3. Chief Executive Officer
Chief Academic Officer
Chief People Officer
Chief Operating Officer
Director of Curriculum & Assessment
Director of Student Services
Director of External Affairs
School Director, ChicagoQuest
School Director, Northtown Academy
School Director, Ralph Ellison
School Director,Wrightwood
WHY TEAMWORK?
“Not finance. Not strategy. Not technology. It is teamwork
that remains the ultimate competitive advantage, both
because it is so powerful and so rare…If you could get
all of the people in an organization rowing in the same
direction, you could dominate any industry, in any market,
against any competition, at any time.”
-Pat Lencioni
CEP’S EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM
Organizational health starts with a cohesive leadership team.
We will continue to do considerable work to become a
functional team and collaborate in a manner that considers
the collective interests of our schools, our employees, and our
students. It’s our job to create the clarity you need to focus
and align our work in a manner that helps us all achieve the
purpose of this great organization.
Organizational Health
1
Build a
Cohesive
Leadership
Team
2
Create
Clarity
3
Over-
communicate
Clarity
4
Reinforce
Clarity
Results
Accountability
Commitment
Conflict
Trust
4. CEP’s answers to these six critical questions distinguish us as an organization. They will be a part of our short
and long term work together as we seek to make a positive impact on the educational landscape of our city.
CEP exists to provide equal access to opportunities that break the cycle of poverty.
Our team is dedicated to recruiting and retaining employees who will join us in
living and breathing three core values:
Service. Reflection. Drive
• CEP’s strongest team members have an unwavering commitment to serving
others – students, families, teammates, our communities, and the greater good.
• They give and receive feedback, are open to coaching, mentoring, partnership,
and embody a growth mindset in both their professional and personal lives.
• They are helpful, hard-working and self-motivated - always willing to go the extra mile.
Consistent with the mission of our umbrella organization (CICS), we lead and support
K-12 schools that provide a college prep education to students in Chicago.
Our success will be distinguished by our aligned commitment and focus on:
• Creating experiences that result in the COLLEGE READINESS that will get our
students to and through college.
• Fostering a STRONG SENSE OF COMMUNITY for all stakeholders throughout CEP.
• Committing to the ongoing PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT of our employees
and engaging them in an exceptional WORK EXPERIENCE.
Right now our city is experiencing a myriad of significant challenges. CEP plans
to survive as a team and continue rising to the top. Leveraging our collective
talent, commitment, and creativity, we will become stronger, smarter and all the
more effective at achieving our goals.
We need every leader and employee within CEP to engage and align in our
commitment to live and breathe our core values: Service, Reflection, and Drive.
We need every leader and employee within CEP to dig deep every day and bring
their best to the worthy purpose of this organization.
Our children and their families are counting on us to make a positive multi-
generational change in their lives, in our city, and ultimately in our world.
How do
we behave?
(CEP’S DEFINITION)
What do we do?
(OUR MISSION)
How will we
succeed?
(STRATEGIC ANCHORS)
What is most
important
right now?
Who must
do what?
OUR PLAYBOOK
LET’S DO IT!
Why do we exist?
(OUR PURPOSE)1
2
3
4
5
6
5. THE DEFINING OBJECTIVES
the way we go about this work—
unified understanding of our
purpose and our goals.
This information is not new, but in order for us to provide clarity to you on where we are going and how
we intend to get there, we will continue making that crystal clear to all members of our organization.
making all CEP schools exceptional
places for children to go to school
that result in them having life-
changing options that so many of
our children desperately need.
making all CEP schools
exceptional places to work
where professionals are able
to grow in meaningful ways.
We want to be more intentional about:
KEY TAKEAWAYS
THE DEFINING OBJECTIVES
serve to clarify our strategy to
achieve our goal.These are the
critical actions required to make
our thematic goal tangible.
OUR THEMATIC GOAL,
“Survive and Thrive as One” is our
rallying cry for year and it is shared
by our entire organization.We will
assess our progress annually and
redefine our goal accordingly.
THE STANDARD OPERATING
OBJECTIVES are ongoing
priorities that our executive
team must monitor, lead, and
support to ensure we remain
relevant and viable.
SURVIVE AND THRIVE AS ONE!
Collective Fiscal
Responsibility
Develop & Equip
our Leaders
Sensitive &
Transparent
Communication
Value
(Take Care Of)
Our People
Align leadership
& service
to SQRP
Curriculum and Assessment
Teacher Development
Finances
Student Services
Campus Supports
Organizational Health
Employee Recruitment and Retention
Campus Leadership
SQRP Scores
THEMATIC GOAL
THE STANDARD OPERATING OBJECTIVES
THEMATIC GOAL: Survive and Thrive as ONE!
(Compliance, IT,
Student Recruitment, etc.)
