INVESTING IN WHAT WORKS
Reflections on the 2023-2024 School Year
In 1999, Noble opened its doors in West Town with the idea of providing a high-quality education with a strong emphasis on college readiness. Today, as we celebrate 25 years of service in Chicago, including the 10-year anniversaries of Baker College Prep in South Chicago and Butler College Prep in Pullman, I reflect on our impact over the years. As an organization, we have grown and evolved a tremendous amount, but there is one thing that has not changed: College as our North Star.
Year after year, our families tell us that our commitment to college is one of the top reasons they continue to choose Noble. Despite the unprecedented challenges with delays to the FAFSA application, which greatly impacted financial aid for students across the country, the class of 2024 earned over $325 million in college scholarships, bringing our total over the last 5 years to over $2.6 billion in scholarships. For the past 25 years, we have prepared Black and Brown students for college success and choice-filled lives. Nearly 5,000 of our alumni have earned their bachelor’s degrees, and thousands more are actively pursuing their degrees today. This is the impact of a quarter century of investment in college. This is an example of investing in what works.
In the 2023-2024 school year, we committed to three organizational-wide priorities: school culture and climate, accelerated learning, and organizational stability. These priorities provide the roadmap for where we are going as an organization and tell us how well we are serving our students and families. For culture and climate, we aim to provide a clear, consistent, and connected school community where every student and staff member can learn and grow. We conducted hundreds of audits throughout the year to ensure we are providing these clear, consistent, and connected spaces, and are seeing positive signs of growth. Accelerated learning ensures that Noble students have transformational academic outcomes. While we are still feeling the compounding impact of learning loss during the pandemic, every single one of our campuses received a commendable designation in Academic Performance from the Illinois State Board of Education. We are focused on increasing the quality of every single instructional minute with students. Lastly, organizational stability refers to our ability to continue to serve 12,000 students and families each year, both from a financial perspective and operationally with our charter from the Chicago Public Schools Board of Education. This year we earned a 4-year charter renewal, which was the longest issued by the Board, and met and exceeded our financial metrics.
We thank you, our generous supporters, who believe in Noble. For 25 years, we have been providing positive school experiences for students and families across Chicago, setting them up for success in college and choice-filled lives. We are investing in what works, and look forward to another 25 years of impact.
I hope you enjoy this look back at our school year.
Constance Jones, CEO
CONSTANCE JONES
Noble Schools CEO
CAMPUSES TURN 10
What Works: Longstanding Commitment to Chicago's Southside
1,443 Students served over 10 years
Since 2013 - over 10 years - Baker has been dedicated to providing an affirming, life-changing experience on Chicago's Southside that prepares scholars for college and empowers them to be changemakers in their communities. With the mantra "Be the change, change the world," Baker has developed into a vibrant, family-oriented community where students thrive.
As we reflect on these remarkable 10 years, we recognize that investing in what works has been vital to our success. We look forward to continuing our impactful journey ahead!
2,503 Students served over 10 years
426 Alumni
Of graduates go directly to college
249
Alumni matriculated to 4-year universities
1,031 Alumni
Read more about the Bobcat Promise Scholarship
80%
Of staff identify as people of color 72%
2017
Year first annual HBCU tour launched
Butler College Prep proudly celebrates 10 years of excellence and transformative impact on Chicago’s Southside. Since opening in the Pullman neighborhood alongside Corliss High School, Butler has been dedicated to serving a predominantly Black student population, empowering students to achieve academic and personal success.
As we mark this milestone, we celebrate Butler College Prep's lasting impact on our students, families, and community. By investing in initiatives like the John and Alice Butler Gap Scholarship, we ensure our graduates thrive in college and beyond. Here’s to the next 10 years of success, growth, and community impact!
Proud smiles from Butler students, embodying the spirit of community and excellence.
