REV Fellowship
Shift Your Leadership Into High Gear
The REV Fellowship is a three-year fellowship for emerging leaders who are eager to expand their impact on our city’s students.
Fellowship Highlights:
- Designed for emerging leaders to accelerate their development and impact
- Three-year cohort experience that is both community-focused and highly-personalized
- $30,000 stipend split across three years, contingent on remaining at your school
- National cohort trips to visit and learn from other high-performing professionals and innovative schools
- Extensive expertise, coaching, and development from The Mind Trust’s team and development experts that is individualized to your role and professional trajectory
Who is the REV Fellowship Designed for?
The REV Fellowship is designed for emerging leaders in Indianapolis education. People who hold roles like Director of Special Education, Assistant Principal, Multilingual Learners Coordinator, or Dean of Culture are likely a good fit for this fellowship opportunity.
To be eligible for the REV Fellowship, candidates must be working in an Indianapolis charter or innovation school and commit to staying at their school for three years while participating in the fellowship. REV Fellows receive a $30,000 stipend for program participation. This stipend is contingent upon a fellow remaining at their school throughout the fellowship.
REV Fellowship Program Details
The REV Fellowship is designed to guide fellows through a three-year arc of learning and development. Fellows will receive a mixture of in-person and virtual training. Each year, fellows must produce tangible work products.
Year 1 – Establish Your Leadership
The first year is all about figuring out who you are as a leader and the kind of legacy you want to leave on the education sector in our city. Fellows receive ongoing development and coaching related to crucial conversations, establishing leadership voice, preparing for and leading team meetings, and change management. Fellows will complete a certificate in School Leadership and Management from Harvard Graduate School of Education and conduct multiple site visits to high-performing schools.
Year 2 – Master Your Craft
The second year emphasizes mastering your craft through personalized, specific development. Depending on your role, you may engage in Relay’s National Principals Academy Fellowship, Bridge Equity Education, Special Education Leadership Fellowship, MERCI programming for multilingual leaders, or the IMPACT Operations Fellowship.
Year 3 – Wield Your Influence
In year three, traditional programming is dialed back. In its place, fellows receive executive coaching and focus on building a network across the city. This could look like mentoring a year one REV Fellow, delivering professional development at local or national education conferences, or engaging in advocacy related to education issues.
Important Dates to Remember
The application for the inaugural cohort of the REV Fellowship is open! Check below for important dates related to application timeline and program launch.
- Application deadline: April 28
- Candidate interviews: May
- Final cohort decisions: early June
- Program launch: summer 2023
How to Apply
The deadline for the REV Fellowship application has passed .
In addition to submitting the application responses, leaders will gather the following materials that are due upon submission:
- 2 professional letters of recommendation, with at least one of them coming from a leader in your school (will be submitted in pdf format)
- A data worksheet that showcases your impact on either 1) student learning outcomes or 2) professional growth of colleagues you directly manage (will be submitted in either pdf or xls format)
- A video showcasing your leadership (in mp4 format). Some examples include leading a team meeting, leading professional development, coaching a teacher or other direct report, or leading a student event. Please attach any documents that might help provide context to your video (in docx or pdf format).