston and Strawn LLPProfessor Louis W. and Rhona L. SternMr. and Mrs. Eric C. StrobelMr. and Mrs. Alexander StuartAlice and Anne Tucker

$1,000 - $4,999John and Ann AmboianB. C. AmesSpencer ArmsJohn BanksAndrew K. BlockCharles K. BobrinskoyAmy BrockMelisa ByrdSusan CanmannTim and Carol CawleyLaura DavisCarter W. EmersonStanford and Ann Dudley GoldblattRodney and Keith GoldsteinLee HutchinsonRich and Jeani JernstedtJac JoubertAnn KaplanAnne Kavanagh and Terry J. SmithChristopher KeeneyHeidi KieslerKoch Family FoundationLawrence KruegerMathew LeonardCasey LilekJames W. MabieMarcia L. MacphearsonEdward C. Maier

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Donors CONTINUED

Ralph B. MandellDevin MathewsMark G. McGrathNivine Megahed, Ph.D.John S. MengelPhillip MerlinJosh MichelsonMegan Murley OlsonRonald and Elaine PrebishStephen R. QuazzoMike RevordJerald RichmanPearl RiegerRoberts Family FoundationAndrew RosenfieldJennifer RossLinsey RubensteinMadeline RychelManuel SanchezRichard SandorSegal Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. Gordon SegalKenneth L. SerotaBrenda ShapiroHarlan StoneTimothy SzerlongThe Keller Family FoundationElizabeth ThompsonNed TurneyStephanie TuttleLaura Van PeenanMr. and Mrs. Ken ViellieuMr. and Mrs. Charles M. WaddellGail D. WardDavid Waud

$999 and BelowDuffie AdelsonMarissa AkasonPaul F. AndersonRohith BanerjeeTim BarrAmy BayerDominic BelmonteSirisha BendapudiIbrahim BengaliBetsy BermanKimberly BlanchardJacob BorthAlexander Bronder

Ralph BrooksJanice CapinegroAlison CarrizalesSanford CartonGrant CartwrightKelly CastriottaJay CaveyPeter CoganAlex CooperSarah CordenChristopher CorteseTarsha CristlerDan CroninCrystal CurfmanLoretta DeLucaDante DiamanteSteve DildineLisa DiMarcoSara L. DowneyMarjorie DuBrowJeremiah Dy-JohnsonCharles B. EdelsteinCarla S. EdelstonCharles EdwardsSarah FeldmannRebecca FergusonBrandon FoleyAdrian FosterBeth FritchenNiyum GandhiRobert GannettNancy GansParie GargJeffery GlassrothMatthew GrahamAnnemie H. GrammRosemary GrantThomas GreenDavid GrumhausInga GurevichMatthew HammerAdrienne HarrellElisa HarrisTravis HeitzingerBenjamin HermanFrederic W. HickmanFolasade F. HilsonHarold H. HinesLeslie HoffmanPhilip HummerPeter Hurst

David A. HutchisonMonique HypesAnn IngersollBrian JessenLuke JohnsonJennifer JordanSean KarunaratneMichael J. KasperJoseph D. KeenanThe Keller Family FoundationThomas KerestesVictoria KessingerSamuel KimmerlyEdmund KingJohn KinsellaAmy K. KitzmillerAdam KleinSarah KnoblochKenneth KochDeirdre KoldykeEmily KrallSean KramerDan LanerRichard LariviereJerry LasoChristy LauberRomeen LavaniDanielle LaveyWilliam J. LawlorAlan LewisAisha LewitSandra P. LiebermanLucy LiuStanley N. LoganMonica LozanoCheryl LuceNicolas LuzarragaWilliam MacateeRyan MakiPepe MaldonadoRaphael ManninoKyle MarkovitsHerbert MazariegosAntonio McKameyScott McLamoreThomas B. McNeillJohn McPhersonBrian McSweeneyRichard MelcherTommy MillerCecily Mistarz


R. S. MurleyMimi and Bob MurleyKevin MurphyGeoffrey MurrayAbigail MyersJames NappoRosemary NazarukJuan C. NinoTroy T. NoardYemisi OdedinaBart OlsonAleksandra OrlovaAmy OvertonVashnav PandeyRachel ParkScott PatrickDonna PughRichard E. PyleChristian ReyesMatt RhodesErica RicheyJack RileyArnaldo RiveraFrank RobertsDavid RogeroLindsey RomanHarold RussellElias RuvalcabaNina RuvinskyS. B. Friedman & Company