ACADEMICS
What Works: Rigorous Academic Expectations & A Data-Driven Approach
Accelerated Learning
Noble faced substantial challenges these last few years as we experienced the pandemic and the shift back to in-person learning. Despite these obstacles, the Illinois State Board of Education awarded academically commendable status to all 17 Noble campuses. And while we are pleased with this rating, considering our northstar of college readiness, we still have work to do to ensure our students are honing their skills in math, reading, and writing at the level of rigor needed for college success.
Noble is clear on what must be true in every classroom and how we will get there. This work requires a daily focus and organization-wide commitment to key tenets that aim to develop stronger instructional practices to accelerate student skill development, and thus college-readiness.
New Study Names Noble Schools as a “Gap-Busting” Leader
Noble Schools was proudly recognized as a “gap-busting” leader in a groundbreaking 2023 study by Stanford’s CREDO, proving our ability to close achievement gaps in math and reading. Our students soared, gaining the equivalent of 168 additional days of learning in math and 86 extra days in reading compared to traditional public schools—an incredible testament to the hard work of our students, families, teachers, and staff. As we continue to break barriers and set new standards, we are more energized than ever to keep pushing forward and delivering the transformative education our students deserve!
A dedicated teacher guides a student in class, embodying the commitment that helped our schools close achievement gaps in math and reading.
Read more about the study
FAMILY EXPERIENCE
What Works: Centering & Elevating the Family Experience
2024 Family Experience Survey
Since 2021, the Family Experience Survey has been a valuable channel for consistently elevating the parent and family voice, enabling Noble leadership to better execute on our shared mission and values. At Noble, we are committed to investing in what works for our families and communities. In the spring of 2024, almost 4,100 families provided feedback on various aspects of their Noble experience, including school safety and climate, family engagement, accountability and culture, and school fit. Insights from previous surveys have led to updates in our dress code, enhanced safety measures, and expanded opportunities for parent engagement. The inclusion of parent and family voices has had a positive impact, as reflected in growth across nearly all areas of the 2024 survey.
Year Over Year Results
For the 3rd year in a row, families felt most favorably about the accountability & culture in our schools. There were improvements across the board in every other area, with the largest growth seen in family engagement.
Charter Renewal
Throughout the 2023-2024 school year, Noble underwent the rigorous process of renewing our charter with Chicago Public Schools (CPS). Over 9 months, Noble stakeholders at all levels were engaged to elevate our results and advocate for the longest possible renewal term for our organization. The outpouring of support for Noble and the value of our impact were demonstrated in powerful ways. In total, we submitted over 1,100 letters of support, including 11 letters from city and state elected officials, 50 from community partners, board members, and donors, 141 from parents, and 899 from alumni. During our renewal process, more than 70 Noble speakers and supporters attended CPS Board of Education meetings to advocate on our behalf.
In January, Noble led a press conference at City Hall, where parents shared their thoughts on the importance of school choice and fair charter renewals. Charter families from Noble, CICS, Intrinsic, and KIPP, as well as staff from the Illinois Network of Charter Schools, were in attendance. Following the press conference, Noble delivered over 2,000 letters of support to the mayor’s office from charter families across various networks, urging the board to approve fair charter renewals.
As a result, CPS continued investing in what works by granting a four-year renewal term for Noble’s charter — the longest term awarded among the 49 charter schools going through the process this year.
CPS Academic Performance Overall
Rating
Noble - Baker
Noble - Butler
Noble - Bulls
Noble - DRW
Noble - Gary Comer
Noble - Golder
Noble - Hansberry
Noble - ITW Speer
Noble - Johnson
Noble - Mansueto
Noble - Muchin
Noble - Noble Street
Noble - Pritzker
Noble - Rauner
Noble - Rowe-Clark
Noble - The Noble Academy
Noble - UIC
All Noble campuses received an ISBE Summative Designation of Commendable, the highest rating possible, during the charter renewal process.
Noble leaders spoke during a Chicago Board of Education meeting on Jan. 25, 2024 in support of our renewal.
