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Innovative Schools Fellows (EIR) Alumni
The Opportunity Trust’s Innovative Schools Fellowship (formerly Entrepreneur-in-Residence) program is a two-year incubator that supports future school founders as they design and launch new schools in St. Louis. Meet the visionary education leaders who completed the fellowship program and learn about the innovative school models they built in partnership with their community.
2019-2021 Cohort
Dr. Kimberly Townsend
The Leadership School
K-8 school within the boundaries of the Normandy School Collaborative
Colby Heckdorn & Genevieve Backer
Atlas Public Schools
K-5 school in St. Louis City’s Central Corridor
2021-2022 Cohort
Nilesh Patel
Kairos Academy High School
6-10 school in south St. Louis City
Dr. Hollie Russell-West
St. Louis Voices Academy of Media Arts
K-2 school in Downtown St. Louis
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