The Mind Trust Selects Fellowship Cohort

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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowIndianapolis-based education nonprofit The Mind Trust has announced its fifth cohort of Indianapolis school leaders sponsor to attend Relay Graduate School of Education’s school leadership programs. The nonprofit says it is sponsoring 27 school leaders who will attend Relay’s National Principals Academy Fellowship.
Relay is a nationally recognized nonprofit graduate school that provides next-level training and leadership development to school leaders across the country. The nonprofit says the fellows represent 17 public schools in Indianapolis, including independent public charter schools and Indianapolis Public Schools’ Innovation Network Schools.
“The Mind Trust is proud to support Indianapolis leaders to participate in Relay’s high-impact fellowship experience with school leaders across the country,” said Brandon Brown, chief executive officer of The Mind Trust. “We are thankful for the support the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation has provided to make this opportunity possible for 128 local educators since 2017.”
The Mind Trust says the one-year program focuses on transformational school leadership based on Relay’s instructional pillars: observation and feedback, data-driven instruction, positive student culture of high expectations, adult professional development, instructional planning, an aligned staff culture, and strategic leadership.
The cohort members are listed below:
- Daniel Coogan, ACT Coordinator, Adelante Schools
- Kendra Randle, Elementary School Dean, Adelante Schools
- Samantha Burton, Instructional Coach, Circle City Prep
- Rebah Ginn, Manager of eLearning, Circle City Prep
- Jawn Manning, Dean of Student Services, Believe Circle City High School
- Lauren Bangs, Special Education Specialist, Dynamic Minds Academy
- La Meca Perkins-Knight, Director of Special Education, Dynamic Minds Academy
- Emilie Strange, Instructional Coach, Dynamic Minds Academy
- Fallon Cuthrell, Assistant Principal, Edison School of the Arts
- Leah Kuruzar, School Leader, Enlace Academy
- Elizabeth Schumacher, Academic Dean, Enlace Academy
- Calasia Carrion, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Ignite Achievement Academy
- Sabre Adams Poff, 6th Grade Team Chair, KIPP Indy College Prep
- Nancy Kemps, Special Education Director, KIPP Legacy High School
- Brittney Almond, Director of Grades 3-5 Instruction, KIPP Indy Unite
- Sean Moore, 7th Grade Science Teacher, Matchbook Learning at School 63
- Felicia Sears, Principal, Monarca Academy
- Francisco Valdiosera, Executive Director, Monarca Academy
- Darrnell Houston, Dean of Culture, Equity, and Inclusion, pilotED
- Jacob Peters, Assistant Principal, pilotED
- Bruce Wooldridge, Student Support Services Coordinator, Rooted School Indianapolis
- Christopher Anderson, Academic Counselor, The PATH School
- Morgan Mason, Instructional Coach, The PATH School
- Gregory Smith, Assistant Principal, The PATH School
- Ingrid Baker-Erhahon, Principal, STEMNASIUM Science, Math, Engineering Middle School
- Jenna Elkin, Instructional Coach, Vision Academy-Riverside
- Aunye Hockett, Assistant Principal, Vision Academy-Riverside