SUMMER OF A LIFETIME
What Works: Opening Doors to College
60%
Earn Bachelor’s Degrees
2.5x
The rate of all CPS graduates
Over the past 27 years, Summer of a Lifetime has made it possible for 10,948 high-achieving, low-income students from across Noble to participate in a signature pre-college opportunity. Among our participants, 60% graduate college, which is the same as the highest income quartile in the country and almost 5x the rate of all economically-disadvantaged students nationally.
5x
The rate of all economically disadvantaged students nationally (13%)
Equals the college graduation rate of all Americans in the top income quartile
“It
was like taking a small peek into my foreseeable future in college.”
AN SOL PARTICIPANT AT THE MILWAUKEE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING 967 Participants
Colleges and Universities 24 States and DC
Top Programs Serving Summer of a Lifetime Participants
Fall Dinner
When comparing Summer of a Lifetime participants to their non-SOL peers across similar GPA bands and within the same race/ ethnicity, we continue to observe increased positive college outcomes for SOL graduates.
Scan here for more information on our outcomes
This year, we hosted our most successful and largest Fall Dinner ever, raising over $300,000 to invest in transformational pre-college experiences. Thank you to so many of you who joined us for an evening of celebration where alumni Jai Morales and Gregory Byndum shared the powerful impact their Summer of a Lifetime experiences had in shaping their futures. Summer of a Lifetime achieves profound results.
For Jai Morales, now a nurse at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and a 2014 Summer of a Lifetime scholar, this program was the catalyst to her earning a 4-year scholarship to University of Michigan School of Nursing. As she shared with our Fall Dinner audience, “I was not supposed to be here telling you this amazing story. I had plenty of odds stacked against me.” Following Jai's footsteps, her mother is now also enrolled in college, which shows the transformational impact that investment in these summer programs can have on our students and families.
On May 20th, over 1,000 rising juniors from all of our campuses gathered at Mansueto High School for a special send-off, preparing for their Summer of a Lifetime experience.
COLLEGE-BOUND
What Works: Ensuring Pathways to College for All
FAFSA Initiatives
The federal government faced many challenges with the rollout of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), which created significant delays throughout the process. Because of the delayed receipt of financial aid information and awards from colleges and universities for students, many families were not able to make a financially informed decision about college until later than usual. This significantly and disproportionately impacted our first-generation and low-income families, for whom timely financial aid information from colleges is often crucial in the decision-making process.
Noble responded quickly and was able to adapt our college advising structures as the challenges unfolded to ensure the greatest amount of support for our students and families, who are resilient and trust us to support them through this challenging process. As a result, 99% of the Class of 2024 successfully completed and submitted the FAFSA.
What has been happening with FAFSA?
Noble Class of 2024 Highlights
Our 2,853 graduates collectively received over 17,000 college acceptances, which included 19 Posse Scholars and 13 QuestBridge Scholars.
Read more about how the new FAFSA roll-out impacted students and families, and how Noble's College Team supported them.
Delayed Final Decisions Delayed Student Receipt of Award Letters
Noble graduates planning to attend college
Noble graduates choosing 4-year colleges
Noble graduates choosing 2-year colleges
Collectively, Noble graduates from the Class of 2024 earned over $325M in scholarships to colleges and universities
The Pritzker Access Scholarship
The Pritzker Access Scholarship (PAS) was generously established in 2015 by the Pritzker Traubert Foundation and Pritzker Foundation in direct response to the needs of undocumented Noble graduates. The PAS provided scholarship funding that replaced the Pell Grant, which is unavailable to DREAMers, thus truly opening doors to college. Over 10 years, the PAS supported over 300 Noble alumni in their college pursuits, and the results are unmatched! Our PAS scholars:
• Tripled college matriculation rates from just 1 in 4 undocumented students enrolling immediately in 4-year college prior to 2015 to over 3 in 4
• Exceeded the city-wide average persistence rates with 70% of Noble’s undocumented students remaining enrolled in 4-year college
• Achieved a Bachelor’s attainment rate of 64% by Spring 2024
• Earned Bachelor’s degrees at a rate that is 2.5 times higher than Americans overall (60% vs. 25%)
Despite the sunset of this fund, we are grateful that the PAS laid the foundation for the strong system of support and college counseling we built for undocumented students. It has ensured equitable outcomes in college matriculation for all Noble students that will continue into the future.
