The Mind Trust

The Mind Trust Great schools. Innovative ideas. Every student.

The Mind Trust is a nonprofit striving to give every Indianapolis student and beyond access to an excellent, high-quality public school. The Mind Trust recruits and empowers talented organizations and educators to work in and serve local public schools; launches and supports new, innovative and high-quality public schools in Indianapolis; and engages community stakeholders in conversations about i

nnovation in public education. Since 2006, The Mind Trust has impacted more than 132,000 Indianapolis public school students, attracted and placed more than 900 teachers and school leaders and raised more than $50 million to bring innovative ideas into Indianapolis classrooms.

Six education leaders have been selected as the inaugural cohort of the South Carolina Charter Founders Fellowship, a ne...
08/31/2026

Six education leaders have been selected as the inaugural cohort of the South Carolina Charter Founders Fellowship, a new initiative designed to support leaders as they develop and launch high-quality public charter schools across South Carolina. The fellowship is powered by a first-of-its-kind partnership among South Carolina Children’s Fund, the University of South Carolina College of Education, and The Mind Trust. Through individualized coaching, cohort-based learning, and access to national education leaders and resources, the fellowship equips school founders with the support needed to build strong, sustainable charter schools. Learn more: https://www.themindtrust.org/blog/2026/08/31/south-carolina-childrens-fund-the-university-of-south-carolina-college-of-education-and-the-mind-trust-announce-inaugural-cohort-of-south-carolina-charter-founders-fellows/

Registration for the IndyEd Leadership Network closes today! https://www.themindtrust.org/indyed-leadership-network/Educ...
08/28/2026

Registration for the IndyEd Leadership Network closes today! https://www.themindtrust.org/indyed-leadership-network/

Educators: Grow your leadership skills and deepen your impact with the IndyEd Leadership Network, a cohort-based professional development program designed to support emerging leaders in Indianapolis charter and innovation schools.

FELLOWSHIP HIGHLIGHTS
• Free to attend, and open to any Indianapolis charter or innovation school educator
• High-quality, in-person sessions covering personal leadership, positional leadership, people leadership, and systems leadership
• Four Saturday sessions, 10 am–2 pm

📚 The 2026 IREAD results are worth celebrating! For low-income students, nine of the top 15 public schools within and ne...
08/27/2026

📚 The 2026 IREAD results are worth celebrating! For low-income students, nine of the top 15 public schools within and near IPS boundaries are charter and innovation schools. Congratulations to these schools for supporting and creating great outcomes for students:

Allegiant Preparatory Academy
Circle City Prep
George and Veronica Phalen Leadership Academy
Herron Preparatory Academy
Indiana Math And Science Academy West
Louis B. Russell Jr. School 48 (Phalen Leadership Academy)
Paramount Cottage Home (Paramount Schools of Excellence)
Phalen Virtual Leadership Academy
Washington Irving Neighborhood School

This summer, The Mind Trust had the pleasure of welcoming five interns: Leilani Alanis, community engagement Intern; Ben...
08/26/2026

This summer, The Mind Trust had the pleasure of welcoming five interns: Leilani Alanis, community engagement Intern; Benny Auslander, Talent & School Growth Intern; Arlondo Hall, Indy Summer Learning Labs Intern; and Chelsea Murdock and Khai Vuong, Policy Interns. Though their time with us was short, we appreciated every moment! Read on to learn about their internship experiences: https://www.themindtrust.org/blog/2026/08/25/a-summer-well-spent-meet-our-2026-summer-interns/

Founded in 2016 in the Riverside neighborhood of Indianapolis, Global Preparatory Academies (GPA) is a preK-8 innovation...
08/26/2026

Founded in 2016 in the Riverside neighborhood of Indianapolis, Global Preparatory Academies (GPA) is a preK-8 innovation school and the only dual language charter school in Indiana. Learn about GPA and its new Global Preparatory Middle Academy campus from Dr. Mariama Shaheed, Founder and CEO, and Jessica Pumphrey, Middle School Principal, on Indy Now: https://fox59.com/video/the-mind-trust-global-preparatory-academies/12084054/

Congratulations to North Star Fellowship fellow Gianna Cassetta! Through the fellowship, Gianna, founder of The Commons ...
08/26/2026

Congratulations to North Star Fellowship fellow Gianna Cassetta! Through the fellowship, Gianna, founder of The Commons Public Charter School, plans to open an experiential learning K–5 public school in Connecticut.

