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This is the work.
This is an OpEd from Noble's CEO, Constance Jones. This is the work. We started this school year with a call to our staff to get in good trouble as we aspired to become an antiracist organization. And, it appears we have gotten in some good trouble. In classrooms and...
Noble Releases Fourth-Quarter Plans
In a message shared with students and families, Noble released its plans for the fourth quarter of the academic year. Dear Noble Families, Three hundred sixty-five days ago was a typical Thursday for me. The itinerary included stopping into a packed coffee shop,...
5 Things Not to Say in a Job Interview | Tips from our Talent Team
“So, tell me why you’re looking to leave your current teaching role?” I asked.
The candidate replied, “Well, we had a new principal start 2 years ago. I do not like this person and everything has gone downhill since he/she took over.”
That is an interaction I recently had on a phone call.
Becoming Principal in the Midst of a Pandemic
This is part of a series of blogs from Noble campus representatives to give a deeper look at campus life. Why did you choose to work for Noble at DRW?I had the great fortune of being principal at Rowe Elementary for four years. Over my time there, we had dozens of...
Javier Martinez Named Honoree for Chicago’s 2020 Rising Star Honor Roll
This is part of a series of blogs from Noble campus representatives to give a deeper look at campus life. This year, fifty Chicago young artists were named in the Rising Star Honor Roll by Allstate. Mayor Lightfoot said the honorees this year are “authors of Chicago’s...
Parent Empowerment: Amplify Your Strengths and Leverage Your Voice
On March 3, Noble hosted its third installment of the Noble Parent Leadership Series. This event was called Parent Empowerment: Amplify Your Strengths and Leverage Your Voice. During the event: Parents and guardians heard from our CEO, Constance Jones for the latest...
NLEAP: Creating Cross-Campus Opportunities For Students
In case you missed it: The Sun Times followed three seniors from Muchin College Prep during their journey to college this past school year. As undocumented students in a increasingly challenging national environment, these seniors faced more hurdles than ever before...
School Budgeting with an Equity Lens #BeAntiracistBeNoble
Noble is on a journey to become an antiracist organization. Teams at campuses and the Noble support team are hard at work leaning into that charge, refining systems, examining policies and practices. Some work is already in progress like the Noble Equity Index and the...
Join the Noble Family: Interview Tips from our Talent Team
Congratulations! You have a job interview scheduled. Now it's the time to prepare, but where to start? Preparing for an interview takes more than running a Google search for “commonly asked interview questions.” Interviewing for a job can be a very stressful process -...
Black History Month Diálogo: Truth-telling in Antiracism Work
To celebrate Black History Month, we sat down with Noble's Director of Equity, Inclusion and Diversity, D. Nigel Green and Anti-racism trainer and facilitator and founder of Overcoming Racism, Matthew Kincaid to discuss anti-racism, Noble's work to become an...