On behalf of the faculty and staff we welcome you to our website.  As a part of our on-going effort to maintain a standard of excellence in higher education, we invite you to view the contents of this site and consider the challenge of becoming a “Well informed Teacher Leader.”

Our Mission: The Jacqueline B. Vaughn Graduate School for Teacher Leadership is a professional school dedicated to providing high-quality, practitioner-oriented graduate education to practicing teachers, those in the Chicago school system and other school districts.

We endeavor to substantiate our beliefs in this mission by reaching out to our colleagues in the profession via the worldwide web.  Feel free to visit our pages and drop us a note and visit our main page for other important addresses. We would enjoy hearing from you.

You'll find that this web site reflects a great deal about the kind of graduate school we are: friendly, student centered, easy to get around in, but most important of all, full of solid intellectual content.  Whether you are interested in becoming a student or visitor, you will discover amazing things at the Jacqueline B. Vaughn Graduate School for Teacher Leadership.

Welcome and come back often.

Sincerely,

Allen E. Bearden   President