Opportunities Archive - The Opportunity Trust

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR REINVENTION BY COMMUNITY GRANTS

We invest in courageous leaders and school systems eager to make significant and measurable change. Learn more about current fellowships and opportunities below. If you are a school or district leader seeking support or have a proposal to help build world-class schools that fits within one of our investment priorities, send us an email at connect@theopportunitytrust.org.

Reinvention By Community Fund

The Opportunity Trust is relaunching our Reinvention by Community Fund to support individuals and teams with innovative ideas to address the full range of student and educator needs. An Advisory Committee made up of community members most impacted by our school’s conditions and quality will serve as the decision-making body.

Innovative Schools Fellowship

The Innovative Schools Fellowship is a two-year fellowship for visionary leaders to design, pilot, and launch world-class schools in response to the family and community needs of St. Louis.

Catalyst Fellowship

The Catalyst Fellowship brings together courageous leaders to imagine, build, and test new approaches to teaching and learning that shape educational blueprints for the future.

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Expanding Opportunity: The Leadership School Opens Its Doors

Seven-year-old Shannon rested her chin on her hand and smiled as she considered what...

An Historic Election and Opportunity For Transformational Change in Education

Dear Colleagues and Friends, Yesterday, we elected our city’s first Black woman as Mayor!...

Promoting Ingenuity: An Update on the Remote Learning Innovation Fund

By Eric Scroggins In response to school closures due to the coronavirus, we launched...

Transforming Systems: How the Normandy Schools Collaborative is Using Data to Accelerate Change

Five years ago, the Normandy School District lost its accreditation, which triggered Missouri’s transfer...

Catalyzing Innovation: How City Garden and Kairos Academy are Reimagining School

Every parent knows that what one child needs to thrive might be different from...

Developing Leaders: Meet Three New Leaders Committed to Bold Change in St. Louis

In education, as in any sector, talent and leadership are paramount. The Opportunity Trust...

The Opportunity Trust invests in educators and school systems eager to build the capacity required to make significant and measurable change.

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