FYPropel Expansion Incubator

Opportunity 180 envisions a future for Nevada where every kid attends a great public school that prepares them for college and career. One way to propel towards that future is through this fellowship. The Propel Expansion fellowship is for self-driven, out-of-the-box thinkers called to lead 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 a high-performing public charter school looking to expand to Nevada. Fellows will receive support and experiences designed to help inspire and develop them toward expanding that school model.

Opportunity 180 is particularly interested in partnering with school models in these areas of need:

• Community-Based: build on an innovative school model for an excellent school that meets the desired community’s needs.
• Diverse by Design:
  Expand an innovative school that serves an intentionally diverse community
• Specific Populations:
  Expand an innovative school that specializes in serving students with autism, teenage parents, students who are blind, dropout prevention, etc.
• Credentialing School:
  Expand an innovative school that provides students with career training and credentials.

Propel Expansion fellows will be placed with these types of exceptional schools to expand that school’s model.

The Propel Expansion Fellow will:

• Incubate in a high-performing public charter school for up to one school year in preparation to incorporate local context and launch the expansion of a high-quality public charter school.
• Be deeply immersed in the model of a high-performing school in order to build a strong understanding of that school model and research the strongest instructional programs and behavior management systems that align with the needs of the community they intend to serve.
• Have 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 towards that vision.
• Have access to additional support from Opportunity 180.

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.

• 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.

• 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.

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 expansion of a new high-quality public charter school
• Evolve the school model to meet the needs of children in the community the school will serve
• Expand the school by collaborating with the CMO to secure…