Group of Graduates

Overview

  • The goal of the academic department is to support the work of urban educators to improve student achievement for all students in our member districts. The department collaborates with researchers to determine district systems and resources that correlate with improved student achievement. These results inform our recommendations to instructional leaders.

    We share high-leverage information through videos and publications. Additionally, we provide on-site strategic support teams, webinars, job-alike conferences and workshops, and facilitate networking and collaboration among our members.

    Major efforts this year focus on supporting our members with the implementation of the Common Core State Standards and college and career-readiness standards. This includes increasing the functionality of academic key performance indicators, providing additional opportunities for regional networking as districts implement standards, providing and piloting tools for determining district-level implementation of the standards, alignment of instructional materials, and providing written guidance for developing curriculum that is aligned to the standards.

     

    Contact Information:

    Robin Hall
    Chief of Schools
    rhall@cgcs.org

    Denise Walston
    Chief of Curriculum
    dwalson@cgcs.org

    Gabriela Uro
    Director of ELL Policy and Research
    guro@cgcs.org

    David Lai
    Special Projects Manager

    dlai@cgcs.org

    Ricki Price-Baugh
    Senior Advisor
    rpricebaugh@cgcs.org