The Diverse Leaders Fellowship is Noble’s longest-running talent pathway, having nurtured a village of over 150 fellows and mentors. The Diverse Leaders Fellowship continues to build upon our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion specifically in its design to identify Noble’s emerging, intersectional leaders of color, invest in their development and strengthen the educational leadership pipeline within Noble, Chicago, and beyond.

The Diverse Leaders Fellowship is built to create participant opportunities based on the DLF Core Values of Connection, Visibility, Learning, and Authenticity. We believe staff at all levels of the organization should reflect our students and communities. To find more comprehensive information about the Diverse Leaders Fellowship, please click HERE.
Applications are due on Friday, May 26th, 2025.

Teacher Appreciation Week is May 5th–May 9th! 🍎💙

Let’s show some love to the amazing teachers and staff across our Noble campuses. We’re kicking things off with Gratitude Notes that we’ll be sharing on our social media channels.

Want to shout out someone doing great things? Fill out [this form] and help us celebrate the educators and staff who make a difference every day!

May is AANHPI Heritage Month, and we’re celebrating by highlighting the cultures and experiences of our AANHPI community! If you’d like to be part of this celebration — or know someone whose story should be shared — please fill out [this form] or pass it along.

Stay tuned to our socials @benobleschools and follow Noble Schools on Facebook to catch all the highlights throughout the month!

🎓 Two alumni cuccess coaches and six Noble alumni attended the 2025 Inaugural Leadership Summit in DC, hosted by th National College Attainment Network (NCAN)

For over two impactful days, students took part in advocacy training, met with congressional leaders, and championed policies that support:

📌 College access for immigrant families

📌 Affordability in higher education

📌 Stronger postsecondary + career pathways
 

💡 Alumni highlights: (left to right pictured)
🏛️ Morgan pursued congressional internship opportunities
🗣️ Layla & Sarynete advocated for equitable education policies
🤝 Janae built leadership connections
⚖️ Ramiah explored pathways in law + public service
💻 Dylan secured a cybersecurity internship

Meet Jasmin Delgado (outlined in yellow), a talented senior from Pritzker College Prep who’s making major moves in the world of design! 🎨 After discovering her passion for Graphic Design through her Summer of a Lifetime experience at Iowa State, Jasmin dove deeper—joining Chicago Scholars and earning a coveted spot in the prestigious Abloh Air Mentorship Program. 🙌

Alongside nine peers, Jasmin traveled to London and Paris, connecting with top industry professionals. And now? She’s featured in Vogue Magazine!

Huge shoutout to Jasmin for making the most of every opportunity. We can’t wait to see where her hard work and creativity take her next! 🚀

🎶 Last week, we hosted our annual Noble League Honors Music Festival — and it was an incredible showcase of the talent and genius of our students!

A huge congratulations to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners:

🥇 Butler – 1st Place

🥈 Baker – Tied for 2nd Place

🥈 Rauner – Tied for 2nd Place

🥉 Pritzker – 3rd Place

We’re so proud of all the students who performed and brought the music to life!

There are six weeks left until the end of the general assembly session and Noble’s Government and Community Affairs (GCA) Team has been working with a few coalitions to support our priorities. Next week in Chicago, The GCA Team will be attending a rally in support of our fellow public charter schools whose renewals will be voted on by the CPS Board of Education on Thursday, April 24th. After a three-month deferral, the Board is scheduled to vote on these renewals this month. INCS is organizing a Rally for Renewal which will take place ahead of the 3:00 PM Board meeting. The goal of this rally is to demonstrate the significant strength and number of charter school advocates. Our team knows the importance of showing up. We recall the solidarity shown by many of these schools during the rally for our renewal in January 2024, and we are committed to reciprocating that support.

Our participation in a network of coalitions provides us with essential information and resources for effective advocacy. Noble's consistent engagement and proactive stance are well-regarded within these groups. Our "advocacy superpower" – our large and connected community – empowers us to effectively mobilize significant action, whether through participation in rallies, the generation of constituent letters, or direct calls to legislators. Below are a few ways that you can support. Please share this within your own school community. 

• Write a letter - Urge Lawmakers to Prioritize More $$$ for IL Schools (due April 22): Our team will be traveling with about 20 Noble folks to advocate in person on April 29th.  There is still time to write a letter. It only takes 3-4 minutes, and you can personalize your message to share why this matters to you. Click here to send your letter now!

• Write a letter - Urge Lawmakers to Create an Equitable Funding Formula for Higher Education (due April 31):  Illinois public universities, a popular choice for Noble alumni, face funding challenges: a lack of a state appropriation model, a 46% funding cut since 2000 (shifting costs to students), and a 15,000 student enrollment drop (disproportionately impacting minority and low-income students). Noble actively participates in a coalition addressing this (recent Advocacy Day video). Support our efforts by urging legislators to pass SB 13 / HB 1581, a bill establishing a student-focused university funding formula to address these inequities. (Note: this bill creates the formula only). Click here to send your letter now!