WHO WE ARE

We recruit and support school leaders to launch innovative schools that provide families with high-quality diverse public school options. Our goal is to give every family in our community an opportunity to choose a high-quality public school that works for their child.

As of fall of 2025, we have supported the opening of five schools and are currently working to open 4 additional schools in the Nashville area over the next 2 years.

As long as there is need and demand, we plan to continue to open 2-3 schools in the Nashville area each year and support other parts of our state looking to expand public school choice.

FAQs

  • A charter school is a free public school available to all student and families within a school district. Charter schools were started as a way to provide innovative choice to families. A charter school cannot restrict who attends, but if overenrolled they can institute a lottery system for acceptance. Charter schools have the ability to adopt innovative practices, schedules, and hiring practices while still meeting all state requirements for public schools.

    That said, not all innovative schools need to be charters. At the Incubator we desire to work with district school systems to build the schools families desire.

  • If selected for a founding fellowship, you will become a full-time member of the incubator with full salary.  The Incubator will provide relevant, localized, support to the Fellow, including support around charter writing, board development, securing a facility, and funding.  In addition, the Incubator will help arrange several school visits to inform the Fellow’s school model and fund all travel. Fellowships typically start on July 1. Selections for 2025 cohort will be made in Spring of 2025. If interested in finding out more complete the "Fellow Interest" form.

  • While each of our founders is a little different, a typical successful founder has experience in school leadership, instructional design, family recruitment, and expertise in an innovative approach. Most importantly our founders embrace our core values of innovation, entrepreneurship, and are data-driven and student-centered.

  • We would love to sit down with you to understand the gap you see in our current education systems in your community and work with you to build community support around your vision. Please fill out our "Partner Interest" form.

“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.”

— William Butler Yeats