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