School Fellowship
Great Leaders for Great Schools
The School Fellowship helps best-in-class educators develop and lead high-quality, public charter and innovation network schools in Indianapolis. Fellows receive personalized coaching, resources, and training throughout the program, as well as ongoing support once schools are launched.
Fellowship Highlights:
- Nationally-unique, paid fellowship opportunity for talented educators with 5-7 years of school leadership experience
- One to two-year cohort experience with other fellows working to launch high-quality public schools
- National and internationally cohort trips to visit and learn from other high-performing, innovative schools and educators
- Extensive expertise and feedback on school design and building process from an experienced team who supported the launch of 45 public schools in Indianapolis
School Fellowship Impact
- School Fellowship alumni have launched 27 charter and innovation network schools in Indianapolis since 2013.
- In the 2022-2023 school year, School Fellows launched two schools: Liberty Grove Schools and Monarca Academy.
- The Mind Trust is currently working with our 9th cohort of the School Fellowship. The Fellowship began in the 2013-2014 school year.
- According to a 2022 study from Stanford University, students in charter and innovation network schools are achieving as much as 2-3 months of additional learning in reading and math compared to their peers in traditional public schools in Indianapolis.
