Mission

The College Principle advises and coaches district and school leaders to improve their organizations despite inequities in our system. Getting Results Anyway means creating the conditions that result in students owning academic achievement gains and realizing their post-secondary aspirations.

Services

District & School Leadership Coaching

Being a district or school leader means extreme pressure and never having enough time, all the while working in a solitary role. The College Principle provides outside perspective on leading and executing change, distributing leadership, building team capacity, improving instruction and culture, and prioritizing actions to focus the entire school community on achieving success.

Achievement Strategic Planning

Sometimes the next step to student success is just beyond our sight. The College Principle can conduct a deep-dive of instruction, culture, finances, and human capital systems with your team to define obstacles, identify key success levers, and develop a simple strategic plan paired with tools to measure and celebrate progress.

High School to Post-Secondary Strategy

Increasing first-generation post-secondary success is complex and daunting. The College Principle assists to align guidance staff coaching, curriculum, data systems, and action cycles to ensure your students succeed in post-secondary institutions.

About

Matthew King, CEO

Matthew King is an educational change leader working with district and high school leaders to reimagine their high schools to increase student achievement and post-secondary success.

He co-founded both EPIC Academy High School and OneGoal in Chicago; top-tier educational organizations serving our most challenged communities that significantly out-perform comparison non-profits.

King most recently guided EPIC Academy from Chicago Public Schools’ warning to close list to a Level 1+ rating, the highest performance evaluation a school can earn. Despite district budget crises and serving one of the highest-need student populations in Chicago, King’s simple formula of positive energy, listening to feedback, results-orientation, belief in building teams, and work ethic led to growth and success for students:
• ACT/SAT achievement growth ranked in Top 10% of Chicago high schools
• ACT schoolwide average increased from 16.1 (860 SAT) to 18.1 (950 SAT)
• Students earning college credit before high school graduation increased from 0% to 34%
• Students winning scholarships increased from $2M to $8M
• College enrollment increased from 51% to 81%

King has 18 years of successful leadership, academic, operational, and turnaround experience and holds a B.A. from Miami University, M.Ed. in Curriculum & Instruction from Texas A&M, and M.Ed. in Administration & Supervision from National Louis University via New Leaders.

Beliefs

Every Student

Every student can achieve academic, college, and career success.

Leaders Matter Most

Building leadership capacity is the core driver for improvement.

Urgency

The best time for improvement is right now.

Positivity

When the sky is falling, the positive and calm leader finds opportunities.

News

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