Our Values

We work hard to demonstrate our five core values in all of our interactions with one another and the organizations we support.

• RESULTS

  We believe that student success is the ultimate measure of our performance.

  We work with urgency and intentionality for the portfolio and their schools.

  We hold ourselves accountable to strong outcomes.

  We relentlessly prioritize our resources to drive positive, measurable, attributable impact for the charter leaders, their schools, and ultimately students.

  We believe strong results come from good decisions, and the best decisions are made when we use data – both quantitative and qualitative – and gather input from diverse perspectives, especially those most impacted by the work.

  We celebrate our wins and learn from our losses.

• teamwork

  We value organization over team, and we value team over individual.

  We actively break down silos and collaborate across teams.

  We believe building strong, healthy relationships is critical to move our work forward.

  We seek to proactively communicate across teams to strengthen our outcomes and add value for the portfolio.

• INTEGRITY

  We believe that trust is our most important asset, and we must earn and maintain the trust of the portfolio member leaders, investors, and our team to achieve our goals.

  We are often entrusted with sensitive and confidential information about the portfolio – we do not ever violate these confidences.

  We show ownership for our successes and our failures.

  We speak directly to the person, even when it’s messy and hard, and get ahead of potential problems.

  We do the right thing, even when no one is watching.

• RESPECT

  We understand and acknowledge our place in the value chain – the students, teachers, principals and other leaders at portfolio networks are doing the hardest, direct and most impactful work in their schools each day.

  We prioritize humility and embrace getting better every day.

  We are curious and open-minded.

  We are aware of our own biases and how they might affect our judgment, and we take ownership to mitigate their impact.

• entrepreneurship

  We take calculated risks, looking for new ways to add value and improve how we work.

  We are problem solvers in all aspects of our work.

  We actively connect people and ideas in strategic ways to foster new ideas and learning.

  We acknowledge not all investments will succeed and embrace failure as it facilitates deeper learning for our organization and the portfolio.