We are proud of our graduating students and grateful for all of our teachers, counselors, staff, and of course the families, that have poured into them over their high school careers to get them here. Read more about the impact of PAS
CAREER SUPPORTS
What Works: Supporting Alumni to Promising Careers
In School Year 2023-2024, the Alumni Career Office (ACO) had three priorities: 1) 80% knowledge rate, 2) 60% of the Class of 2023 college graduates obtaining a full-time job or graduate school enrollment within six months of earning their degrees, and 3) reestablishing strong partnerships for the Externship Program. The knowledge rate is the percent of known employment outcomes for a given set of total graduates each spring (i.e., known job status/total graduates). Through intentional support and engagement, the ACO obtained a knowledge rate of 71%. Additionally, 63% of graduates were gainfully employed or enrolled in a graduate program six months post graduation.
Services
Resume & Cover Letter Support
Interviews
Networking Opportunities
Externship Program
Noble's Externship Program has been renamed to Noble's Micro-Internship Program. It has been running for 7 years and now serves over 480 Noble alumni.
63% of Noble graduates were gainfully employed or enrolled in a graduate program six months post graduation
Noble Alumnus Spotlight: Kevin Martinez
The Noble Academy, Class of 2021
After graduating from The Noble Academy in 2021, Kevin went on to attend Illinois Institute of Technology where he is set to graduate in the spring of 2025 with a degree in Architectural Engineering. During his Junior year, Kevin participated in the Alumni Career Office’s Micro-Internship Program and was placed at Norcon Inc., a Chicago-based general contractor. As a direct result of his performance in the MicroInternship Program, Kevin was offered a paid summer internship.
“The biggest takeaway from my time at Norcon Inc. was the relationships and hands-on experiences that I cultivated with the individuals at Norcon. This experience also confirmed my passion and interest in this career.”
KEVIN MARTINEZ
Externship Program Partners
Unpaid Internship Grants
7 Years of the Program 54
STUDENT EXPERIENCE
What Works: Developing Future Leaders
Noble League
The Noble League is the competition mechanism of our Athletics, Fitness, Academics, and the Arts. The Noble League aims to enhance our overall mission and student experience by providing access to a multitude of values-centered, growth-oriented, competition-based student communities.
Elevating the Student-Athlete Experience
Through our partnership with Ecsell Sports, the Noble League has the means to amplify the voices of student-athletes and provide high-level professional development for all coaches. Over 3,000 student-athletes now participate in the Student-Athlete Experience Survey (also known as the Ecsell Coaching Effect Assessment), which evaluates head coaches across six key coaching themes: 1) connection, 2) psychological safety, 3) communication, 4) structure, 5) skill development, and 6) challenge. These results give campus leaders valuable insight into the strengths and areas for growth within our athletic programs. By leveraging student input, we create targeted support and development models tailored to these six coaching themes.
Extracurriculars
Noble League Visual Arts Festival
The Visual Arts Festival has become a staple event. Hundreds of Noble students created spectacular works that have since been on tour throughout Noble and Noble-sponsored events. Students can win awards in four Visual Arts categories: 1) Drawing, 2) 2D Mixed Media, 3) 2D Digital, and 4) 3D.
