Salim Ucan, Ph.D.

Experience

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  Chicago Math and Science Academy

  Jan 2004 - Jun 2008

  Founding Principal

  Chicago Math and Science Academy (CMSA) is a public charter school opened in 2004 with 225 students. Since then, CMSA grew to serve 600 students in grade six to twelve. CMSA is one of the highest performing non-selective high schools out of about 120 in the City of Chicago.

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  Concept Schools

  Jun 2008 - Sept 2017

  Concept is a not-for-profit charter management organization that currently manages 30 successful charter schools with math, science, and technology focus in the Midwest. Serving over 13,000 students in urban cities, Concept managed schools are very successful in preparing students for college. Among many accolades that the Concept managed schools received are Federal Blue Ribbon awards, Distinguished Title 1 School award, and making the "Best High Schools" of the US News & World Report.

  • Professional Development Coach

    Aug 2016 - Sept 2017

  • Vice President

    Jun 2008 - Jul 2016
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  Self-employed

  Aug 2016 - now

  Education Consultant

  Leadership Coaching Instructional RoundsProgram development and evaluation Board training Strategic planningCharter school development Community engagement School improvement

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  The Ohio State University

  Aug 2016 - Aug 2020

  Graduate Research Assistant
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  ACCEL Schools

  Jan 2021 - Jul 2022

  Regional Vice President
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  Franklin University

  Feb 2021 - now

  Adjunct Professor

  Teaching Quantitative Research Methods

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  Global Town School

  Sept 2022 - now

  Founder & CEO

  Global Town School (GTS) is a fully online, entirely personalized, flexible, and high quality private school. GTS offers a rigorous college prep curriculum, a comprehensive coaching program to support students' academic and personal growth, and utilizes recent technologies (VR and AI) to provide engaging and immersive online learning experiences.