Charlotte SandsElizabeth SauterAlbert H. ScherbJeremy SchifbergKarla SchmidtMax ScodroNewton SearsRosemary SearsCarmita SemaanStuart P. ShulruffRohit SinghMichael SlovittBrent SmithKitsy SmithAndrew SonsZack SormanAnnie HendricksMarion StanleyTrevor StapletonLisbeth StiffelKevin StinemanKenneth StokesNicholas StoneAndrew SullivanJohn W. SullivanKeith SulzerSteve SzczerbaBen TerdichAndrew ToninoTruist

William TsaiDawn F. TubbsCarolyn TubekisPeter E. Van NiceTodd Van TolVillage of StocktonVillage of West DundeeRichard VinhStacy WeaverWalter S. WeinbergLynn WeisbergMark S. WeisbergTripp WelgeGeorge WestWilliam WestfallSam WheelerTessa WiegandTerrill WilkinsLloyd WilliamsDaisy WoodLeRoy WoodsCrystal XiaRich YannacoZachariah YarnoffTodd ZafirovskiJenny ZhouGary ZhuMr. and Mrs. Robert S. ZimmermanLinda and Don Zimmerman

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LEADERSHIP

Board of DirectorsMartin J. KoldykeFounder and Chair Emeritus, AUSL

Gary McCulloughChairman, AUSLFormer President, CEO, and Board Member, Career Education Corporation

Mike ZafirovskiVice Chairman, AUSLFounder and President, The Zaf Group

Donald Feinstein, Ph.D.Executive Director, AUSL

Merrick AxelPartner, Cressy & Company

Christopher BegyCEO and US Country Head, BMO Financial Corp.

John BlazeyVP, Global Corporate Citizenship, The Boeing Company

David ChandlerManaging Partner and Co-Founder, Chicago Growth Partners, LLC

John D. CookDirector Emeritus, McKinsey & Company

James E. CowiePresident and CEO, Collegis Education

Brian DoyalManaging Director, Robert W. Baird & Co.

Theodore L. DysartVice Chairman, Heidrick & Struggles

Joe FlanaganPresident and CEO, R1

Craig GoeselSenior Vice President, Alliant Americas

Robert E. KingChairman, Rassmusen, Inc.

William J. LutzRetired Vice President, Private Wealth Management, Goldman Sachs & Co.

Nivine Megahed, Ph.D.President, National Louis University

Anthony MillerCOO and Founding Partner, The Vistria Group LLC

Kenneth W. MillerPartner, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Lou NietoPresident, Nieto Advisory, LLC

Charlie RoseShareholder, Hogan Marren Babbo & Rose Ltd.

Linsey Rubenstein

Manuel SanchezFounder and Managing Partner, Sanchez Daniels & Hoffman LLP

Carmita P. SemaanFounder, The Surge Institute

Ben ShapiroManager, Mason Avenue Investments

Cardelle B. SpanglerPartner, Winston & Strawn LLP

Eric C. StrobelPartner, The Partnering Group


Management TeamDonald Feinstein, Ph.D. Executive Director

Shana HayesManaging Director, External Affairs

Scott MacdonaldManaging Director, Strategy and Operations

Jarvis Sanford, Ed.D.Managing Director, AUSL Network Schools

Michael WhitmoreManaging Director, Teaching and Learning

Associates BoardCharlie WaddellChair

Ahjaaz Alibhai

Marc Andersen

Meredith Ballard

John Banks

Marco Barcellona

Sirisha Bendapudi

Jacob Borth

Erin Grilec

Annie Hendricks

Jeff Hypes

Joe Jordan

Sam Kimmerly

Ryan Maki

Brian McSweeney

Michael Murlas

Abigail Myers

Chris Nazaruk

Yemisi Odedina

Megan Olson

Benjamin Olson

Artie Preiss

Zachary Rivest

Eli Ruvalcaba

Rosemary Sears

Erica Seidler

Ned Turney

Terrill Wilkins

Katie Lombardi

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