SHINE THROUGHLEADING

Help our scholars attain 100% college acceptance.

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Who Is Uplift Education?Uplift Education, founded in 1996, is the oldest and largest network of high-performing public charter schools in North Texas. For the 2012-13 school year, we are serving 7,500 scholars across our 26 schools that range primary, middle and high school. Over 60% of our students qualify for Free & Reduced Lunch and over 90% are students of color. We are proud of our history and track record of showing that every Scholar can be successful and matriculate to college regardless of their family zip code or background. We have bold growth plans over the next few years to double the number of scholars served and to continue to use our scale to be a critical change agent in the dialogue of education reform in North Texas. While we are thrilled to see Uplift scholars succeed, we don’t believe our work ends there. We want to be a critical part of the larger North Texas movement that will help bring best educational practices to all schools so that ALL children can be successful.

MissionUplift Education’s mission is to create and sustain public schools of excellence that empower each scholar to reach their highest potential in college and the global marketplace and that inspire in scholars a life-long love of learning, achievement, and service in order to positively change their world.

Leadership

100% College Acceptance210 seniors from the class of 2012 achieved 100% college acceptance, earning 1,100 college acceptance letters and $43 million in scholarships and grants, including five Dell Scholars and one Gates Millennium Scholar.Uplift Education’s first urban graduating class, the Peak Preparatory class of 2010, achieved 100% college acceptance, 100% college matriculation, and 100% college persistence through the fall 2011 semester.

The Uplift Education ModelUplift Education has a research-based, proven approach to education across our schools. We intentionally put scholars first to ensure that every adult within the system is working toward the goal of not only sending every scholar to college, but also sending them college-ready. Below are the core components of our model:More Time on Task: Uplift Education prioritizes funds for more in-class instruction through longer school days, an extended school year, and Saturday sessions focused on high priority instruction. Rigorous Instruction: Teachers are expected to lesson plan daily and leverage a curriculum based on IB®, AP® and Dual CreditData Driven: Uplift Education aggressively recruits entrepreneurial leaders who use data to make decisions, and teachers who use data to individualize instruction..Dual Board Structure: The Uplift Education Board, comprised of appointed business and community leaders, oversees governance and major policy for the organization, while regional school boards focus their attention on holding their respective schools accountable for scholar achievement and community involvement.Parental Engagement: Parental engagement and education is stressed around the value of graduation and college acceptance for their children.

13,000 StrongUplift Education expects to educate 13,000 scholars annually by 2015-16. These scholars will ultimately succeed in college and in life. In order to achieve this goal, Uplift Education will continue to add two to four new schools per year throughout the North Texas area.

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FACT SHEET

Are you ready to lead?Uplift Education is a bold organization with high expectations for students, teachers, and school leaders. We set the tone on the first day of school when we tell the children we call them “scholars.” Our goal is to develop our scholars to excel on state and standardized tests, and to be competi-tive versus their national peers, whether that is demonstrated on ITBS, AP, IB, or SAT exams. To this end, we recognize that it takes a very special leader to take our schools and scholars to the next level.

If you are equipped to be an effective school leader, Uplift may have a great job for you!

What are we looking for?We recruit leaders who:• build strong school cultures• develop others• are instructional leaders• manage resources effectively• include all stakeholders• are tenacious and results-driven• possess a growth mindset

Uplift Education is firmly committed to ensuring 100% of our scholars are admitted to college and are successful while they are there.

Why Dallas-Ft. Worth?Dallas-Ft. Worth is a great place to be an educator.The Dallas-Ft. Worth area is the 4th largest metroplex in the country with more than 6 million residents, hundreds of great neighborhoods and a progressive mindset eagerly embracing education reform.In addition to great resources and a pleasant year-round climate, Dallas-Ft. Worth is home to great sports teams, Texas culture and experiences, no state income taxes, and a wide range of affordable housing and entertainment options.

What is our culture like?Uplift campuses are all a little different, but our goal is unified around scholar success:You will find subtle differences on our campuses, however the mark of an effective Uplift Leader is one that is committed, data-driven, tenacious about instruction and achieving results, open to constructive feedback, and willing to do whatever it takes! We hope you will decide to join us in our journey to close the achievement gap and in making the college dream a reality for each and every one of our scholars.

Keep reading to learn about leading at Uplift.

In this booklet you will find information on:• The leadership growth pathway• Career opportunities• Rewards and recognition• The Uplift Network Profile

Additional information is available on our website where indicated.

If you are interested in leading at Uplift, contact our team:Keith Lott, Talent Recruitment Strategistklott@uplifteducation.org | 214.276.0352 x2092

Erin McCann, Talent Recruitment Strategistemccann@uplifteducation.org | 214.276.0352 x2036