93%
Attendance rate of Noble League participants
3.01
unweighted GPA of Noble League participants
Noble League Honor Music Festival
The Honor Music Festival is a long standing tradition. 2023–2024 marked the first year in which a competition aspect was added, making it an official Noble League Competition. Hundreds of students across Noble competed, with the Butler Concert Band bringing home the inaugural title.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY
June 30 2024
Statement of Financial Position Assets
CURRENT ASSETS
Total Current Assets
FY24 Revenues, Expenses and Net Results
$123,344,912
Property and Equipment, Net $102,900,547
OTHER ASSETS
Total Other Assets
$42,318,405
Total Assets $268,563,864
Liabilities and Net Assets
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Total Current Liabilities
$25,158,464
Total Long-Term Liabilities $70,519,791
Total Liabilities $95,678,255
NET ASSETS
Total Net Assets
$172,885,609
Total Liabilities and Net Assets $268,563,864
Statement of Cash Flows
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities $16,058,213
CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Net Cash Provided by (Used In) Investing Activities ($19,419,003)
CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net Cash Use In Financing Activities ($1,150,000)
Net Change in Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash Equivalents ($4,510,790)
State and Local Funding
$192,222,199 Federal $30,162,877
Philanthropy $10,129,893
Other Revenues $14,128,495
Forgiveness of debt NMTC unwind $7,579,215
Total Revenues $254,222,679 Revenues
Expenses
Program Expenses, Personnel $134,753,841
Program Expenses, Non-Personnel $76,087,615
Administrative and Fundraising $25,957,801
Total Expenses $236,799,257
THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS
What Works: Supporting Noble's Mission
We wouldn’t be able to provide resources and support for our students and alumni, which extend far beyond a high school education, without the generous support of these donors. Given space constraints, we have only listed donors with gifts totaling more than $100 in this report.
A
Better Chicago
Adobe
Anonymous (5)
Atlassian
Fabian Badillo*
The Barker Welfare Foundation
Todd and Jennifer Blockinger
Aaron and Kate Brown
Richard Bryan
Carl and Cassandra Buccellato
John and Alice Butler*
Nikki Cavitt
Charles & Helen Schwab Foundation*
Charter School Growth Fund
Chicago Bears
City of Chicago Department of Family & Support Services
Frank and Vera Clark
Harriette Coleman
Cooley LLP
Mark Croll
Crown Family Philanthropies
Sarah Crymes
Jose and Stephanie De La Rosa*
Aarti Dhupelia*
DRW
ECMC Foundation
Jenis Ellingwood
Epsilon
Exelon
Field Museum
Finnegan Family Foundation*
Thermo Fisher
Fore River Foundation
Benjamin Foster
Ryan Garcia*
Francisco Gaytán
Jeffrey Gilles
Golder Family Foundation
Walter & Karla Goldschmidt Foundation
Winston H. Gu
Brady Heller
Kim and Carol Hochstetler
Hope Chicago
Patrick Hughes
I.A. O'Shaughnessy Foundation
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
Illinois Tool Works*
Ingenuity Creative Schools Fund
Christine Jacobek
Mary Kulinski
Gautam Kumar and Sruthilaya
Swaminathan
Michael Laureano
Miquel and Tunik Lewis*
Marlena Little
LSV Asset Management
Amy Lucas
Eileen MacDonald
Jeri and Cortez Mack
Ron and Elise Magers
Steve Mandel and Susan Zadek
Rosa Maza
Scott McCausland
Roberta Mendoza
Sara Meno
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Keiser Donor
Advised Fund at The Chicago Community Trust Foundation
John W. Miksa
Mills Family Foundation
Mary Mints*
Melissa Monroe
Julie and Bob Montgomery*
Mooney Family Charitable Fund
Esmeralda Mora
Allan and Elaine Muchin
Anne and Kurt Mueller*
Patrick and Suzy Nash
Norcon Inc.
