Annette D. Gurley is currently an Area Instructional Officer for CPS. Before becoming an AIO, Gurley was a teacher, an assistant principal, and ultimately principal at Michele Clark Middle School. As principal of Michele Clark, Mrs. Gurley lead the transition of Michele Clark Middle to Michele Clark Academic Preparatory Magnet High School, the first CPS school to offer both the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme and Diploma Programme. In 1999, as an assistant principal at Michele Clark, Annette Gurley was one of the $25,000 Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award recipients. In 2000, Annette was also a recipient of the Chicago Principals' and Administrators Association/LaSalle Bank Outstanding Leadership Award