Innova Preparatory School

What a great start to the school year! We want to take a moment to recognize and appreciate the amazing educators who make Innova Prep such a special place.

While not every teacher is pictured, every member of our teaching team makes an impact every single day. From supporting students’ individual learning needs to building confidence, curiosity, and a love for learning, our teachers are at the heart of our community.

Through our Academy Model, our dedicated educators support students across each pathway:

📚 Dyslexia Academy — providing structured literacy instruction and the tools students need to thrive.
📚 Autism Academy — creating a supportive, relationship-based environment where students are understood and empowered.
📚 College Prep Academy — challenging students with rigorous academics and preparing them for their future.

Thank you to our teachers for your passion, dedication, and commitment to our students. Here’s to an amazing school year filled with growth, success, and unforgettable moments! ✨

🎉 SPIRIT DAY was ELECTRIC at Innova Preparatory School today! 💙💛

The hallways were PACKED with IPS swag from wall to wall, you could feel the pride in every classroom! Our Innova family showed up and showed OUT. 🙌

🏆 Today's Spirit Day Champions 🏆
🥇 1st Place: Ms. White's Bio 1 Class
🥈 2nd Place: Dr. DeMars' Geometry Class
🥉 3rd Place: Mrs. Wagner's 1st-2nd Grade Class

Congratulations to our winners, and a huge shoutout to EVERY student and teacher who brought the energy today. This is what community looks like! 💪

Got more pics from Spirit Day? Drop them in the comments, we want to see that IPS pride! 📸👇

Spirit Friday is here! 🎉👕

This Friday, August 21st, we're celebrating IPS Spirit Day! Wear your Innova Prep shirt or any IPS merch, new or old, it all counts! 💙

The classes with the highest participation get entered into a drawing to win a prize, so let's see that from every grade! 🏆

Snap a pic and tag us. We can't wait to see everyone showing their spirit! 💙💚

From new friendships to exciting classroom discoveries, it's been wonderful watching our school community come together. We're looking forward to all the opportunities, achievements, and memorable moments the rest of the year will bring. 💙

Don't forget to check our academic calendar to stay up to date on upcoming events, important dates, and school announcements: https://www.innovaprep.org/about/calendar

A month into the school year, it's been incredible to see our students learning, growing, and settling into their routines at Innova Prep! 💙

Whether this is your first year with us or you're a returning family, we're grateful to have you as part of our school community. Every day brings new opportunities to discover strengths, build friendships, tackle challenges, and celebrate achievements—both big and small.

We're proud of all that's already been accomplished and can't wait to see what the rest of the school year has in store. Here's to continuing to learn, grow, and succeed together! 📚✨

It's been wonderful welcoming both familiar and new faces into our classrooms as we begin another exciting year of learning, growing, building friendships, and celebrating milestones together.

We're grateful to our amazing students, families, and staff for helping make the start of this school year such a success. Here's to a fantastic year ahead! 💙

🎉 TRIPLE BIG NEWS, IPS FAMILIES!

We are officially the newest, and the only, Grades 1–12 independent school in Mississippi affiliated with the Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA)!

We're also now official members of MISBO (Mid-South Independent School Business Officers), a network of more than 400 independent schools across 25 states, giving us access to 160+ negotiated vendor contracts and best-in-class business practices.

And we're now affiliated with the National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA), the nation's leading organization for school communications since 1935, representing more than 3,000 school communications and education leaders.

Three major national affiliations in one stretch.

At Innova Preparatory School, we're committed to building a school that is innovative, sustainable, and deeply connected to the best organizations in education. Every new partnership strengthens our ability to serve students, support our staff, and create even more opportunities for the families who place their trust in us.

Thank you for for allowing us to be part of your family's journey. We are honored to be part of yours, and we're excited about everything still to come.

With gratitude,

Dr. Zach Murphy
President & Executive Director
Innova Preparatory School