Nancy and Robert Northrip*
Chris Northwick
Suzanne Plossl
Scott and Karen Powder
Pritzker Traubert Foundation
Tonya Radcliffe
This list includes donors that gave over $100 from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024 *Denotes donor to both Noble and the Summer of a Lifetime Program ^Denotes a member of Noble's Legacy Society
Aloha from Hawai'i
Troy Ratliff
Jonathan and Holly Reinsdorf
Linda Johnson Rice
Arthur and Toni Rock
Francisco Rogel
Michael Schimberg^
Doug and Leslie Scott
Mark Shapland*
Travis Solberg*
Paul and Diane Spanier
Barb Speer*
Steans Family Foundation
Jim and Joanne Steinback
Steve and Sara Sullivan*
Michael Sykes
Synergy Dev. Partners, LLC
Scott Tanaka
Tullman Family Office
Vivo Foundation
Charles and Cindy Vogl
Cornelius Walker*
Brian and Elaine Weinberg
Dave Weinberg and Jerry Newton*
Wheeler Kearns Architects
White Sox Charities
Jennifer Wilson and Tod Reynolds
Jennifer Wirtz
Rika Yoshida and Joe Mansueto
In December, the Chicago Bulls College Prep Varsity Boys Basketball team was invited to a tournament by the Kamehameha School in Hawai'i. Thanks to donations from Bulls Prep supporters, these young men were able to particpate in this once in a lifetime trip.
Watch a short documentary about the trip
Hansberry College Prep Celebrates New Gym Renovation
Thanks to capital funding from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and a yearslong partnership with Illinois State Representative Justin Slaughter, Hansberry College Prep celebrated the completion of a much needed gym renovation in February of 2024. Noble continues to partner with local and state organizations to invest in opportunities that bring an equitable school experience to our students.
Donors Who Gave Above $100 to Summer of a Lifetime
Richard and Kathy Adler
Angelica Alfaro
Carrie and Ken Alt
Altair Advisers, LLC
Joan and Hubbard
Alejandro Anderson
James and Bobbi Anderson
Patti Annexstad
Jeff Aronin
Assurance
Pat and Melinda Baldwin
Bank of America
Larry and Sarah Barden
Janet Beatty
Eric and Annie Block
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois
Matt and Christine Botica
Robert and Leila Bradley
Bulley & Andrews
Erin and Jim Burke
Katherine and Greg Byrnes
Scott and Maureen Byron
Todd and Kris Cabanban
Phoebe Cahan
“Our new gym will renew a feeling of joy over and over as we build lasting memories, experiences, and relationships with our Bengals families in this new space.”
COACH BROOKS, Hansberry's Varsity Basketball Coach
Judith Camacho-Campbell
Mike and Juli Carlin
Craig Castelli and Shannon Haffey
Jacqueline and Romie Castelli
Laurie and Mike Cavalier
Jim and Stephanie Cavanaugh
Graciela and Juan Chediak
Clark Construction Group, LLC
Maureen and John Clifford
Jason Coleman
Sue and Jim Colletti
Kevin Collins
Jenny and Paul Corona
Michael and Lauren Crandall
Doug and Heather Crimmins
Jeff Davis
Jennifer Reid Davis
John and Jean DeCaro
Janet Diaz
Tim and Shelley Dolan
Janet Dominguez
Cathy and Ben Dooley
Ellen Dooley
Joe and Paige Dooley
Genevieve Durst
Mike Earlywine
Tina Ellis
Lauren and Brian Fagel
Farther Foundation
Federal Life Insurance Company
Grant Feurer
Trip Finnegan
Kevin and Betsy Foley
William and Kari Foote
Michael and Kim France
Charles and Marcia Franklin
Sam and Whitney Franklin
Steven and Cynthia Franklin
The Frieda and William Hunt Memorial
Trust
Mary Galanis
Paul Gearen
Travis and Jenny George
Tyler and Vicki Ginn
Margaret Gisch
Sid and Laura Glenn
Harry Grace and Ingrid Anderson
Cathy Green
Harold F. and Suzanne D. Falk
Foundation, Inc.
