K-12 Partners

Golden Apple partners with school districts or charter operators who value diversity and highly effective teaching - understanding that the combination of the two allows their students to learn, grow, and reach their full potential.  Our model is a long-term solution to recruiting talented teachers who stay.

Why hire a Golden Apple Scholar?

  • Retention. Over 80% of Golden Apple Scholars remain full-time teachers beyond five years, despite the challenging environments in which they work.

  • Mentorship Support. Scholars receive two years of direct support from Golden Apple Mentors.

  • Advanced Preparation. Golden Apple provides cutting-edge instructional approaches to ensure that Scholars are well-prepared to succeed in some of Illinois’ most challenging schools.

Partner school districts receive:

  • Access to resumes of new and veteran teachers who are seeking employment throughout the state

  • Preferred access to the Golden Apple job board which is only available to Golden Apple Scholars and alumni

  • Scholar placement services

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Scholars may teach at any school-of-need in Illinois, but we are proud to strategically partner with the following school districts:

    • Acero

    • Big Shoulders

    • CCSD (Community Consolidated School District)

    • Chicago Jesuit Academy

    • Chicago Public Schools (CPS)

    • Cicero

    • Concept

    • Crete

    • De La Salle

    • Distinctive

    • EMSD

    • ESD 159

    • Evergreen

    • Forest Park

    • Harlem

    • Holy

    • Homewood

    • Intrinsic Schools

    • LEARN

    • Leyden

    • Maercker

    • Meridian

    • Morton

    • North Chicago

    • Notre Dame

    • Pennoyer

    • Prairie

    • Proviso

    • Quincy

    • Rich Township

    • Rowe

    • SPEED

    • St. Laurence

    • Sterling

    • UCCS (University of Chicago Charter School)

    • Vienna

    • Waukegan

    • West Aurora

Aurora West USD 129

Berwyn South SD 100

Big Shoulders Fund Schools

Carlinville CUSD 1

Chicago Jesuit Academy Operator

Chicago Public Schools District 299

Cicero SD 99

Concept Schools

Crete Monee CUSD 201U

De La Salle

DeKalb CUSD 428

Distinctive Schools

East Moline SD 37

Elementary School District 159

Erie Elem Charter School

Evanston/Skokie CCSD 65

Evergreen Park ESD 124

Forest Park SD 91

Harlem UD 122

Holy Family Ministries

Homewood SD 153

Intrinsic Schools Operator

J.S Morton HSD 201

Joliet PSD 86

Learn Charter Operator

Leyden CHSD 212

Maercker SD 60

Maine Township HSD 207

Marquardt School District

Meridian CUSD 223

Meridian Charter Schools

Noble Network Operator

North Chicago SD 187

Notre Dame College Prep Operator

Palatine CCSD 15

Pennoyer School

Prairie-Hills ESD

Proviso Twp HSD 209

Quincy Public Schools

Rich Twp HSD 227

Rowe Elementary

Speed SEJA #802

St. Laurence High School- Operator

Start Early

Sterling CUSD 5

University of Chicago Charter Schools OPERATOR

Vienna HSD 133

Virginia PSD 64

Waukegan PSD 60