Four educators and community leaders have been selected to join the second cohort of The Mind Trust’s North Star Fellowship, a paid, full-time leadership program designed to equip aspiring school leaders with the tools, mentorship, and strategic guidance needed to launch high-quality public charter schools in Connecticut. To learn more about Gianna and the fellowship, visit: https://www.themindtrust.org/blog/2026/08/17/the-mind-trust-announces-second-cohort-of-north-star-fellows-in-connecticut/

📚 The Mind Trust is celebrating the 2026 IREAD results! One key takeaway? For Latino students, eight of the top 15 publi...
08/25/2026

📚 The Mind Trust is celebrating the 2026 IREAD results! One key takeaway? For Latino students, eight of the top 15 public schools within and near IPS boundaries are charter and innovation schools. Congratulations to these schools for supporting and creating great outcomes for students:

Adelante Schools
Andrew J Brown Academy (Paramount Schools of Excellence)
Christel House Academy South (Christel House Indianapolis)
Official-Edison School of the Arts, Inc.
Indiana Math And Science Academy West
Paramount Brookside (Paramount Schools of Excellence)
Thomas Gregg Neighborhood School
Victory College Prep

08/25/2026

“My leadership has changed in the fact that I feel like a true leader now. I have a deeper understanding of what it means to lead people, lead a building, and hold people accountable.”—Jennifer Rinehart, second-year Emerging Leaders Fellow with The Mind Trust and Assistant Principal of Academics at Indiana Math and Science Academy North

Learn more about Jennifer and cohort 2 of the Emerging Leaders Fellowship in our blog: https://www.themindtrust.org/blog/2026/07/31/emerging-and-leading-cohort-2-is-two-thirds-in-with-more-to-give/

🎓 Purdue Polytechnic High Schools (PPHS) is network of public charter high schools in Indianapolis that focuses on acade...
08/24/2026

🎓 Purdue Polytechnic High Schools (PPHS) is network of public charter high schools in Indianapolis that focuses on academically rigorous, individualized, project-based learning. Not only does the network emphasize a clear connection between what happens in the classroom and what occurs in the real world, but PPHS students also have the opportunity to earn the Enrollment Honors Plus Seal, which provides them with a clear path to Purdue University and other Indiana public colleges after graduation.

Learn about PPHS and the network's Englewood campus from Dr. Keeanna Warren, CEO of PPHS, and Donald Baker, assistant athletic director and outreach coordinator at the Englewood campus, on Life Style Live: visionacademy-riverside.org/about-vision/teachersstaff/

Congratulations to North Star Fellowship fellow Dr. Stephanie Douglas! Through the fellowship, Dr. Stephanie, founder of...
08/24/2026

Congratulations to North Star Fellowship fellow Dr. Stephanie Douglas! Through the fellowship, Dr. Stephanie, founder of Rose School of Excellence, plans to open an innovative all-girls public charter middle school in Connecticut.

Four educators and community leaders have been selected to join the second cohort of The Mind Trust’s North Star Fellowship, a paid, full-time leadership program designed to equip aspiring school leaders with the tools, mentorship, and strategic guidance needed to launch high-quality public charter schools in Connecticut. To learn more about Dr. Stephanie and the fellowship, visit: https://www.themindtrust.org/blog/2026/08/17/the-mind-trust-announces-second-cohort-of-north-star-fellows-in-connecticut/

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