FYPropel Incubator Fresh Fellowship

Propel Fresh Start Incubator Fellowship

Opportunity 180 envisions a future for our Nevada where every kid attends a great public school that ensures they graduate high school college and career ready, prepared to live the life they dream. One way to propel towards that future is through this fellowship. The Propel Incubator fellowship is for self-driven, out-of-the-box thinkers who feel called to create a great school in Nevada - schools that are truly co-created with the families they'll serve, that promise an excellent, holistic education for all students, and that push the boundaries of what we know school to be.

By joining us as a fellow, leaders are matched with professional learning supports and experiences that are designed to help inspire and develop them toward bringing their vision to life.

Launching High-Quality Schools:

There are multiple pathways to launch exceptional schools through the Propel Incubator. We are open to innovation and are particularly interested in school models that address these areas of need:

• Community-Based: co-design an innovative school model for an excellent school.
• Diverse by Design: co-design an innovative school that serves an intentionally diverse community
• Specific Populations: co-design an innovative school that specializes in serving students with autism, teenage parents, students who are blind, dropout prevention, etc.
• Credentialing School: co-design an innovative school that provides students with career training and credentials.
• Expansion of CMO with a track record of success

Role:

The Propel Fresh Start Incubator Fellow will:

• Incubate in a high-performing public charter school (placement possibilities across the country) for up to one school year in preparation to design and launch their own high-quality public charter school.
• Be deeply immersed in a model of a high-performing school in order to build a strong school model designed to close the opportunity gap during the incubation placement
• Spend time researching the strongest instructional programs and behavior management systems to inform their school model
• Receive extensive exposure to leadership roles at their incubation site and the opportunity to observe the School Leaders' ability to set a powerful vision for student achievement, motivate others to follow that vision, and execute toward that vision.
• Have access to additional as-needed support from Opportunity 180.

Top 3 Things to Know About the Propel Fellowship

Open a school in Las Vegas!

• The Propel fellowship aims to increase access to exceptional public school options for Nevada's students through fellows launching and leading a public charter school in Nevada! This will require fellows to live in Las Vegas. Relocation reimbursement is offered.

Residency is Key!

• The Propel Fellowship believes that residency in a high-performing school that mirrors components of the fellow's vision is essential. Every fellow will spend significant time in residency at a school site.

Community-Based Design!

• The Propel Fellowship anchors on school models designed for and with the community the school intends to serve. Fellows will co-create their schools with local families, community leaders, and organizations, tailoring programs to address the unique needs of the specific Nevada community they intend to serve.

What You'll Do:
As a fellow in the Propel Incubator Fellowship, you will:

• Build partnerships and alliances with families, community leaders, and organizations in Nevada (Clark County or Washoe) committed to transformational outcomes for children.
• Mobilize this coalition to advocate for expanded high-quality public school options and support the launch of a new high-quality public charter school
• Co-Design an innovative school model that ensures that children are set up for success alongside
• Launch the school by securing authorization for opening a new public charter school through a rigorous application process
• Recruit and onboard a founding board, families, and teammates aligned to the mission and values of the new public charter school
• Lead the support you will need to achieve your ambitious aims through the length of the fellowship and successful launch of the school
• Write a high-quality charter application for submission to the authorizing authority

Responsibilities:
As a Propel Fresh Start Incubator Fellow at the incubation site these are the types of responsibilities you may have:
Final responsibilities will be determined in collaboration with the incubator site.

Student Achievement

• Support the Principal in leading and overseeing the school's instructional program (curriculum and assessment);
• Analyze student achievement data as well as teacher performance data on a variety of metrics, both quantitative and qualitative, and use the information to collaborate with the Principal and teaching staff;
• Ensure that every student shows dramatic achievement gains and that the school meets the ambitious goals set by the incubator school;

Student Culture

• Teach and reinforce incubator site school-wide…