Carmita Vaughan
Chief Strategy Officer
Chief Strategy Officer
Listen to an exclusive interview with Carmita Vaughan, of America's Promise Alliance October 23, 2009 on The Journey Begins, radio for the engaged parent and dedicated educator.
Bio
Former Chief of Staff of Chicago Public Schools Office of High Schools and High School Programs, Carmita Vaughan joined America’s Promise Alliance in 2009. As Chief Strategy Officer, Vaughan leads Alliance efforts to improve the lives of disadvantaged youth. She oversees the Alliance’s Dropout Prevention Summits and the “Grad Nation” initiative, to help communities increase high school graduation rates and ensure that all students graduate high school-, college- and work-ready.
While at Chicago Public Schools (CPS), Vaughan worked closely with Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education, to develop a comprehensive strategy to increase Chicago’s graduation rate to 70 percent by 2010. Vaughan worked toward developing and implementing a systematic approach to address at-risk students, as well as those who already dropped out of school. She also managed all central high school operations and administrative services supporting 120 schools in areas including budget, human resources, data systems, and communications.
In addition to institutionalizing programs directed at Chicago’s students, Vaughan led efforts to support principals and teachers. She spearheaded an initiative to provide additional faculty support and compensation in 40 of the district’s highest-need schools through a performance-based pay initiative. This proposal led to CPS being awarded a $27.5M grant from the Department of Education – the largest competitive federal grant it had ever received.
Vaughan began her tenure with the Chicago Public Schools through the Broad Residency in Urban Education, a two-year, national program that builds leadership in urban public school districts. Prior to joining CPS, Vaughan served in global marketing, strategic planning, and engineering/operations management roles in several Fortune 500 companies, including Procter and Gamble and Danaher Corporation.
Vaughan holds a Master’s in Business Administration from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, and received her undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Michigan.
While at Chicago Public Schools (CPS), Vaughan worked closely with Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education, to develop a comprehensive strategy to increase Chicago’s graduation rate to 70 percent by 2010. Vaughan worked toward developing and implementing a systematic approach to address at-risk students, as well as those who already dropped out of school. She also managed all central high school operations and administrative services supporting 120 schools in areas including budget, human resources, data systems, and communications.
In addition to institutionalizing programs directed at Chicago’s students, Vaughan led efforts to support principals and teachers. She spearheaded an initiative to provide additional faculty support and compensation in 40 of the district’s highest-need schools through a performance-based pay initiative. This proposal led to CPS being awarded a $27.5M grant from the Department of Education – the largest competitive federal grant it had ever received.
Vaughan began her tenure with the Chicago Public Schools through the Broad Residency in Urban Education, a two-year, national program that builds leadership in urban public school districts. Prior to joining CPS, Vaughan served in global marketing, strategic planning, and engineering/operations management roles in several Fortune 500 companies, including Procter and Gamble and Danaher Corporation.
Vaughan holds a Master’s in Business Administration from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, and received her undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Michigan.
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