Erin Roche is the longtime principal of Prescott School (Chicago Public Schools), which won the National Blue Ribbon School award from the US Department of Education in 2019 and achieved RAMP status from the American School Counselor Association in 2023.   He also serves as the Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy and a school administrator representative to the Illinois Balanced Accountability Metrics Committee  He is a National Board Certified Teacher (EA-ELA).  Erin’s school leadership interests are teacher-leadership empowerment, operationalizing grading for equity, and data-driven instructional improvements. 

As a twice-renewed National Board Certified Teacher, Erin taught middle school Language Arts and Math and participated in Fulbright-Hayes seminar in Mexico and National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar in Latino Literature in San Antonio, TX. He learned Spanish fluently while in the Peace Corps (Honduras) and previously sat on the Green Star Movement Board of Directors as well as the Data & Research Panel of Ingenuity, which works to increase access, equity, and quality to the arts for all students in CPS. Erin was a Chicago Principals Fellow at Northwestern University in 2016-17 and served the Chicago Public Education Fund Advisory Council in 2015-16.  Erin completed his EdD at Vanderbilt University, his MA from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and BA in Mathematics and Elementary Education at Knox College in Galesburg, IL.  Erin can be reached at eroche@cps.edu.

Hopes & Dreams for . . . 

Students: I hope all our students find excitement in learning almost every day.

Colleagues: I hope my colleagues find joy in collaboration and student learning growth!

Self: I hope to enjoy the work of continuing to improve the school for students.