Why We Value What We Do
The mission of The Chicago Public Education Fund is to accelerate achievement for all Chicago Public School students, especially our neediest, by developing top-notch leaders and teachers. The Fund serves as a catalyst and strategic investment partner to invest dollars and ideas in high-impact programs that improve school leadership and student achievement systemwide.
The Fund is a values-driven organization. As individual members of the board and staff, and as a firm, we purposefully leverage the values below as assets in achieving our goals.
Collaboration. We believe that the greatest—and most sustainable—impact comes only when we work with others toward our common goals. We seek to be great partners.
Equity. We share an unyielding commitment to providing all children the opportunity to learn from talented school leaders.
Excellence. We’re committed to being the very best at what we do. To do that, we recognize that we must be honest and forthright about our strengths and weaknesses and constantly strive for excellence.
Innovation. We share an entrepreneurial spirit that welcomes and includes fresh perspectives and diversity of ideas. We’re committed to finding new ways to solve old problems.
Integrity. We say what we’ll do and we do what we say.
Leadership. We know that leadership is the single most important factor in an organization’s success. We believe this is true for our classrooms, for our schools, for the programs in which we invest dollars and expertise, and for our own organization.
The Fund is a values-driven organization. As individual members of the board and staff, and as a firm, we purposefully leverage the values below as assets in achieving our goals.
Collaboration. We believe that the greatest—and most sustainable—impact comes only when we work with others toward our common goals. We seek to be great partners.
Equity. We share an unyielding commitment to providing all children the opportunity to learn from talented school leaders.
Excellence. We’re committed to being the very best at what we do. To do that, we recognize that we must be honest and forthright about our strengths and weaknesses and constantly strive for excellence.
Innovation. We share an entrepreneurial spirit that welcomes and includes fresh perspectives and diversity of ideas. We’re committed to finding new ways to solve old problems.
Integrity. We say what we’ll do and we do what we say.
Leadership. We know that leadership is the single most important factor in an organization’s success. We believe this is true for our classrooms, for our schools, for the programs in which we invest dollars and expertise, and for our own organization.
I always talk about The Fund’s intellectual capital. Having a thought partner, someone who can work with us, push us, and we push them. We’re working together to try and challenge the status quo and get dramatically better.Arne Duncan U.S. Secretary of Education, former CEO, Chicago Public Schools
Results The Fund is Achieving