We get it. The big picture matters.
Teaching is more than just a job. It’s important to know that your school district not only shares your beliefs, but also lifts up teaching for what it is—a career spent unlocking the potential of the next generation.
Check out what we’re working on.
Working Toward Equity in Our Neighborhood Schools
Our Opportunity Schools program is a powerful demonstration of our sharp focus on equity for every neighborhood school. We are recruiting and developing teacher talent for schools that serve predominantly students of color on Chicago’s South and West Sides. In our Opportunity Schools, you’ll find inspiring and motivated educators who are given additional support, including an experienced mentor teacher and instructional coaches, to ensure their success.
First year mentorship is provided to all new Opportunity Schools hires.
Teacher Leaders Setting the Agenda
Empowered Schools are a cohort of Opportunity Schools where CPS teachers are leading like never before. Here, teacher leaders work hand-in-hand with their school leaders to drive student achievement and create a working environment aimed at growing and fulfilling our teachers’ talent in the building.
Teacher Leader Mr. Cerasani works with colleagues and students to drive instructional outcomes at Randolph Elementary.
Train to Be a Teacher While Getting Paid
Interested in changing careers? The CPS Teacher Residency is a full-time, paid training program for people envisioning a new career in education, or for CPS paraprofessionals who want to become full-time teachers.
Teacher Resident Mr. Rios student teaches at his former Elementary—Florence Nightingale School.
No Headline Needed Here
Our Teacher Ambassadors can say it better than we ever could.
Teacher Ambassador Mr. Hodges believes the best way he can help Chicago thrive is through education.
Teach Chicago Tomorrow
Introducing a new CPS strategy to bring more talented, diverse teachers to our classrooms by investing in our own graduates who are considering a teaching career. Are you a current CPS junior or senior interested in in this opportunity? Watch the video and learn more.
Introducing: The CPS Teach Chicago Podcast
Want to know what it’s like teaching in Chicago Public Schools? CPS teacher leaders Katie and Keisha host a new show designed to breakdown key CPS initiatives and district priorities from the teacher’s perspective. Listen and subscribe today!
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Teach Chicago Events
Register for an upcoming virtual Teach Chicago event today!
Come Teach With Us
The Bottom Line
Teach Chicago is an initiative of Chicago Public Schools to attract and retain highly qualified, diverse teachers for every classroom in the city. We know that a quality teacher can have a tremendous impact on our student’s success in the classroom. That’s why we’re particularly focused on providing extra support to hardest-to-staff schools and high-need subject areas, such as special education and bilingual teaching, to promote equity across the district. This is the work that drives us.
Key supporters of Teach Chicago include the Crown Family Philanthropies and the Joyce Foundation. Additional support provided by the US Department of Education.
For more information about Teach Chicago, please contact teachchicago@cps.edu