Dr. Dwayne Lucas

Dr. Dwayne Lucas will launch the Indianapolis location of Urban Dove Team Charter School (Urban Dove), a re-engagement high school network serving over-aged, under-credited youth. Urban Dove’s innovative model fuses a robust academic curriculum with sports-based youth development, equipping students with a diploma, a pathway to higher education, and essential job skills, all within a culture of teamwork, restorative practices, and shared responsibility.

Dr. Lucas is a seasoned school leader with more than a decade of building-level and district-level experience in Indianapolis. Most recently, he has served as the Principal of Robert Lee Frost Elementary School since 2021. Prior to that, he served as Assistant Principal at Clarence Farrington Elementary School and as Dean of Climate and Culture roles at both Clarence Farrington and George Washington Community School. Dwayne holds a Doctor of Education in Education Administration from Indiana State University, an Educational Specialist degree in School Administration and Supervision from Indiana State University, a Master’s in Educational Leadership from Eastern Illinois University, and a Bachelor of Science in History Education from Illinois State University.