International Leadership Academy of Ethiopia
In January, a team of UW business School seniors, led by Laura Umetsu, select ILAE as a project for the Center for International Entrepreneurship state wide business plan competition.
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May 2007
- ILAE makes the first two rounds of the statewide business competition and becomes one of the top 30 finalists out of more than submitted 300 business plans
July 2007
- Two PHD candidates funded by the UW School of Education, complete the research pf the top 20 high schools that could be used as models for ILAE.
August 2007
- ILAE co-founders hold the first community Town hall meeting in Seattle to share the vision of the school to over 50 guests
October 2007
- ILAE forges a sister school relationship with the Northwest School in Seattle.
November 2007
- UW School of Architecture graduate students complete three alternative conceptual designs of the ILAE campus over the course of summer and fall quarters.
December 2007
- ILAE holds a successful fundraising winter gala at the UW husky ballroom to over 300 guests
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2008
Assemble internal team; recruit organizational partners; project research with McKinsey & Co.; obtain initial seed funding
- ILAE builds its internal strength by assembling a resource group of high caliber individuals, from the public and private sector, who are passionate about education and valuable sounding board.
- Working with team of consultants from the McKinsey & Co, ILAE co-founders refine the mission, vision, market analysis and financial projection model.
- ILAE hires a part-time Executive Director to run the day to day operations of the organization.
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2009
Expand organizational infrastructure (board and staff); recruit curriculum team; create draft timeline and business plan
March 2009
- ILAE holds a second successful fundraising event at the Pacific Science Center, in conjunction with the celebration of Lucy exhibit – the oldest humanoid remains found in Ethiopia
Q3 2009
- Formalize curriculum and advisory team; finalize curriculum draft; refine financial projections; establish round 2 investment goals; identify physical plant opportunities (status: in progress)
- One of ILAE co-founders (David Makonnen) assumes ILAE’s full time Executive Director role
- ILAE designs the framework for the ILAE unique curriculum in a retreat attended by experts in various curriculum models, including IB, AP, School of the Future, and the Ethiopian curriculum
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2010
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2011
Strengthening the Board and new personnel in preparation for school launch
3Q 2011
- Ellen Taussig and Bruce Lamb take over as Executive Director and Chief Operation Officer
- New office opened in South Lake Union
Throughout 2011
- Built out the Board with legal and financial expertise, public relations experience and international NGO insights
- Developed a strategic plan and financial forecast
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2012
Identify site, preparation for 2013 school opening
February 2012
- Identify site; start organizing prep program
June 2012
- School head hired
- Recruitment of teachers begins
July 2012
- Summer/prep program begins
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2013
School Opening
September 2013
- Welcome first class of students
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2015
ILA opens a new school in Rwanda and Burundi
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2017
ILA opens a new school in Malawi and Zanzibar. First batch of ILAE students graduate from college and join the workforce
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2019
ILAE graduates are rapidly rising in the management track of public and private sector