Mike and Bethany Heavener
Lara and John Heiberger
Susan and Greg Heiser
Luc Helterbrand
Charlotte Henderson
Chris Henger and Shea Soucie
Kevin Henning and Lisa Micka
Anna Henry
Jasmine Hernandez
Ryan and Courtney Hesch
Heidi Hexamer
Margot Hodgson and Jack Bishop
Julie Hoffmann
Andrew and Julie Holton
Annalise Hotchkiss
Daniel Huerta
William and Melinda Hurley
Independent Recycling Services, Inc.
Innovation 80
Invest for Kids
Laura and Chris Janssen
Ruth Jennings
JLL
Jocarno Fund
Constance Jones
JPMorgan Chase
K&L Gates LLP
Larry and Winnie Kearns
John and Paula Kelly
Kemper Educational and Charitable Fund
Steve and Liz Kendall
Elizabeth Kentra-Gorey
Steve and Christy King
Read more about this year's award recipients.
CONTINUATION OF SOL DONORS
Kathy Kirchschlager
Goldberg Kohn
Susan and Michael Kosmidis
Bob Kovats
Larry and Lesli Babbs Krantz
Ann Krouse
Joe Krouse and Megan Dunne
Beth Lamotte
Christopher Lane
Andrew and Sarah Lauer
Jason Laurie
Nora Lawrence
Littler Mendelson P.C.
Dawn and John Livingston
Rose Lizarraga
Anne and David Loucks
Tony and Marybeth LoVerdi
Erica G. Lowitz
Butch and Janice MacVicar
Michael Madden
Christopher and Kristin Mahr
Jim and Stacy Malles
John Mangan
Jim and Linda Martin
Drew and Katie Maurer
Jane McAvoy
Maria and Tim McCaffrey
Daphne McCoy
Matthew Means
Ellen and Kevin Metz
Microsoft
Miller Cooper & Co. LTD.
Molex
Nabil Moubayed
Jessica Muench
Brendan Mulshine Jr.
Mike and Amy Murray
Dan Niforatos
Oak Park River Forest Community
Foundation Crystal Fund
Julian Oettinger
Katherine Olson
ORBA
James Pajakowski
Alvin Patton
Christine and Christopher Perille
Carl and Louise Perrin
Robert and Anne Pillion
Marc and Nancy Poggioli
Joyce Polise and Clarke Lloyd
Meg Prendergast
Protiviti
Nick Raino
Peter and Mary Raith
Bill Rausch
Bridget and Louis Ray
Nick Rettino
Tony and Sharon Rettino
Carlos Rivas
Anajah Roberts
Mike Roberts and Mary Lisa Sullivan
Sergio and Maria Rocha
Clyde and Nancy Rode
Therese Romano
Vittum Human Spirit Award
Each year, one junior from each Noble campus is nominated for the Vittum Human Spirit Award by their teachers and peers for their exceptional achievements and character traits. This award is named after Dan Vittum Jr., who served as Noble's first board chair and was instrumental in Noble's early days. The award is now sponsored by Dr. Christine Jacobek, Dan's widow. The award recipients each year exemplify kindness, leadership, and mentorship, and these students are truly role models for others on their campus.
