Indianapolis Public Schools Foundation
Project Title
For core support of Indiana University Health Fellowship
Date
Jun. 06, 2024
Duration
15 months
Description
Indiana University (IU) Health and Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) established a partnership in 2019, aimed at addressing education and workforce development needs in the healthcare sector. They co-developed a healthcare-focused curriculum that prepares students for healthcare industry jobs and launched a pilot program, the IU Health High School Fellowship, at Crispus Attucks High School in 2020. The Fellowship offers the students a health sciences curriculum, work-based learning experiences, dual credits to Ivy Tech Community College, and guarantees a job offer from IU Health upon completion of the program. Such collaborative efforts aim to address systemic challenges and to provide IPS students with crucial training and education. However, challenges in raising awareness for the Fellowship Program, securing parental buy-in, and ensuring smooth post-high school transitions for students still persist. Support for this work comes through the Education Programs Profiles in Collective Leadership initiative, which seeks to support organizations that are delivering learning opportunities that consistently put young people on a path to thriving futures and engaged citizenship.