Each day we see the realities of educational inequity juxtaposed against the concrete evidencethat when students in low-income communitiesare given opportunities they deserve, they excel.

Indianapolis

"Real change in education requires the right leadership, commitment, and high expectations for students. Teach For America embodies these values and has changed the face of public education across the country. Their expansion to Indianapolis is a great thing."

- David Harris, CEO of The Mind Trust

This year, a corps of the nation’s most promising future leaders will commit to teach in our city’s lowest-income classrooms as a part of Teach For America • Indianapolis. They are working to ensure their students have the educational opportunities they deserve. Our alumni are a leadership force, working from within education and every professional sector to effect broader change. Together they will help us make educational equity a reality in Indianapolis. Learn about living and teaching in Indianapolis.

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Corps Impact

Indianapolis: Our Impact on Students and Schools Today

School Year Corps Members Students Reached
2007-08 Opening in Fall 08 Opening in Fall 08
2008-09 50* 4,250*
2009-10 100* 8,500*
*projected

Principal Satisfaction

  • 90 percent of recently-surveyed principals (in schools with Teach For America corps members) reported that they would hire another Teach For America teacher.*
  • 91 percent of principals surveyed regard Teach For America teachers as effective as, if not more effective than, other beginning teachers in terms of overall performance and impact on student achievement.*

*"Teach For America 2007 National Principal Survey,” Policy Studies Associates, July 2007.

Impact on Student Achievement
According to a highly regarded study by Mathematica Policy Research, corps members outpaced fully certified and veteran teachers in their schools in moving their students ahead academically. Read national results.

Student Profile

  • Students served who are eligible for free/reduced lunch: 83%
  • Students served who are African-American and/or Latino: 70%

Characteristics of the 2007 Corps

Corps Profile Top alma maters by marketshare*
Average GPA: 3.6 Duke University, Spelman College, University of Chicago: 10%
Average SAT: 1321 University of Notre Dame, Rhodes College: 9%
Held leadership roles on campus: 95% Princeton University: 7%
People of color: 28% Georgetown University, Stanford: 6%

*Percentage of senior classes who applied to Teach For America

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Alumni Impact

Fostering Alumni Leadership for Systemic Change
As the number of corps members grows, so does our alumni base. By 2010, we will have nearly 120 Teach For America • Indianapolis alumni pursuing professional careers and impacting educational reform from every sector.

  • Nationally, more than 60 percent of corps members continue to work in education,
    including more than 200 who are school leaders.
  • 91 percent of all alumni report they are supporting Teach For America’s mission
    through their career, volunteer activity or graduate study.

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An Efficient Program: Cost Breakdown

An Efficient Program: Cost per Corps Member

Growing Our Impact: Funding Needs, 2007-2009

Each additional recruit is another dedicated teacher for children growing up in low-income communities in Indianapolis, and another talented leader with the insight and commitment necessary to sustain the reform efforts underway, which is critical to the ongoing vitality of our region.

Year Corps Size Revenue Needs
2007-08 Opening in Fall 08 Opening in Fall 08
2008-09 50* $1.05 million*
2009-10 100* $1.55 million*
*projected

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Contact

To support Teach For America • Indianapolis with a gift or to request additional information about our impact or finances, please contact:

Teach For America • Indianapolis
Jason Kloth, Executive Director

407 N. Fulton, Suite 102

Indianapolis, IN 46202

p 956.532.5899

Jason.kloth@teachforamerica.org

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Executive Director

Jason KlothJason Kloth is the founding executive director of Teach For America - Indianapolis. During the 2007-08 recruitment season, Jason oversaw Teach For America’s recruitment efforts in the Midwest, where his team drove a 70 percent increase in accepted applicants. He joined Teach For America staff in 2005 as a recruitment director, leading efforts at Carleton College, Indiana University, and the University of Minnesota. A 2003 Rio Grande Valley corps member, he led his sixth graders to a 91 percent passing rate on the Texas state language arts exam and received his school’s teacher of the year award during his second year. He earned a B.A. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.back to top