Rachael S Rosen
Earl and Rocky Rubinoff
Agatha Rymanowska
Christine Sammel and Bill Braun
Saul Ewing LLP
Peter and Alice Schaff
Jennifer Schott
Joe Schroeder
Seaman Family Foundation
Adam Semel
Brooke and Brian Semel
Linda and Jeff Semel
Eileen and Scott Seyfarth
Ritesh Shah
Steven Shaw
Jean Sheridan
Barrett Shrader
Eric Skinner
Julie Ann Sklaver and Aaron Kamins
Martin and Cathy Slark
Emily Slovitt
Nora Semel-Vitale and Andrew Vitale
Steve and Ann Smith
Susan and David Sndyer
Soucie Horner, Ltd
Adriana Sullivan
Anthony Taglia
Tom and Susan Temple
Eric and Beth Todd
Stephen and Kara Todd
Pranav Trivedi
Brian and Jill Tweedie
United Parcel Service
Ventas Charitable Foundation
Lauren Voicu
VOYA
John and Kelly Waller
David Walsh
Jessie and Brian Walsh
Gris and Lois Ware
Mrs. Nancy G. White and Mrs. Jill Kohlberg
Todd Wrenn
Gifts were made in memory of the following:
Jan Accardo
Kathleen Carroll
Frank Ehmann
Ralph Henneman
Mike Jennings
Bruce Junius
Jim Luxem
Mary O'Byrne
Ed Pollina
Bill Riordan
Bill Schwanekamp
NOBLE SCHOOLS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Executive Officers
DR. MIQUEL A. LEWIS
Chair
Director/Chief Probation Officer, Cook County Juvenile Probation and Court Services
JOSE DE LA ROSA
Co-Vice Chair
Executive Director, Enterprise Strategy & Planning, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois
Members
JOHN BUTLER
Chairman, Cottingham and Butler, Inc.
HARRIETTE COLEMAN
WIOA Program Director, Alternative School Network, Inc. Noble Schools Parent, UIC College Prep
JENIS ELLINGWOOD
Trader, DRW Trading
DR. FRANCISCO X. GAYTÁN
Vice President for Student Engagement, North Park University
JASMINE HERNANDEZ
Founder, Ubuntu Strategies Noble Alumna, Pritzker College Prep
JULIE HOFFMANN
Founder + CEO, JH Philanthropy
*Denotes a non-voting member
EMMANUEL JACKSON*
DR. AARTI DHUPELIA
Co-Vice Chair
Vice President for Undergraduate Education and Founding Dean of the Undergraduate College, National Louis University
ALLAN MUCHIN*
Chairman Emeritus
Chairman Emeritus, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Distinguished Teacher, Noble Schools College Seminar Teacher and College Counselor, Muchin College Prep
GAUTAM KUMAR
Growth Advisor and Former CFO
DR. MARLENA LITTLE
Principal, Dr. King Academy of Social Justice Noble Schools Parent, Chicago Bulls College Prep
JERI MACK
Health Education and Intervention Manager, Chicago Partnerships for Health Promotion Noble Schools Parent, Hansberry College Prep
NANCY MILLS Philanthropist
This listing reflects the membership of the Board during the 2023-2024 school year.
Summer of a Lifetime Board of Directors
Leadership
STEPHEN A. SULLIVAN, President
Vice President, NAI Hiffman
Members
ANGELICA ALFARO
PATRICK BALDWIN
Private Wealth Advisor & Managing Director, Merrill Lynch
JOHN DECARO
Founding Principal, Elementum Advisors, LLC
SAM FRANKLIN
Vice President/Director, JLL
CHRIS HENGER
DREW MAURER
Regional Manager, McMaster-Carr
MICHAEL J. MURRAY
Co-Founder and Managing Director, Altair Advisers LLC
BRIDGET RAY
Executive Vice President – Accident & Health, Federal Life Insurance Company
TROY RATLIFF
Vice President, The Joseph Kellman Family Foundation
JONATHAN REINSDORF
Chief Executive Officer, FroogalPay, LLC
JENNIFER KAPLAN SCHOTT
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, Illinois Tool Works
STEVE SULLIVAN
Vice President, NAI Hiffman, Inc.
DR. NIKOS VARELAS
Vice Provost and Liberal Arts & Sciences Distinguished Professor of Physics, University of Illinois at Chicago
DAVID WEINBERG
Founder, Illinois Network of Charter Schools Owner, Weinberg/Newton Gallery
TONY RETTINO
Founding Partner, Elementum Advisors, LLC
SERGIO ROCHA
Industrial Engineer, UPS
BROOKE SEMEL
Director of Executive Operations, Noble Schools
SHEA SOUCIE
Principal, Soucie Horner, Ltd.